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Hi

I am trying to discover the mystery of a grave in Makawao Cemetery in Hawaii. Next to my Gt gt Uncle George Stephan Harris and his wife Violet M Harris (atherton) is a little headstone which says 'Baby Robert, Aug 1 1929' We have no record of a baby boy. George died in 1926 and Violet did adopt 3 daughters around 1929ish. Robert is a Harris family name. What i'm trying to discover is who this baby belonged to, maybe another adoption that ended too soon?

Any help/advice would be appreciated, i seem to be going around in circles (must be rusty as haven't done any research in ages!)

Thanks
Cat

Hi there 

I have just heard that my gt grandfather, Sidney Walter Henwood, enlisted with the REME, Royal Electrial and Mechanical Engineers. He was only enlisted for about a year, as he returned home from ill health. He was born around 1890 (i have been told that he may have lowered his age on the enlistment) he was born in Woolwich and he enlisted as a carpenter.

Is there anyway i can find more info on him? I have not done much research on WW2 records so have not much idea!

Any help appreciated!

Cat 

Hi

My brother and his partner are expecting twin daughters (identical!) in November. My brother's partner is interested in family history too so i thought i'd put together a little book of our family tree for the girls. I probably wouldn't put all of it in, would probably just go back to the early 1800s and mainly centre on main ancestors.

What i'd love to hear, is any ideas on how i should go about this, presentation and format. Are there any good books that would allow me to record this much? One thing that puts me off a book (already bined etc) is that i'd prefer to type it up (my handwriting tends to slip a little, and change styles depending on my mood!!!) I've had a little play on the familytree maker program yet it doesn't really do what i had in mind.

Any advice would be much appreciated! I wanted to do something quite special for them!  Especially as one is being named after me, my mother and gt gran!!! The other is being named with the mothers family names.....very nice idea 

Thanks
Cat

Hi All

I am about to place a order for some certs so am trying to find a few more so i can send a bulk load, takes 6 weeks for me here in NZ.

I've had a couple of lookups done already in the last few days so hope i'm not pushing my luck! I appreciate any help at all!

I'm looking for a death for my gt gt Grandmother Lydia Victoria Brennan. She died sometime in the 1970s (sorry i haven't got a specific year) Her daughter died in Hastings so i thought she may have been close by (her daughter was apparently in a home so assuming/hoping Lydia was close by to visit!) Would love to get the death cert as family believes she had dementia (she was born in 1893) yet there was whispers that it was Alzheimers (which her grandaughter, (my grandmother) died from) So am hoping to settle the matter!

Also i am hoping someone could help me find my gt gt grandmother Edith Louise Palmer nee Bishop's death which we think could have occured between 1935-1950ish. Big time frame due to my grandfather only remembers overhearing about her death when he was a child. Edith was the black sheep of the family due to her leaving her husband, Abel Palmer, when her children were young. She ran off with another man so family say! Grandad remembers her returning when he was a child, seeking forgiveness from his father (which he denied) as she was sick, apparently she died not long after, Grandad grew up in East Sussex so maybe she didn't wander far, fingers crossed! Edith was born in 1888, Ticehurst.  Any help on this matter would be fantastic!

Have been trying to tidy up the more recent generations in the family. When i began i got rough dates etc but was concentrating on getting as far back as i could! Now i've done that i realise how much i have missed out on the closer kin!

Thank you
Cat