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Hi all,

Wonder if anyone is researching this family - there is a second marriage I can't pin down, and they seem to change their names and move around quite a bit. I'd be really interested to hear from anyone connected to the family or anyone who fancies checking that I'm not going mad!

William Kelly was born in 1848 in Berwick St John. He first appears in the 1851 census living on Church Street, with his parents, William, an agricultural labourer, and Emily. William has a younger brother, Charles, and a sister, Mary, who is just five months old.
 
By 1861, there have ben several additions to the family with William, Charles and Mary now having other younger siblings: Henry, Ann, Ruth, and Emily. William, aged thirteen, is shown as working as an agricultural labourer.
 
William married Mary Hilier on 28 July 1869.
In 1881 he is living with wife Mary in Bristol and working as a chocolate maker. The couple live at 10, Wells Street, which they share with four members of the Davis family.
 
Between 1881 and 1884, Mary died. William later married  and with his second wife had children William, Ruth, John, Jake, and Ambrose. His second wife is caled variously Amelia, Mary, and variations, with her place of birth varying from 'at sea' to not known.
 
The 1891 census shows the family back in Berwick St John, with Willian an agricultural labourer, wife Amelia, and Lilian, William, and Ruth.
The 1901 census reveals a significant change for the family who are now in London and living at 167, Stamford Street, Lambeth.
 
The census return shows William as a labourer. His wife, listed here as Amelia, is a sick nurse, and son John, a shop errand boy. The various birth places of the family matches their movements in the previous censuses, with son William born in Wiltshire, Ruth in Sutton, Surrey, and Ambrose in London.
By 1911 the family have moved again, and are now in Devizes.
 
William is a farm labourer; Amelia is still a nurse, and both sons, John and Ambrose, are at home.
 
In 1921, Ambrose is at home with his parents, who are still living in Devizes.

However, their son John's service records show the family at Mill House, Melksham, and William and his wife feature in a newspaper article in 1911 also at that address but she is now called Mary, but still noted as a nurse.

Morning - does anyone have access to the parish registers or is related to James Crane born c 1817 on Marlesford; son of James and Sarah, he married Martha.

Grateful for any help

Thanks

Matt

Hello,

I’m looking for any help please with finding the Cashman family of Merthyr Tydfil, later Aberdare.

The 1901 census shows Catherine Cashman aged 8, and (most likely) her sister Nellie, aged 10 in the Aberdare Industrial School. I can’t find them in the 1911 census. Catherine later married James Coughlin in Cardiff in 1920 (I’ve just ordered this certificate). She died in 1934.

Both children’s place of birth is given as Merthyr Tydfil but I can’t find any records.

Looking at possible parents deaths that would lead the children to being placed in care, there is a death of a Mary Cashman in Merthyr in 1898 aged 32, which would fit, but again not making any finds in the earlier census records.

At this stage I suspect that Mary was not married when she had Nellie and Catherine and that Cashman was her maiden name.

Really grateful for any help.

Thank you.

Matt

Hello,

Have discovered my GG uncle, Thomas O’Neill (1855-1915) was Secretary to both Mayor Carter Harrison and Mayor D C Creigier.

I’ve found some short obituary notices for him but would be really grateful for any pointers as to other Chicago archives or documents that might mention him? I wonder if there would be a photo of him given what seems to be a senior political role?

Very grateful for any help.

Thanks

Matt