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Armed Forces / Queries about British Regiments Stationed in Ireland
« on: Wednesday 05 May 10 11:07 BST (UK)  »
hi iv been looking for my ggrandfather thomas williams born 1838 oswestry, i now know he was with 1st battallion 5th Reg Northumberland Fusiliers in 1861 they were in St Botolphs Colchester, 1865 Birr, and then India for 13 years hope this helps somebody as it has taken me 3 years but it shows dont give up. i know would like to know if anybody out there would know of a passenger list for the regiment on the journey to india approx 1868, in fact anything related to this period with this regiment, many thanks

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Offaly (Kings) / parsonstown streets
« on: Sunday 09 August 09 22:21 BST (UK)  »
hello everyone im still searching for my ggrandmother mary kennedy from parsonstown birr born 1851, i cannot trace her anywhere so im off on a different route now, please can anyone tell me if graveyard street parsonstown is still there or has anyone got links with it.the reason im asking is because i have found sn enrty in grifffiths valuation which might be her i wondered was it a poor area in 1851 what kind of people lived there, thanks

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Gloucestershire Lookup Requests / reform place cheltenham
« on: Thursday 05 March 09 22:49 GMT (UK)  »
hi today i received a long awaited birthcert,she was born 1899 at 3 reform place cheltenham can anyone tell me was it an unmarried mothers home and is it still there thanks

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Family History Beginners Board / 1911 census
« on: Monday 02 March 09 23:20 GMT (UK)  »
hi  thought i would just like to let others know that after three years of solid Brickwalls,ten minutes on 1911 census has answered so many questions and given me lots of new leads , hope this helps someone else.

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Surrey / Stretton Road, Croydon
« on: Sunday 06 April 08 14:02 BST (UK)  »
hi has anyone heard of glazier house stretton road croydon,i think it was a halfway house or home for unmarried mothers,thanks

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Travelling People / milner
« on: Sunday 16 March 08 20:14 GMT (UK)  »
hi im lookin for charles milner and mary jones oswestry,they were witnesses at weddin of arthur dorricott to elizaeth williams oswestry 1905 thanks

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Essex / colchester infantry barracks
« on: Wednesday 13 February 08 09:51 GMT (UK)  »
hi everyone could anyone please help me find which regiments were at the above barracks on census night 1861,many thanks.

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Shropshire / OWEN(S) - Oswestry
« on: Friday 25 January 08 12:11 GMT (UK)  »
hi found out a little more on my williams family,florence married charlie owen possibly coventry but came back to oswestry,they had lots of children i have no names but one was a nurse two were councillors,i know its a long shot but does it ring any bells with anyone, they married 1919  approx thanks

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Gloucestershire / gloucester registry office
« on: Friday 25 January 08 12:05 GMT (UK)  »
hi i have been researching my williams family from oswestry this led me to cheltenham, i found sarah j hunt who was my g aunt so i rang gloucester registry to try get marriage cert for her and they were so helpful and the man had a look there and then whilst i was on the phone and traced it for me,it is on its way,so if anyone needs certs for this location i recommend ringing them first may save time and lost money,

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