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I have had a look in Ancestry and Family Search but to no avail.

I would like to look at a particular page on the 1841 census and have a reference. Unfortunately I can't see how I can use it to find the page. Does anyone know of a way?

Brie

Hello,

I'm trying to find out what happened to Arthur Nunneley, b. 1883 (Modified sorry 1882) Woodford, Essex.

His parents were Charles Nunneley, b.1848 and Janet nee Taylor, b. 1849

Arthur is with his family in 1891. In 1901 he is in South Africa in the Boer War. He is there for three years, leaving in 1902, and his papers show him to have been a clerk in civilian life.

I don't know what happened to him after that but

in 1903 an Arth. Nunneley age 20, clerk leaves Liverpool on the Friesland for Philadelphia.

Then on the 1910 US census there is an Arthur Nunneley, b. c1884, a labourer, boarding in Ione, Stevens, Washington. That record states that he arrived in 1907.

I don't know whether either of these sightings in my Arthur or not but I wondered if anyone would be able to tell me more about the Arthur/s of these two entries.

I do know that his brother, William, went to Canada at some point as he is serving in a Canadian Regiment when he dies in 1916 in France.

Thank-you
Brie

I am trying to find out more about Hester Wadkin's appearance in court on a charge of bigamy.

Hester (hereafter called Esther) Wadkin was baptised on 25th July 1823 in Barkston, Lincolnshire. On the 20th January 1846 Esther's daughter, Eliza Wadkin, was baptised at Quarrington, Lincolnshire with Esther being named as the parent, no father. On the same day, in the same church Esther married John Bescoby. Eliza's birth registration looks to be Eliza Wadkin M1846 Sleaford, no mother's maiden name.

In 1851 Esther Bescoby and daughter Eliza Bescoby are with Esther's mother and sister at Haw's Yard, Grantham. Esther is described as married but John is not there.

On 7th March 1860 Esther is arrested and taken to Lincoln Gaol. She is tried on the 12th for feloniously marrying William Taylor on 16th November 1857 at Little Gonersby but acquitted.

What I am wondering is whether there were any newspaper reports at the time as I cannot find John Bescoby after the marriage, Eliza Wadkin/Bescoby after 1851 and Esther after her trial. It looks as if John was not Eliza's father or was but did not acknowledge her. Did he scarper immediately after the wedding, was the wedding for show only? Did he disappear and Esther thought herself free to marry? These are some of the questions I am hoping to answer if there is a newspaper report of the trial.

In 1881 there is a Esther Taylor, widowed, 56, housekeeper living at St Vincent Top Lodge, Somersby and in 1891, 69, widowed retired laundress, 9 Triggs Yard, Grantham. Both born Barkston. I suspect these may be my Esther. If so there is a likely death registration Grantham J1897 age 76.

However, at present I have her definitely within my sights up to the trial so am interested in any reports of that if anyone is able to help.

Brie

I wonder if anyone can help. I have a person I'm working on who looks as if he dies in 1998. However, I need to build up some evidence. I thought rather than go for the death certificate in the first instance (it is a common name!) I'd look for a probate record and hopefully a will. However, as far as I can see the probate register on Ancestry only goes up to 1995. Is there anywhere where later records can be viewed and/or wills ordered?

Thanks for reading
Brie

I wonder if anyone can help me. I am looking at some records on FindMyPast that have been transcribed by Notts FHS from the PRs and BTs. I'm mainly looking at Wysall area in the first half of the 1700s and the end of the 1600s.

In the baptisms and marriages there are many records which are given with two years i.e the PRs will say one year e.g.1732 and the BTs 1733. This happens a lot. Does anyone know why? It is before the Gregorian calendar change so not that. I did wonder if perhaps the BTs were written up much later and they got in a muddle. Or was it something else?

Brie