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Technical Help / Twitter related - videos not playing

« on: Sunday 11 July 21 15:45 BST (UK) »

Can anyone help me please. Obviously not a RC query, but for the past 2 days the videos on Twitter won't play.

Is there a clever techie person who can help me out - please?

Susan

Shropshire / Shropshire Asylum records available?

« on: Saturday 24 October 20 14:22 BST (UK) »

Found my way here today via a search for Shropshire Asylum, as just discovered that a 2 cousin x2 was admitted and discharged early in 1908.

Hadn't been able to understand why she was still in her home county until her death in 1965, when husband and children were in his home county of Durham, certainly from 1901, and for the rest of their lives. Would love to know the story, but of course very likely never to.

Having searched around, I see that Shropshire Archives may be of help, but does anyone know if
1) you can apply for a readers ticket if not in the county
2) can copies of documents be purchased, and emailed, or are they only viewable at the Archives?

Thanks for reading
Susan

Australia / Time served convicts return to UK

« on: Monday 19 October 20 18:25 BST (UK) »

Hello All

Is there anywhere I would be able to find out when, and how, a person transported in 1838, having served his sentence and received a certificate of freedom in 1846, might have returned to England?

Susan

Lancashire / North Road, Clifton, Swinton

« on: Tuesday 15 September 20 17:38 BST (UK) »

Hello all, not been here for a while, but hoping some knowledgeable person can help.

On the 1861 census I have an address of Green Bank House, North Road, Clifton. I have searched but am unable to find out where it is, or was. Is the North Road of 1861 now Manchester Road?
Dixon Fold is on the maps I can find, and North Road seems to have been in the same locale.

Any help please?

Susan

Cheshire / Ridgway Lane, Stockport

« on: Sunday 15 March 20 13:17 GMT (UK) »

I'm looking for help locating Ridgway Lane in Stockport on old maps, circa 1800. I've tried several but don't see it marked, although from the 1841 census I see that it was probably in the somewhere around the current Magistrates/County Court, that is Edward Street, Piccadilly, John Street area.

However, my search for this address originates from a 1795 Will, in which a dwelling/land 'at or near Ridgway Lane in Stockport' was bequeathed, so I'm interested in how the area would have looked at the end of 18th century.

If anyone can help, I thank you in advance.

Susan

Lancashire / Accrington place name - Loder Terrace, Burnley Road

« on: Thursday 28 February 19 14:51 GMT (UK) »

Can anyone please help to find any map with the address of Loder (or Loder's) Terrace in Accrington. According to the 1861 census it is described as 'part of Burnley Road called Loder Terrace'.

All the maps I have tried so far come up with nothing, so can anyone pinpoint this, or lead me in the right direction please. I have gone up and down on streetview in the hope that some of the terraces have the name inserted into the stonework, but can't see it.

Susan

United States of America / Searching for divorce records circa 1900

« on: Monday 29 October 18 11:07 GMT (UK) »

Are there any divorce records available for Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont?

I have 3 people who all married twice, and at second marriage each says they are divorced!

My 2 cousin x1 - Mary Jane Dobson is the link. First marriage to Bertram Foster Chase, second marriage to William F M Smith. I would like to solve the puzzle if possible, so I hope the following makes sense, It's in chronological order, so may not.....

1892: Hudson, New Hampshire. Mary Jane Dobson marries Bertram Foster Chase. Both single.

1903: Lynn, Massachusetts. William FM Smith marries Bertha May Kenyon. Both single.

1905: Montpelier, Vermont. Bertram marries Juliette, a widow, stating that he is divorced.

1909: Lynn, Massachusetts. Mary Jane (Dobson) Chase marries William F M Smith. Both state 2nd marriage, and are divorced.

So, might there be records somewhere to confirm divorces, or do I have to think that they just separated and all married bigamously?

Any, and all input very welcome.

Susan

For Sale / Wanted / Events / “FIRST STEPS” Family History Course

« on: Thursday 16 August 18 23:10 BST (UK) »

“FIRST STEPS” Family History Course
Commencing: Friday 21 September 2018 at 7:30 pm

The venue:
The Chorley Family History Research Centre, Astley Hall Farmhouse, Astley Park, Chorley, PR7 1XA. Ample parking is available on Hallgate.

How much do you know about your grandparents and earlier generations?
Do you know when, and where, they were born, or whether they had brothers and sisters?

For anyone who would like an introduction to researching their own family history, attending our “First Steps” course, covering a variety of subjects, is an excellent starting point.
No matter where your antecedents lived and died, this course can help, and will also act as a refresher to those already researching.

Open to everyone, the course will consist of 10 sessions on consecutive Friday evenings - from 7:30 to 9:30pm - and costs just £40.00, inclusive of resource materials and light refreshments.

Bookings are now being taken, so for further details, and to secure a place, please contact course leaders Ron and Pauline Chapman on 07730 793990 or 01257 453087.

www.lfhhschorleybranch.com www.cfhrc.com

Lancashire / 'First Steps' Family History Course - Chorley Branch LFHHS

« on: Thursday 09 August 18 16:10 BST (UK) »

Chorley Branch LFHHS will soon be starting another “FIRST STEPS” Family History Course.

How much do you know about your grandparents and earlier generations?
Do you know when, and where, they were born, or whether they had brothers and sisters?

For anyone who would like an introduction to researching their own family history, attending our “First Steps” course, covering a variety of subjects, is an excellent starting point.
No matter where your antecedents lived and died, this course can help, and will also act as a refresher to those already researching.

Open to anyone, the course commences Friday 28 September 2018 and will be held in -
The Chorley Family History Research Centre, Astley Hall Farmhouse, Astley Park, Chorley, PR7 1XA.

Consisting of 10 sessions on consecutive Friday evenings - from 7:30 to 9:30pm - the course costs just £40.00, inclusive of resource materials and light refreshments.

Bookings are now being taken, so for further details, and to secure a place, please contact Ron or Pauline Chapman on 07730 793990.

Parking is available on Hallgate.

www.lfhhschorleybranch.com www.cfhrc.com