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Kent / Leeds Castle Census Returns
« on: Monday 16 January 12 12:34 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kent Researchers,

Has anyone managed to arrive at Leeds Castle when searching through the Census.
My grandfather was possibly employed at the castle as a groom around 1911-1914.
His name was Harry Edgar Sheppard.  Sadly he died in France in 1915.
I've had a look at the 1901 and 1911 Census but can't seem to find where the Castle records are listed.
Does anyone know if the castle staff lived in, or perhaps lodged in surrounding villages.
Any help much appreciated.

John

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Pembrokeshire / Narberth Postal Workers
« on: Sunday 27 March 11 08:01 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

The attached three images of Narberth Postal workers are from Narberth Museum archives and might be of interest to researchers. No additional information was with the images as to the occasions or dates.

I have also added extractions from the 1891 and 1901 Narberth Town Census returns. Some of the persons in the photographs must be on the Census information.  Any help identifying anyone on the photographs would be much appreciated.

Regards

John


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Pembrokeshire / Narberth Gas Works
« on: Sunday 13 March 11 19:49 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Researchers,

Narberth Museum are interested in finding any information about Narberth Gas Works.  We have details from the Census returns of the staff that worked there and a very poor photographic image of the gas holder.  I've constructed a map overlay on top of the aerial survey photograph to show where the buildings were at Narberth Bridge.

Any information appreciated.

Regards

John Lewis-Spencer




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Pembrokeshire / Pembrokeshire Police
« on: Saturday 12 March 11 19:28 GMT (UK)  »
Hi All,

Narberth Museum has recently added this photograph to its archives.
Possibly Pembrokeshire policemen. The officer appears on a 1909 Haverfordwest police photograph.
We think that the photgraph has Narberth connections.
 Any help appreciated.

John

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London and Middlesex / Pedrick in London
« on: Tuesday 08 December 09 11:24 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Researchers,

Not many Pedricks in London so not many researchers!  Perhaps there might be at least one other person interested in this family from Devon.

Regards

John Spencer

 

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight / Pedrick in Portsea
« on: Sunday 06 December 09 18:47 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Researchers,

My Pedrick ancestors seem to have come from Devon and I've spent some time looking for them.  I now find that the main man a Richard Pedrick left Plymouth and worked in Portsea.   While in the County he had a few children before moving to London.

The earliest child James seems to have been transcribed wrongly, I would think that his name was James Pardrew Pedrick.

I would be interested in hearing from anyone else researching this Pedrick  family.

Thanks for looking

Regards

John Spencer


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Devon / PEDRICK in Devon
« on: Saturday 05 December 09 20:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Lister's,

I've been researching my Pedrick ancestors for several years.  I've mainly been interested in the later events post 1840 and in London.  The family were originally wheelwrights then later generations turned to chimney sweeping.  The areas in London where they lived were, Kings Cross, Bethnal Green, Bow, Old Ford then ending up in West Ham
The head of the family was a Richard Pedrick from Devon who married Hannah Pardrew.  The children were Arthur, James, Andrew, John, William and Richard.  I do not have much information about Richard and Hannah other than a possible marriage in 1805 which seems suspect! Son Richard seems to have strayed and was transported to Australia in 1840 for ten years.

I would be interest to know if anyone else is researching this extended family.

Regards

John Spencer


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London and Middlesex / Sarah Pedrick Married Henry Spencer in 1867
« on: Friday 13 November 09 09:34 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Listers,

SARAH PEDRICK and HENRY SPENCER were married in Bethnal Green in 1867.
Henry was a 'white lead maker' but after his marriage he joined his Father-in-law
WILLIAM PEDRICK as a chimney sweep.

Sarah's sister HANNAH PEDRICK also was married the same year to WILLIAM WILKES.

Is there anyone else out there researching these families?

Regards

John

Moderator comment: image removed. Only small portions of images such as birth, marriage or death certificates and census pages may be used because of copyright issues.

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Devon / Exeter Photographers
« on: Saturday 13 June 09 10:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

I'm researching Victorian and Edwardian photographers in Pembrokeshire, Wales. This is an ongoing project for Narberth Museum, Pembrokeshire.

Recently I've been passed these two Carte-de-visite cards by a local writer and researcher.

The cardstock belongs to Woodley Brothers of Exeter, but have been used in Narberth by the Green Brothers.

Our researches have lead us to a Reginald Green  who was visiting Narberth in the 1880's.  He was visiting a local blacksmith family in the Towns Moor part of Narberth.

Our theory is that he came to Narberth and set up a small photographic business for a few years.

I can't find anything about Green Brothers or the Woodley Brothers of Exeter.

Has anyone come across these two photographic businesses in their researches.

Any ideas appreciated.

Regards

John Spencer




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