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Looking for any family belonging to the Place family of Dublin, Irleand c 1780s. Trying to connect to Alexander Place Linen Draper/Merchant or any of his family.  think he may be a relative of George Place the miniature painter whose fathe was a linen Merchant of dublin.  that George went to live in Lucknow, India and died there in 1805. I have a 4th GT GF whom I have no birth or birthplace for, but he married a Tailors daughter in Halifax, West yorkshire, 1817.  Had two sons, George Place my 3rd GT GF and his second son Alexander Lee Place.  I am led to beleive my 4th GT GF was also Alexander Lee place born c1778/1784, thogh those daes may be incorrect.  We have for a long time thought, he was the son or Grandson ofAlexander Place born North Molton,Devon, England 1735, but whose marraige or death does not show up there.  That Alexander Place parents was George and Mary Place.  Alexander was born, North Molton, Devonshire, England.  Other Place folk were born there also.  Not many. May have been reled.  I found a contract between the irish Alexnader Place and three other former Englishmen, in The Natinal Archives at kew.  It as for mineal exploration at cavan in Irleand about 1788.   I had to purchase the contract from Devon, which would indicate, I am on the right track and the Irish Alexander Place has ties with Devon.  Any ideas or help plese. I had my brothers DN A done with familytreedna and I am hoping for a match with a member of the Irish family.  Could be too that the VC winner BAsil Charles Godfrey Place may alos belong tothis family but not sure.  Basils father and Grandfther were born in Ireland

Mary Ann Tucker baptised at St Cuthberts, Wells in somerset with a father Thomas Tucker and mother Ann.  There is a burial for a Thomas Tucker at Wells in 1832 and  a widow Ann Tucker aged 39 married George Allwood aged 37 at Temple P/C Bristol 26/12/1852.  they were both of  133 Temple St Bristol and there on the 1851 census.  Mary Ann Tucker  married Robert Evans 12th March 1852 at Clifton Record Office, Gloucestershire he was 25 and she was 21.  they were both of 12 Holwell Rd, Clifton.  roberts father was James Evans a shoemaker and Marys father thomas Tucker a Quarryman.
Robert Evans was the Master of the Maerchant Navy ship "Columbo" when it went down in a Tsanami
Anyone belonging to either the Evans or Tucker family please.
Thanks
Orontes

Hi am looking for the fmily of Samuel Wilson who was n charge of the Chaise and Pair, Ipswich for 13 yers c1838 to 1844.  He was late a farmer.  He had a wife El;izabeth whose surname we do not have or a marraige.  Children were William, John, Samuel, George, Eliza, Maria, Ellen, Betsy, Ellen.

Eliza married  Nichlas Swan at Hartlepool, Durham in 1856/7 and at some time went to London.  Eliza can be found in paddington in the 1881 census with sisters Maria Day, Ellen.  Any family out there please.

Hi Does anyone know of a British Merchant Navy ship that was sunk post 1861 and 1871 please.  Looking for a Mariner Robert Evans born c1825, Gloucestershire, who was apparently drowned. He would have been anything up to about 48.  Wife Mary Ann Evans nee Tucker. It was said the ship was sunk by a Tsunami.  The name of ship given though not found was Columbo.