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Australia / John Brownen Riddell

« on: Thursday 17 July 14 09:18 BST (UK) »

I am looking for information on John (Jack) Brownen Riddell who died in 1916 in WWI. His parents were Martha and john Riddell. They lived in Sydney in the early 1900s. Martha and John Riddell arrived with two children on the 'Northbrook' in 1879, from Plymouth UK.
I would like to correspond with anyone researching this family or the Lightbody family that Martha was born to approx. 1848, father William Lightbody. Martha died in Sydney Australia in 1933 and is buried at Rookwood Cemetery NSW.
Kerry Clarke Australia nsw

Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs H to M / wedding certificate for frederick humphrey

« on: Tuesday 17 April 12 09:25 BST (UK) »

i have a certified wedding certificate for frederick humphrey and mary ann smith who were married jun 3 1873.
i sent for it because i am researching a couple with the same name, but it turns out they are different people. the wedding took place in Polstead, which i understand is in suffolk.
if anyone would like this certificate i am happy to post it.
kerry clarke

Kent / Blanch family help needed

« on: Tuesday 23 August 11 05:21 BST (UK) »

i have had some wonderful results thru rootschat on other families i am researching, and am hoping someone will be able to help me with this problem.
i have a jane elizabeth BLANCH (1857-1922) iden who married alfred ashdown (1844-1898)peasmarsh in 1877in rye.
jane's parents were john blanche (1816/7-1892) mersham and elizabeth butchers (1824-1862.) rye married 1845 in rye.
john blanches parents were ROBERT blanche (1782-1860) rolvenden and charlotte branchard (1786-1823.) marrried may 1808 Hackington kent. all were around the mersham, rolvenden, rye areas of kent or sussex.
i am trying to verify if this family is linked to an EDWARD Blanch (1785-1860) Rolvenden, who emigrated to australia in 1838 with his many children after his wife maria ashdown died. his parents were robert blanch (1753-1831) and elizabeth brann (1755-1791). they were also from the rolvenden area in kent.
many online family trees give these two (Robert and Edward) as having the same parents, but i have been unable to verify this.
in other requests i was told i didn't give enough info, i hope i have this time. i have the census details back to 1841, but don't have any proper records futher back than that.
thank you to anyone who looks up any of these details
kerry clarke, nsw, australia.

Kent / tenterdon workhouse 1890s

« on: Sunday 24 July 11 07:23 BST (UK) »

does anyone have access to records for the union workhouse in tenterdon in the 1890s?
i have records from the 1891 census which shows alfred ashdown and his three sons william, george and charles being there. the ref numbers are 121/5 and 121/6. alfred later died in the workhouse (imbecile)
are there any further records available?
thanks, kerry, nsw australia.

Staffordshire / annie tomlinson in 1911 census

« on: Friday 22 July 11 09:31 BST (UK) »

i haven't been able to find annie davis tomlinson born 1895 in burton on trent in the 1911 census

i have her on the 1901 census, and her parents, john 1868 and catherine 1864 tomlinson and their other children also in burton on trent on the 1911 census.
i presume she was working, but haven't been able to find her. the transcriptions in the 1911 census are not always accurate, but i have tried different spellings to no avail.

annie and her brother (william) John 1892 came to australia in 1913, so they should be there.
if anyone has a hint for me i would appreciate it.
kerry, nsw aus.

London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / john brennan or brend clarke

« on: Friday 22 July 11 09:18 BST (UK) »

i have been researching this relative, born in london area in 1828. the family name 'Brennan' was passed down to his sons and grandsons. another researcher has found the same person and descendants but the middle name is 'brend', as his father william clarke 1801 and married elizabeth brend 1803.
the census records i have for john and elizabeth (stone) clarke list him as either john clarke or john b clarke and i cannot confirm the middle name. the marriage record for john and elizabeth in 1850 does not have a middle name. john and elizabeth's sons and grandsons carried the middle name 'brennan'.

the children of john and elizabeth are
john brennan clarke 1851, william 1854, elizabeth 1856, alfred 1861, annie and harry.

the children of alfred 1861 and rebecca tomlinson are
lillian 1897, george brennan 1894, florence 1892, john henry 1888, william alfred 1884 etc

is it likely they changed this family name?
kerry

Australia / John Henry Ivett DENMAN

« on: Thursday 07 July 11 01:43 BST (UK) »

i am looking for a death date for this person. his parents were john denman and frances ivett. john henry was born in cheltenham SA, and all his children were born here. his wife hannah mary (Steer) died in SA in 1950, so i am presuming he died in SA.
i have quite a lot of info, but just can't find a death date for him. his father john denman died in SA in 1903.
thanks, kerry

Australia / Sarah BEATON (nee McLEAN) of victoria

« on: Monday 04 July 11 10:19 BST (UK) »

was wondering if anyone else knows of sarah anne maud mclean who married william beaton in 1896 in victoria. her parents were william mclean and mary gascoyne (gascoine). i have traced (i think) mary gascoine back to george and margaret who arrived on the 'England' in 1841 to port phillip bay with mary (13 mnths). i haven't been able to find anything on the family after that.
on sarah's death certificate it says she was born in victoria around 1877, and that her mother's name was mary gasgoyne, so i have been trying different spellings.i have a few aust census records for sarah in WA, and she remarried to william powell in the 1940s - she seems to have had a thing for men with the name william.
kerryb, NSW

Armagh / george gascoine

« on: Monday 04 July 11 03:44 BST (UK) »

i am wondering if anyone knows of the family of george gascoine.
i have a record of him arriving in australia in 1841 on the ship England with his wife margaret, children thomas (6), Julia (5) and Mary (13 mnths). on the ship record it states that george was 29 and from Armagh. the family came with bounty paid by A B Smith and Co.
i am interested in mary, as i think she is the grandmother of a family i am tracing, but cannot find anything on her in australia or ireland.
hoping someone can shed some light for me
kerry clarke nsw australia.