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Surrey / Re: Marriage of George Bampton & Catherine Robertson (Newington, 1842)
« on: Tuesday 02 April 24 18:15 BST (UK)  »
They married in June quarter 1842, Newington, volume 4, page 359.

According to freebmd.org.uk, the page range for this district and quarter was 309 to 362. The GRO indexed the marriages in parish churches first, followed by marriages in nonconformist churches and the register office. Page 359 is at the end of the range, thus indicating this marriage did not take place in a parish church.

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Dorset / Re: Burials for 1881 Wynford Eagle or Toller Fratrum
« on: Saturday 02 March 24 20:41 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Little Nell. No headstone photo though (very unlikely as she was the wife of an Ag Lab).
Contributor not taking messages on findagrave so no help there. Seems to me that they knew she was in Wynford Eagle on the 1881 census & assumed that she is buried there, could be right though? I'm still holding out for proof positive.

The memorial manager can be contacted by clicking on Suggest Edits, scroll down and then click on Contact Manager and write your message. This is the proper way to contact the manager about a memorial.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: 23AndMe Data Breach Spirals - Millions Affected
« on: Wednesday 06 December 23 17:33 GMT (UK)  »
Well you brought it to my attention, Wexflyer. I hadn't heard about it before.

I'm just glad I have never been tempted to have a DNA test.

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Sussex / Re: William elphick
« on: Wednesday 22 November 23 18:37 GMT (UK)  »

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The Common Room / Re: William elphick
« on: Wednesday 22 November 23 18:35 GMT (UK)  »

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I have hit this problem as well with regard to a family that lived in a small rural community. The records that I would love to see are well over a hundred years old but the vicar is holding on to the registers as 'there is still room to enter current events'. I have even asked the vicar if I can see the registers in person (at his convenience) but I was told 'sorry not possible at the moment etc ....'
Did he give a reason? I hope it is a temporary situation and he will let you see them eventually.
When I was researching my family history I often went to churches to see the registers and never had a problem.
The only problem was when they would bring the book to me and expect me to rest it on my lap to look at it. I had to insist that it was placed on a table to avoid accidental damage. I was rather shocked that they did not take more care of the registers - they didn't even supervise me while I had them but went off and left me to it.

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The Common Room / Re: Find A Grave biographies
« on: Saturday 18 November 23 15:12 GMT (UK)  »
However I have also come across a bio of one of my relatives attached to the wrong person. Same name, different person, place and dates. I offered proof and asked for it to be corrected but was ignored.
If this was some time ago you might like to try again. The edit system on findagrave has been updated and you can now submit edits for all fields on a memorial directly. The memorial manager has 21 days to address the edits, after which the edits will be processed automatically.

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The Common Room / Re: Monumental Inscirptions at Norwood Cemetery, Lambeth
« on: Friday 17 November 23 23:33 GMT (UK)  »
Good luck and do let us know how you get on.

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London and Middlesex / Re: KATHLEEN HARRISON -ACTRESS = Raynes Park - MERTON
« on: Friday 17 November 23 18:22 GMT (UK)  »
Just to say that she is buried in Chislehurst Cemetery (South East London) together with one of her sons, Michael. As it happens, I've just authorised work on the grave as the inscription has become pretty illegible. It should all be completed in early 2024.

She is currently  listed at Mortlake Crematorium on findagrave :
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234555018/kathleen-harrison

If she were moved to the correct cemetery, a grave photo could be requested when the restoration is completed.
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2132953/chislehurst-cemetery

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