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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Flatbrick Cemetery CRAW
« on: Sunday 29 July 12 00:17 BST (UK)  »
Andy you have certainly gone beyond the call thanks. My great grandfather James Francis was alleged to have been born 7th August 1833  Liverpool unable to be authenticated.  I've tried...the eldest sons for the next 3 generations have that name. I know the ship he came to NZ on in 1857. Going backwards has been difficult because I only started searching after most family left are not interested. I have a family crest and motto and know they are definitely Church of England. All the history in NZ I have.I believe the family moved to Wexford temporarily so your assumption of him being a merchant possible two generations in Christchurch were connected to the trade of harbourmaster and harbour pilot. I really appreciate your time Vicki

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Flatbrick Cemetery CRAW
« on: Friday 27 July 12 20:53 BST (UK)  »
Thank you   because I am from NZ I have no knowledge of the newspapers of the time. We have a site here called Papers Past so you can checkout the regions and the time lines    thanks again for the info Vicki

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Flatbrick Cemetery CRAW
« on: Thursday 26 July 12 05:30 BST (UK)  »
Andy  I also found a James Crawford occupying a Cottage and garden in the Township of Barrow parish Barrow. Now this is such a coincidence as the word Barrow( I realise there are many Barrow's in UK) has come up in other aspects of the search for James Crawford I have also seen that Oxton is close to Claughton. There does seem to be quite a few Crawfords in the area. I have seen Tarvin mentioned too in relation to the death of a James Crawford. Thanks so much for the direction you have sent me in. Vicki

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Flatbrick Cemetery CRAW
« on: Thursday 26 July 12 02:13 BST (UK)  »
No Andy all I had to go on was a wedding announcement in a Christchurch paper naming the grooms father as late of Claughton Park. I have been round and around. The Museum in Sumner Christchurch where I was hoping there could be more family stuff had to be demolished because of the earthquake. I have been going solo on this, 2 steps forward 3 back  Appreciated your reply

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Flatbrick Cemetery CRAW
« on: Thursday 26 July 12 01:10 BST (UK)  »
I have only become aware of this cemetery. The death would have had to have been between the opening and 1870. James Crawford was late of Claughton Park.He was father of James Francis Crawford.born in Liverpool 1833 married in Christchurch New Zealand 1870. I have been searching for 5 years for my great grandfathers English homebase Many thanks Vicki

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Wexford / Re: Wexford- education query
« on: Tuesday 22 May 12 06:41 BST (UK)  »
Thank you  Sir Crispin I used modern language incorrectly to suit an historical situation. I will try Dublin University....if that is Trinity I had already been there. Don't forget I come from a country where we only had 4 universities until some silly politician decided to turn Technical Colleges into Universities

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Ireland / Re: Irish Education 1840 to 1860
« on: Sunday 31 July 11 10:41 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Shanew 147  James had left on the Alma by 1860 and died in Christchurch by 1908 so at this point I have no previous generation to tie him to...........I will keep the info though for others I will help   Vicki

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Ireland / Re: Irish Education 1840 to 1860
« on: Sunday 31 July 11 10:22 BST (UK)  »
Imber    I must admit I did not try Scotland or Southern Ireland as I was told it was fraught with difficulties.thinking he must be in Wexford and not knowing his parents names . One cousin told me the family came from Cumbria in a previous generation. The only thing I had to go on was a possible birthdate of 7th August 1833 from another cousin twice removed. The pattern over 4 generations is of first born men with James Francis. I do have a family crest which could be a final way of tracking his particular branch of Crawford. I must now delve into census in Ireland   Vicki ps I do know that baptisms often took place later and sometimes away from place of birth

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Ireland / Re: Irish Education 1840 to 1860
« on: Sunday 31 July 11 09:53 BST (UK)  »
Thanks everyone for your help and support Vicki in New Zealand

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