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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: BAILEY arrivals, 1857 &1860
« on: Tuesday 23 April 19 01:16 BST (UK) »
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: BAILEY arrivals, 1857 &1860
« on: Monday 22 April 19 22:43 BST (UK) »
So great to have made contact, David. Ian is the family historian, having collected details on all of James Alexander Bailey's descendants - a mammoth task! I am more the expert on the UK family history and Ian's understudy on NZ stuff. Ian is very much alive and still going strong. He will enjoy seeing you pop up on fb. I did not know about Brenda; thank you for the update.
I'll make contact through messenger and find out about your nephew and your possible trip.
I'll make contact through messenger and find out about your nephew and your possible trip.
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: BAILEY arrivals, 1857 &1860
« on: Monday 22 April 19 20:26 BST (UK) »
Fantastic, David. I met your great-uncle, John, when he was in NZ (he was great mates with my grandfather) and stayed with Anne & Vernon and met Hazel & Robyn when I was in the UK last. I also met Neil and Rae, and their families.
The Somerset connection is historical, with James Alexander Bailey's father and grandfather, etc, coming from Taunton. Whilst we are a Westcountry family, we are specifically a Somerset family. The Bailey Family (of Somerset) fb page is https://www.facebook.com/groups/550117938724601/ Part of its reason for existance is to attract Baileys from Somerset and to entice them to take Y-DNA tests for us to try and find early cousins.
The Somerset connection is historical, with James Alexander Bailey's father and grandfather, etc, coming from Taunton. Whilst we are a Westcountry family, we are specifically a Somerset family. The Bailey Family (of Somerset) fb page is https://www.facebook.com/groups/550117938724601/ Part of its reason for existance is to attract Baileys from Somerset and to entice them to take Y-DNA tests for us to try and find early cousins.
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: BAILEY arrivals, 1857 &1860
« on: Sunday 21 April 19 06:32 BST (UK) »
Hi David
Thanks for making contact, cousin. Whose boy are you (first name only, for security, please)?
If you are on Facebook, search for Bailey Family (of Somerset). I moderate that so if you join the group, we can go from there.
Regards
Doug
Thanks for making contact, cousin. Whose boy are you (first name only, for security, please)?
If you are on Facebook, search for Bailey Family (of Somerset). I moderate that so if you join the group, we can go from there.
Regards
Doug
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Lancashire / Re: John SCOTT - Isabella FURNESS marriage 1831
« on: Monday 23 July 18 12:00 BST (UK) »
It looks like that Benjamin Furness was the son of Benjamin Furness and Isabella Lowes. She remarried Gerrard Benn, and Benjamin (jnr) is in the English census, so he's not the one I'm looking for, sadly.
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Lancashire / Re: John SCOTT - Isabella FURNESS marriage 1831
« on: Monday 23 July 18 10:59 BST (UK) »
That looks interesting, Rosie.
John SCOTT's age at death has his birth about 1806, while Isabella's age at death has her birth about 1808-09.
Another researcher of this couple made an Ancestry.com connection (not sure how substantiated) to Little Broughton, nearby at Cockermouth.
John SCOTT's age at death has his birth about 1806, while Isabella's age at death has her birth about 1808-09.
Another researcher of this couple made an Ancestry.com connection (not sure how substantiated) to Little Broughton, nearby at Cockermouth.
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Lancashire / Re: John SCOTT - Isabella FURNESS marriage 1831
« on: Monday 23 July 18 10:32 BST (UK) »
Ahh ... thank you, Rosie. I'm afraid I have no knowledge of the Liverpool region. 
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Lancashire / John SCOTT - Isabella FURNESS marriage 1831
« on: Monday 23 July 18 10:16 BST (UK) »
Hi there. John SCOTT (mariner, otp) married Isabella FURNESS (otp) 25 Sept 1831 at St Peter's Liverpool by licence. Witnesses were Mary Ann FURNESS and Thomas FURNESS. (from Lancs Online Parish Clerks). For some reason, their intention to marry was registered in Cheshire and that stated they were both born in 1806. The couple may well have had a son Benjamin, possibly before they were married (his age at death puts his birth at 1829). They emigrated to Tasmania, Australia about 1834.
Can anyone please find any information on John, Isabella, Benjamin, Thomas or Mary Ann?
Regards
Doug
Can anyone please find any information on John, Isabella, Benjamin, Thomas or Mary Ann?
Regards
Doug
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Australia / Re: SCOTT in George Town, Launceston, Tasmania 1800-1861
« on: Monday 23 July 18 10:09 BST (UK) »
Thank you. Yes, I've had a look through Trove. Thanks for the link to the article. It's dated from not long after their first child born in Tasmania came along.