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Family History Beginners Board / Re: All in the name
« on: Monday 04 April 22 08:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi, It has been a very long time since this thread was posted . I have not continued with my family tree  for a very long time as I hit a very high brick wall.

I would be very interested in the latest response that has been posted with regards to Madge and Jimmy It may well remove a brick or two for me . Please get in touch with me .

Many Thanks

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Deed Poll ?????
« on: Sunday 01 April 18 23:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi Karennina.. I have not done anything for a few years with my family tree . i will have to find everything and have a look at what I have and where I am up to I will get back to you soon
Many thanks for getting in touch

Jean

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Canada Lookup Requests Completed / Re: Query on Place Name
« on: Monday 18 February 08 13:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hi J.J.
many thanks for the reply I am still seaching on this even now.
It is not possible for me to confirm or deny the place name as the original marriage certificate is not in my possession. It belongs to my cousin who is loathe to try to copy it in anyway shape or form as it appears that it is very fragile and has been repaired badly with sellotape and is very faded. All I have is my cousins wife's interpretation of the information. that is legible

many thanks for trying anyway if you do find something please let me know
kind regards
Jean

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Cornwall / Details on Death Certificate
« on: Friday 06 July 07 23:01 BST (UK)  »

I have contacted the registars office in St Austell regarding a possible death certificate of  my uncle. My dad lost contact with him in the early 1950's
They told me that the death cert would not give his marital staus at the time of death or his parents name. only details of who registered his death

The death is registered in 1995 Yes I do mean 1995
Please can anyone tell me if this is correct? As it seems that if this is true there would be no point in ordering this cert especially as he was Born in Aberdeen and as far as I know the family has no connection with Cornwall.
KInd regards
Jean

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Canada Lookup Requests Completed / Re: Query on Place Name
« on: Friday 06 July 07 22:42 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for your replies.Will try the census again and see if I can find her.

China---Unable to post a scanned copy as the original is unfortunately  not in my possession. It belongs to my Cousin . The original has been damaged and repaired with sellotape which has over time caused more damageand it is very discoloured. It is apparently a very fragile document and he is loathe to try to copy it in any way shape or form so all I have is his quesstimate on his transciption of it.
Nancy-- Is NICOLET near to Montreal? Sorry my knowledge of Canada is very Limited
Many thanks
Jean

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Northamptonshire / Re: Burial hunt!
« on: Wednesday 04 July 07 13:05 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
Just thought I would pass this on
I live in Northampton and although my grandfathers brother moved to Northampton from Wolverhampton. I rang the council yesterday [Really helpful cough cough]
However in sheer desperation I found the number of the Cemeteries Office!!!  spoke to Lovely Lady who there and then found which Cemetry, Location,plot number and details that his wife & son are all in the same plot. [Bonus] She is actually going to the cemetry today and will put a white marker on it for me so I can go straight to it at the weekend.

The Phone number is 01604 837172

She also gave me details on the dates that the various cemeteries were first used.

Hope this may be of help to you
good luck
Jean

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Canada Lookup Requests Completed / Query on Place Name
« on: Tuesday 03 July 07 00:30 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
I have been trying for ages to locate my Grandmother's travel to Canada

I have only recently found a possible birth for her in Hull [awaiting Cert]
I have details of her marriage transcribed [by a rellie]  This certificate in his possession is very frail, been sellotaped and it has not been kept in good condition and parts are virtually unreadable but here goes
 " county of NOEHILJA" Provence of Quebec.
Can anyone shed any light on this appently the writting is bad and very faint

She married in December 1912 and had returned to Scotland by Feb 1915
I would dearly like to find the date etc of her arrival in Canada
And possibly something about the witness to the marriage
Any help gratefully appreciated
Whoops nearly forgot Her Name is
Mary Elizabeth Johnson born 1889

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Bones or Meaty Bones
« on: Sunday 01 July 07 16:42 BST (UK)  »
hI
Many thanks for your replies.
I have taken on board all your comments and will carry on in my unorganised way, jumping from person to person. As you say one day I will maybe knock a few bricks down along the way.
Thanks for your comments
Kind regards
Jean

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Family History Beginners Board / Bones or Meaty Bones
« on: Sunday 01 July 07 15:19 BST (UK)  »
 Hi
I started my tree, like probably many others, after losing both my parents within a short period and finding old family photo's in their belongings and remembering little snippets of "Stories", Also shortly afterwards  the BBC series started .
Here I am 4 years later with so many bricks in the wall it makes the great wall of China that look like a garden path!
My question is do I keep trying to get further back, do I side step and try grandparents siblings, or should I just try to put meat on the bones that I already have.
I now find that I have time on my hands to try to knock down a few bricks but funds are very low [made redundant]
Any advise greatly appeciated

Jean

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