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Europe / Re: HOLLAND to England 1900's
« on: Tuesday 10 January 17 20:39 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: jorose on Thursday 03 September 09 23:41 BST (UK)


A good site for Dutch records:
http://www.genlias.nl/en/page0.jsp



I tried using the link and it failed, then, on Wikipedia, I found 

"The Genlias website is offline as of January 1st. 2013. The role of national genealogical platform has been taken over by the website WieWasWie. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/"

This has an English-language version too at   https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/home/

Happy hunting,

PJ

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The Common Room / Re: British Subject born in Holland
« on: Thursday 05 January 17 21:04 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to all for your suggestions.

Now I am back home I have found the links from FamilySearch relating to the births in Holland : -

Robert John - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-10989-43396-5?cc=1831469&wc=10740638      on the bottom right of the screen

Caroline Emily - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-10989-25660-32?cc=1831469&wc=10740643      on the top left of the screen

The two links bring up the one image

Now, Robert James, father,  "progressed" from being described as a "pawnbroker" at the time of his marriage in 1860, a "tobacconist" in the 1861 census to "coachman (deceased)" at the time of the wedding of Caroline in 1902 as well as a couple of census returns in between.

I have some Dutch friends who may be able to translate the information in the register for me, but they probably won't be back until the spring. 

PJ


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The Common Room / Re: British Subject born in Holland
« on: Sunday 01 January 17 21:15 GMT (UK)  »
  Thank you both for your suggestions.  I am away from home at the moment, but, from what I remember, the Dutch register wasn't easy to read.  I'll report what I can in a couple of days.

As I mentioned in my original posting, ggrandfather was always listed in census returns, and the birth certificates of his UK-born children, as either a carriage driver or a coachman.

PJ

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The Common Room / Re: British Subject born in Holland
« on: Saturday 31 December 16 16:31 GMT (UK)  »
I was really just posing a generalised question, but thanks for asking.

My grandfather was born Robert John Dominy and, with his sister Caroline Emily, had their births registered in Den Haag or 'sGrevenhage
(we would know it as The Hague)  I think in 1865 and 1867 respectively.  They had an older brother Ernest George. 
Father was Robert James and mother Rebecca nee Humfrey.  They went on to have additional children in England after 1869

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The Common Room / British Subject born in Holland
« on: Wednesday 21 December 16 10:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all

For some time now I have been aware that my paternal grandfather and a sister were born in Holland (1860s) and I have a copy of the pages from the Dutch register.  My question is - Is it possible to research why the family were there?  Who was his father working for? I believe he was a carriage driver.  Any help or suggestions very gratefully received.

Thank you

PJ

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Canada / Re: Dominy families in Greenspond, NL
« on: Saturday 03 December 16 08:29 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you.  I had tried to browse chebucto, but obviously didn't see that information.  We have developed a lot of information from the Dorset area of various variations of the spelling of the surname so will do a search there first

PJ

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Dorset / Re: Lost STONEs from Piddlehinton
« on: Friday 02 December 16 22:19 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Peter.

I will have a look at that tomorrow - it is nearly 11:30 pm here so about time for bed

PJ

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Canada / Dominy families in Greenspond, NL
« on: Friday 02 December 16 22:06 GMT (UK)  »
I found the name of DOMINY on a memorial panel on the battlefields of Flanders and that piqued my interest in trying to trace the family line back to the UK.  Harry Dominy was the name I found and, from his army details I know his father was Edgar J b1871.  From the Greenspond Letter dated October 1995, quoting the 1911 census it shows his mother as Annie Alice, b 1870, and there were 6 children living in the household at that time.  The census shows two other Dominy households in Greenspond at the time.

From familysearch.org it looks as though THAT family link originated with a John Dominy from Norfolk in about 1800, but, despite quite a lot of digging, I have not been able to identify the birth of that John.

If possible, I would like to document the links back  so can anyone help with the NL side, please?

Thank you

PJ

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Dorset / Re: Lost STONEs from Piddlehinton
« on: Friday 02 December 16 16:05 GMT (UK)  »
That was a very speedy reply.  As I said, I sent my response to your enquiry as there was nothing listed as an answer.  We don't have anything further on the Stone side of your enquiry, but we (my wife has done virtually all the follow-up work) do have a good idea of what has developed down the Dominy line.

At this time I am actually researching a Dominy line in Newfoundland as I spotted the name of Harry Dominy on a memorial for the Newfoundland Regiment in northern France.  Working back in time from that I now know that his ancestor was born in Norfolk (UK) c 1800 so am about to try to track him down to see if he links in to my origins in Dorset.

Can you give me any suggestions on web sites, preferably free, to use to validate my NL findings, please?

Happy Christmas to you too

PJ

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