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Messages - sparky1955

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The Common Room / Re: Actham Workhouse Shrewsbury
« on: Sunday 02 December 18 12:22 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks to everyone who's posted information another great response.

Yes I agree the workhouses were not very pleasant it just shows the importance of asking questions of parents / grandparents etc. as my wife's father did have contact once with this lady but that information is now gone but we'll still keep trying.

Once again many thanks for the posts.

Best Regards
Steve

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The Common Room / Actham Workhouse Shrewsbury
« on: Saturday 01 December 18 20:30 GMT (UK)  »
I recently posted a request looking for a relative who was born out of wedlock and a reply gave me a connection to a person who may be the one I was looking for.

I sent for the birth certificate and it looks like it was the genuine one as the father wasn't named and the mothers name was correct.

The address where born was 11 Barton St Shrewsbury which when Googled was not found but think it may have been the workhouse would anybody know if it was common practice to send someone to the workhouse to give birth?

Regards
Steve

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for a lost relative
« on: Saturday 01 December 18 19:44 GMT (UK)  »
I meant hunt ::)

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for a lost relative
« on: Saturday 01 December 18 19:43 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for the link to Harriet Joan Picken

I sent for the birth certificate which arrived today and it looks like its the one with the mother listed as Lucy Picken but no father shown and place of birth shown as 11 Barton St Shrewsbury.

The hurt continues but again thanks for the connection.

regards
Steve :)

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for a lost relative
« on: Wednesday 21 November 18 19:01 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for all your feedbacks,

I hadn't thought about a different name but Lucy had an older sister called Harriet so that could be a good trail to follow.

Also thanks for the information regarding George's will I hadn't known about that.

Regards
Steve

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The Common Room / Looking for a lost relative
« on: Wednesday 21 November 18 17:00 GMT (UK)  »
I appreciate this is a very long shot but I’m trying to find a person from my wife’s family who was born out of wedlock and then ‘given’ away, probably not officially adopted as it was prior to 1926.

The information I have (although not confirmed) is this girl was born around 1916 in Newport in Shropshire to a Lucy Maria Picken and the father was a George Lovett, George was subsequently killed during WW1 in 1918.

Lucy then married George’s brother Frederick in 1919 and went on to have 2 sons one of which was my wife’s Father.

We believe the girl was called Joan and there was some contact with my wife’s father but we don’t know when and all parties who may know are no longer with us.
 
There is a photo of the girl we found possibly she's around 20 but we don’t know anymore, if anybody recognises her or can suggest anywhere that we could look it would be greatly appreciated.
I have tried searching on the various names Joan Picken, Pickin and Joan Lovett, Lovatt but no luck.

Thanks
Steve

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photograph of Albert Parkes
« on: Monday 19 November 18 23:17 GMT (UK)  »
Again thanks Dr
Regards
Steve

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photograph of Albert Parkes
« on: Tuesday 13 November 18 17:59 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks Pat & Terry for your pictures.

And for your speedy responses this seems a very friendly and supportive site.

Best Regards
Steve

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photograph of Albert Parkes
« on: Tuesday 13 November 18 11:17 GMT (UK)  »
 Hi Peter

Many that's brilliant, it looks great.

I only found out by chance about this site having been researching family history for a while now so I shall certainty be using it now as a first port of call.

Again many thanks Peter

Best Regards
Steve

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