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Lancashire / Re: Diggle - my missing grandfather
« on: Monday 26 October 20 09:22 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Emms
Thanks for the response.

As luck would have it, my second cousin did a DNA test and discovered other second cousins in Australia (Melbourne region) and this has put us in touch with my grandfather's second family which he had after absconding over there! They had been looking for a history of their grandfather before he arrived in Australia. Both ends of the story are now joined, amazingly.

Seems like quite a lot of Diggles end up down under.

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Lancashire / Re: Diggle - my missing grandfather
« on: Wednesday 14 February 07 15:32 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Tissy

Thanks a lot for this information. I came across the same chap in a different part of the RootsChat website (emigrants to Australia message board).

I think the two references you have refer to the same person (both related in some way to Hannah), but not the Frank Diggle I was looking for. My grandfather was never referred to as Francis, nor were the many other Franks in the family tree; Francis was buried as a catholic, which hasn't been a feature of the Diggles that I know of. That's not to say that people don't change their religion or style their names differently.

My grandafther was born in 1892, but might have lied about his age in order to join up in WW2. I have been able to find the source of the two records you mention. Do you have other information which might help to be more decisive about Frank/Francis? Do you have an interest in Diggle family tree, or is this just something you came across?

Thanks for responding. :) :) :)

Best wishes
Graham

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Australia / Re: Diggle - Frank Moreton went to Australia in 1926
« on: Friday 12 January 07 09:16 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks Sue and Magoo - these look like very interesting leads! :) :) :)

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Australia / Diggle - Frank Moreton went to Australia in 1926
« on: Thursday 11 January 07 19:57 GMT (UK)  »
I wonder if anyone has come across Frank M Diggle, born 1892. My grandfather was a merchant seaman who left his ship in Australia in ca. 1926. The family story is that he had an injury which prevented him going back with his ship. I don't even know which post he was left in.

In the end he never returned (as far as we know).

If you have any information, or can suggest ways of researching what happened to him next, I'd be really pleased to hear! :)

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Lancashire / Re: Diggle - my missing grandfather
« on: Tuesday 09 January 07 09:41 GMT (UK)  »
I have to say that this last couple of days have advanced my research more than several fruitless earlier attempts.

Thanks, Liverpool Annie, for the additional information. I have met Jackie Millband-Codman (of the Colwyn Bay branch of the Codman family) and was aware of the Codman family tree as posted on the P&J site. The 1881 census info is brand new for me, and I'll try to incorporate that into what I know.

I think that you're right - Charlotte is the daughter of Richard, as listed below.  Music Hall artistes and Romanies...I didn't think that would turn up in my family tree! (I'm an accountant!)
Many thanks for these excellent leads!  :) :)

When I get the chance, I'll check out the other Diggles searching on the site.

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Lancashire / Re: Diggle - my missing grandfather
« on: Monday 08 January 07 10:49 GMT (UK)  »
Wow! These look very much like my grandfather's family. Frank was born in Todmorden, as far as I know. He married in Liverpool (to Charlotte Codman, a member of the "Punch and Judy" Codmans) in 1915.

Is this part of your family tree?

Many thanks for this information.


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Lancashire / Re: Diggle - my missing grandfather
« on: Friday 05 January 07 15:06 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks, Meliora. Some useful places to look, already.

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Lancashire / Diggle - my missing grandfather
« on: Friday 05 January 07 13:58 GMT (UK)  »
I'm just starting research into the family tree. My grandfather was a merchant seaman who failed to return from a voyage in about 1926. The family story is that he was injured and missed the boat home, and subsequently never came back (to his wife and 4 children). I don't have information on which port he was left in. My father believes he was with P&O.

His full name: Frank Moreton Diggle. D.o.b. 1892.

Any suggestions for how to pick up the story in Australia?

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