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Essex Lookup Requests / Ice Cream vendors of Southend-on-Sea 1945 - 1957
« on: Sunday 15 December 19 19:35 GMT (UK)  »
Does anyone have access to any Southebd on Sea trade directories from 1945 to 1957?

I am trying to find the names of any Ice Cream vendors trading in Southend during this time.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Channel Islands Lookup Requests / Re: Mary Ann Workman
« on: Saturday 21 September 19 20:28 BST (UK)  »
Im going to review what information I have. It is so easy to link someone with the wrong family with the same or similar names. I'm off work for part of next week so will spend time on my Wife's Workman/Whalley line.

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Kent / Re: Dartford Kent marriage 1755
« on: Sunday 21 July 19 19:49 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for all your help.

I am thinking Ann was Thomas's first wife and he was born circa 1724.

I will keep trying the Cityark site 

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Kent / Re: Dartford Kent marriage 1755
« on: Sunday 21 July 19 15:30 BST (UK)  »
I will try again another day. Such a good resource but terrible trying to open.

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Kent / Dartford Kent marriage 1755
« on: Sunday 21 July 19 13:44 BST (UK)  »
Help! I'm trying to view the original marriage entry for Thomas Chappel to Mary Keet in January 1755 via Cityark but it won't load for me! Is there something I'm not doing right or is this a common problem with the site?

Trying to establish if Thomas was a Widower when he married.

https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/Details/archive/110003336

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London and Middlesex / Re: Am I right or am I wrong? Rebecca Spriggs quandary!
« on: Sunday 14 July 19 07:07 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for everyones replies.

I think I have found the burials of Joseph and Hannah:-

Joseph 26th May 1818 Gibraltor Row Burial Ground aged 57 Bethnal Green.

Hannah 13th Feb 1814 Gibraltor Row Burial Ground aged 64 from St Leonards Shoreditch

Their surnames are given as Sprigs.

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London and Middlesex / Re: Am I right or am I wrong? Rebecca Spriggs quandary!
« on: Saturday 13 July 19 10:34 BST (UK)  »
A fresh pair of eyes and something new is found! This could indeed be my Rebecca. Many of my ancestors were non conformists and being baptised later in life into the established church to enable them to marry. A new line of research! Many thanks.

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London and Middlesex / Am I right or am I wrong? Rebecca Spriggs quandary!
« on: Saturday 13 July 19 09:45 BST (UK)  »
My 4th x Grandmother was Rebecca Spriggs.

On the 6th September 1807 she married my 4th x Great Grandfather William Hems at St Boltoph, Aldgate. She was a Spinster and signed her name with 'X'.

She had at least 2 children.

Rebecca born 28th January 1809 baptised 7th August 1809 at Christchurch, Spitalfields.

William born 13th November 1812 baptised 6th June 1813 at Finsbury St Luke.

I can't find her in the 1841 census.

She died and was buried at St Pancras Parish church aged 55 on 15th October 1843 She lived in Britannia Street.

And that was my research into my 4th x Great Grandmother until...

...another researcher contacted me and told me Rebecca was the descendant of the First Baronet Sir William Sanderson and was descended from a Norman Knight who came over with William the Conquerer in 1066 - he had lots of research and there were lots and lots of online trees etc.

And that is where I would have left things - but over the past few years I have been gradually going through each branch of my tree double and triple checking all my and others research - looking for descrepencies and errors - and finding lots - resulting in the wholesale pruning of many branches.

I don't think my Rebecca Spriggs is a descendant of the First Baronet Sir William Sanderson.

I am told that Rebecca Spriggs was born Rebecca Spragg daughter of Thomas Spragg a clock case maker and Maria on 19th February 1786 at Saint Giles, Cripplegate.

However on the 10th September 1802 16 year old Rebecca Spragg was buried at Bunhill Burial Grounds - she was from Cripplegate.

I don't think my Rebecca Sprigg is Rebecca Sragg born 1786 as she died in 1802.

Thoughts appreciated.

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Scotland / Scottish Roots?
« on: Friday 19 April 19 13:37 BST (UK)  »
My 5th x Great Grandmother was called Susanna Lowrie/Laurie baptised 25 Sep 1764 at Founders Hall Lothbury Scots Church, London, England daughter of John Lawrie/Lowrie.

The hall was used for religious services by both the Scottish Presbyterian Church in London and by Nonconformist preachers.

I have no idea if Susannah was the daughter of a Scottish Presbyterian or an English non conformist.

My DNA ethnicity estimate is 36% Irish/Ulster/Scotland.

Should I assume Susannah is the daughter of Scottish parents and is Lawrie/Lowrie a Scottish name? And where should I look next as I can't seem to find anything else on John Laurie/Lawrie or where in Scotland he came from or how he ended up in London.

Sussanah would go on to marry a William Hems in 1787.

Any help and guidance would be gratefully received.

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