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Cheshire / Re: find a 1866 pub?
« on: Monday 25 April 22 15:04 BST (UK)  »
Sparky Thanks for the update.
I didnt know Robert had been a landlord in London Do you have any more info on this
I did know he was a bankrupt and had been to Chester Quarter Session but the documentation for this time is missing. I could not find out come of the court case. Ive searched the Cheshire Archives without success. Againif you have any no detail on is prison term etc I would be grateful. Thanks you.

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Australia / Re: unknown great grandad photo
« on: Monday 19 July 21 16:07 BST (UK)  »
thanks all for your replies.
just  a few notes of clarification.
my grandad, is Ernest Christopher Gibson Downes .b Feb 1904 Crewe Cheshire England
The photo is believed to be his father. Unknown.

I have no info on the  man in the photo except he emigrated to Oz around 1904 and he went to work in the  building trade. I guess the photo would have been taken soon after he arrived in Australia. It was sent to my grandfathers mother. I doubt it was taken in the 40s or 50s as my grandads dad would be middle aged/old man by then and the man in the photo is young.

(I have other photos of building sites presumably where he was working but no completed buildings or other feature that could identify where the picture are taken. The building site photo is dated April 1904, so the man in the photo arrived in Australia between May 1903 When my granddad was conceived in the UK and April 1904 when the building site photo was taken in Australia)

I know this is a very long shot  All suggestions are much appreciated.
 
The only other clue is that on his birth certificate my granddad is named as Ernest Alfred Christopher Gibson-Downes. I guess is father is very possibly Mr Gibson. (his mother is Downes)

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Australia / unknown great grandad photo
« on: Sunday 18 July 21 17:02 BST (UK)  »
this is  a photo of my Great Grandad. We dont know his name but know he emigrated to Australia about 1904 to work in the building trade.

my grandad was illegitimate His name was Ernest Christopher Gibson Downes.
His mother was Florence Downes from Crewe Cheshire England. My grandads birth was kept secret from the rest of his  Downes family in the uk and he was adopted, although he still had contact with his mother.
We believe the photo is of my grandads father. Without a name it is impossible to find family in Australia,( who probably dont know anything about my Grandad )

Ive tried all the permutations of Christopher/Ernest and Gibson on passenger list to Oz but no luck.

its a long shot but does anyone recognise him and put a name to the face?

any suggestions on tracing an unknown male from the UK from just  a photo?



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Essex / Re: Alias on parish records Why?
« on: Thursday 07 November 19 18:32 GMT (UK)  »
That makes sense. Thank you

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Essex / Alias on parish records Why?
« on: Thursday 07 November 19 14:05 GMT (UK)  »
Entry Parish Records for St Andrews Enfield
Bpt Jan 29 1826 Anne daughter of William and Sarah Hankin Chaseside Labourer
                                                                    (alias Sarah Rainbird)
Can anyone tell me the significance of the alias and why it might appear in the records I believe Williams wife was Sarah Surridge so confused where Rainbird fits

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London & Middlesex Resources / Re: Southgate 1700s
« on: Sunday 28 July 19 10:58 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Thats a great help

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London & Middlesex Resources / Southgate 1700s
« on: Saturday 27 July 19 17:22 BST (UK)  »
Im stuck as cant find old parish records for southgate  Tried FindMyPast Ancestry and IGI
Ancestors from Southgate. Got back to Thomas Wadkins m Sarah Rochester 16 Dec 1777 All Saints Edmonton. Found Bpt in Southgate for all their children but struggling to find Birth for Thomas and  hence this parents (found Thomas b 1837 Southgate, his greatgranndson)

(I have  newspaper article from 1907 regarding sudden death of Samuel Wadkins (greatgrandsson of Thomas) in Chase Side The article states '...he came from an old Southgate family dating back several hundred years in he village')

I just cant get back any further. Anyone know where parish records for 1700s Southgate are and can they be viewed online (dont trust transcripts Wadkins and Watkins get muddled up)


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Offaly (Kings) / Re: Decipher possible enumerator error
« on: Thursday 06 September 18 14:23 BST (UK)  »
Hi JenB Apols if I have wasted your time but I only asked for suggestions on place name. I didn't expect anyone to do any searches for me.

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Offaly (Kings) / Re: Decipher possible enumerator error
« on: Thursday 06 September 18 14:19 BST (UK)  »
Catherine remarried after Bernard Irons death and is listed as Catherine Johnson, widow, living in Weaverham Cheshire with Kenerley family in 1861 (RG9/2601)

Does anyone know if there are Ireland parish records for Ballinasloe for late 1700s anywhere?

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