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Occupation Interests / Re: Napier Matting
« on: Friday 03 July 20 14:50 BST (UK) »
Well, I live and learn, thank you 
The mind boggles at walking on hemp matting
The mind boggles at walking on hemp matting
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Occupation Interests / Napier Matting
« on: Friday 03 July 20 11:56 BST (UK) »
Does anyone know what this trade is?
I have a Charles Edward Masters on the 1911 census in South Petherton, a "Weaver of Napier Matting"
His father was also a "Matting Weaver"
I have a Charles Edward Masters on the 1911 census in South Petherton, a "Weaver of Napier Matting"
His father was also a "Matting Weaver"
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Derbyshire / William BUTT b abt 1800 Sandiacre and Hannah Butt b abt 1795 Sandiacre
« on: Tuesday 15 October 19 17:24 BST (UK) »
I’m trying to find the family of these two going back, especially their births/baptisms and whether they are siblings. I have Hannah’s marriage to John Stevens and her family from there. I don’t have anything for William except for censuses and his daughter Matilda, her marriage and family afterwards. William was buried in 1869 but doesn’t appear to have left a will. There is an 1837 marriage for a William Butt, widower, in Derby, but ruled it out as that one is a stockinger, not a farmer
I can’t find any Sandiacre records online, in addition to the two baptisms, I’m looking for William’s marriage and whether Matilda had any siblings.
Does anyone know where I can go from here?
The family is distantly related to Robert Posnett Smith AKA Robert Postnett Stevens, well-known local cricketer and his uncle Joseph Stevens, whose will of over £100,000 in 1885 appears to require Robert to change his surname to benefit
I can’t find any Sandiacre records online, in addition to the two baptisms, I’m looking for William’s marriage and whether Matilda had any siblings.
Does anyone know where I can go from here?
The family is distantly related to Robert Posnett Smith AKA Robert Postnett Stevens, well-known local cricketer and his uncle Joseph Stevens, whose will of over £100,000 in 1885 appears to require Robert to change his surname to benefit
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Europe / Re: Kustendjie
« on: Sunday 07 July 19 11:44 BST (UK) »
Annie’s brother, William, married Elizabeth Hannah North. Their eldest son, John William Alexander Robbie, married Blanche Winterson, daughter of Joseph Winterson and Mary Ann Antill. From there the link to my husband’s Antill family in Leicestershire.
There is more on his website www.antill.org. You will need to enter a username and password to search for names, but there are instructions on the homepage. There is also an e-mail address you can use to contact him if you have any queries or if you would like to add information to put on the site. There should not be any people who are living shown on the site, unless the details are openly available elsewhere
There is more on his website www.antill.org. You will need to enter a username and password to search for names, but there are instructions on the homepage. There is also an e-mail address you can use to contact him if you have any queries or if you would like to add information to put on the site. There should not be any people who are living shown on the site, unless the details are openly available elsewhere
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The Lighter Side / Head of Household and?
« on: Monday 29 April 19 16:34 BST (UK) »
It's not something I've come across before
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The Common Room / Youngest person on a census return?
« on: Friday 01 March 19 17:28 GMT (UK) »
This enumerator was accurate enough to note that the baby was only four hours old
Sad to report though that William Colin Price died soon after - his birth registered in Q2 and death in Q3 of 1901
Sad to report though that William Colin Price died soon after - his birth registered in Q2 and death in Q3 of 1901
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: If a Mulatto ...
« on: Monday 08 October 18 19:27 BST (UK) »Quote
An interesting looking document.Alexander Ricketts, along with his estate and other possessions, leaves his Negro man slaves, Negro women and Negro girl slaves "with the future issue offspring and increase of each of the females of the said slaves"
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: If a Mulatto ...
« on: Sunday 07 October 18 10:18 BST (UK) »Quote
manumitted
Thank you very much.
At least he did seem to treat some of his "Negroes" with some compassion
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / If a Mulatto ...
« on: Sunday 07 October 18 10:10 BST (UK) »
Can any read or interpret the word before Effranchised (?enfranchised) 