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Europe / Re: Netherlands - long shot
« on: Wednesday 23 May 18 06:25 BST (UK) »
thanks Mike. I would like to try to see if he has any family that I can connect with, so will pursue this one
kind regards
Linda
kind regards
Linda
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Europe / Re: Netherlands - long shot
« on: Tuesday 22 May 18 06:42 BST (UK) »
Mike -this makes sense to me. My father had originally written "Yon" and so the phonetics idea seems right. He would have jotted down the address too, I guess. I do remember that he kept in touch with his friend when I was small and the street name has been changed at some point in the address book. There is another photo "Dutch children from Sittard " where 2 of them are named (but only first names) and there is an address of 19 Amerhaven Strt. Sittard.
the photo referred to by Shaun is of an older man, although it does have a resemblance and may have been Jan's father. The photo I have is of a man about the same age as my father who was born 1919, the man in the photo online was born 1900. It may be the right family as it does say that he had 5 children - one of them (Jan) Johannes van Lierop. I may try to follow this up but am not a my heritage member.
Thank you for your offer of a post on my behalf, I would be very grateful
many thanks
Linda
the photo referred to by Shaun is of an older man, although it does have a resemblance and may have been Jan's father. The photo I have is of a man about the same age as my father who was born 1919, the man in the photo online was born 1900. It may be the right family as it does say that he had 5 children - one of them (Jan) Johannes van Lierop. I may try to follow this up but am not a my heritage member.
Thank you for your offer of a post on my behalf, I would be very grateful
many thanks
Linda
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Europe / Netherlands - long shot
« on: Monday 21 May 18 09:37 BST (UK) »
I have come across a photograph taken by my father when he was in the Netherlands in 1945. On the back he has written (to my mother) "this is Jan, he sends his best wishes". In his old address book is a J Van Lierop Lissen in Weert. Hoping as a long shot someone might have a connection. thanks
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Wales / Re: trying to locate Rees family
« on: Thursday 22 February 18 17:36 GMT (UK) »
sadly the family bible does not give info on his parents and this is where I'm trying to go - to find the name of his mother - first name Mary. Father I have a trace on but can't find the marriage without her surname. I do have access to Find my past and have been down that route - thanks any way
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Wales / Re: trying to locate Rees family
« on: Thursday 22 February 18 11:31 GMT (UK) »
yes, I was aware of that, but still hopeful that someone might have a clue to where I could look for baptisms as I don't know the area at all
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Wales / trying to locate Rees family
« on: Thursday 22 February 18 11:18 GMT (UK) »
Hoping someone can help - I have all census info for my great grandfather Thomas Roger Rees but trying to establish where he was born.
He gives his date of birth as 20 March 1845 in the front of the family bible (started by he and his wife) and states place of birth was Treforest but there is no birth registered for him held in the Pontypridd registrars office. In 1851, the family were living in Treforest and he was aged 5. In 1861, they were living in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne when he was aged 16 and place of birth Aberdare. He married in Stockton on Tees 24 July 1866 and gives his age as 20. In 1871 he was in Hartlepool aged 26 living with his parents while his wife and children were living with her parents - his place of birth given as Monmouthshire. I've just paid for yet another birth certificate (which isn't him). His wife remarried in 1880 as a widow but the only death I can find between 1871 and 1880 for Thomas is also in 1880 and this persons age is given as 33. There are no births or deaths with middle name Roger, so I'm looking for a needle in a Welsh haystack full of Rees! Can anyone help?
many thanks
He gives his date of birth as 20 March 1845 in the front of the family bible (started by he and his wife) and states place of birth was Treforest but there is no birth registered for him held in the Pontypridd registrars office. In 1851, the family were living in Treforest and he was aged 5. In 1861, they were living in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne when he was aged 16 and place of birth Aberdare. He married in Stockton on Tees 24 July 1866 and gives his age as 20. In 1871 he was in Hartlepool aged 26 living with his parents while his wife and children were living with her parents - his place of birth given as Monmouthshire. I've just paid for yet another birth certificate (which isn't him). His wife remarried in 1880 as a widow but the only death I can find between 1871 and 1880 for Thomas is also in 1880 and this persons age is given as 33. There are no births or deaths with middle name Roger, so I'm looking for a needle in a Welsh haystack full of Rees! Can anyone help?
many thanks
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Warwickshire / Re: Trying to find cremation or burial - Bidford on Avon 1943
« on: Wednesday 07 June 17 07:19 BST (UK) »
thank you- yes, I had all of that information. My hope was that someone would know which cemetery or crematorium was the usual one for Bidfordians. I guess I'll just have to start contacting them one by one
thanks anyway
thanks anyway
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Warwickshire / Re: Trying to find cremation or burial - Bidford on Avon 1943
« on: Tuesday 06 June 17 11:37 BST (UK) »
Yes I have the newspaper cutting - it says "funeral private - no flowers". Obituary doesn't mention it either.
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Warwickshire / Trying to find cremation or burial - Bidford on Avon 1943
« on: Tuesday 06 June 17 11:06 BST (UK) »
My husband's grandfather, Henry Marston Layard Crawford died in Bidford on 1st June 1943. I have his history, census information and his death certificate but have been unable to locate a burial or cremation record for him. He was the local GP and the Crawford Memorial Hall was built in his honour. Anyone able to point me in the right direction of how I find out where he was buried or cremated?
many thanks in advance
many thanks in advance