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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Lillian Hodgson,born Armley, Leeds 9th Dec 1912
« on: Tuesday 03 May 11 23:57 BST (UK)  »
Hello

Does anyone recognise Lillian.   She was my mother's half sister.     She was my grandmother's illegitimate daughter.    My gran married in 1914 but Lillian was not raised as part of the family of ligitimate children.  It seems that she was brought up outside her natural family and possibly was taken to Canada.

Yorky(Kath)

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England / Industrial Injuries
« on: Monday 18 April 11 00:18 BST (UK)  »
Has anyone had experience of researching work accidents of the late 1800 early 1900s please.

My gt grandfather lost an arm in an accident at work but I do not know where he was living at that time.   I wonder if there could be a centralised record of such events.

Cheers

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England / Anyone have a Ciss and Max in their early 1900s relatives.
« on: Monday 18 April 11 00:13 BST (UK)  »
I recently bought a postcard with a photo of a baby.  On the reverse was a Christmas greeting to Maggie from Ciss and Max.   No postmark so I guess it was sent in an envelope.

Unfortunately although the photo was taken in a studio there is no ID of the photographer.   

I can't scan onto the site myself but will get it done    a s a p.  Meanwhile I thought maybe someone out there might know something.   A long shot but you never know.

The baby looks about 4 months old.   Sitting on a fur rug on a chair no doubt held from behind by hidden Mum.    I think the baby is a girl.   

Cheers


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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Coach building in Armley, Leeds
« on: Sunday 17 April 11 23:58 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone have any experience of Armley local history please.    My gt grandfather lived in Armley c1900 for a number of years and on 1901 gives his occupation as coach builder and wheelwright.

Any clues to send me in the right direction for research would be great.

Cheers

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Looking for Tindall in Scarborough
« on: Sunday 20 March 11 23:43 GMT (UK)  »
Scarborough has a Tindall Street.   No doubt named after the family of Tindall who were prominent in the town for years.     Exeter University site has detailsof their shipbuilding business in 1700s

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Yorkshire Will
« on: Sunday 20 March 11 23:09 GMT (UK)  »
Hi

If you have not made progress with this there is an index of Richmond Wills at West Yorkshire Archive Service, Sheepscar, Leeds.   I obtained a copy of an 1820 will a couple of years ago.

Email - leeds@wyjs.org.uk.

Google - Sheepscar archives - to get straight to web site.   

Not sure if they have a free search service.   It may be possible to do everything on line which may be quite speedy.    However if you have trouble let me know.    I live in Leeds and would be happy to go along for you even though they now operate public research by  appointment only which can sometimes mean waiting a few weeks as they only open to the public for a few hours per week now compared to previously when one could simply drop in.    Also a readers card is required which I do not have at the moment but I am sure I can sort that out.


TTFN

Yorky (Kathy)

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Armed Forces / Re: Identification of uniforms
« on: Wednesday 09 March 11 11:56 GMT (UK)  »
Hello again

Had another careful  look at the pics and I now feel that bottom left is top two.  Look at the ears on top left and bottom left.    They say that ears do not change from childhood to adulthood unlike noses.   In bottom left he is wearing his posh uniform.

Were you able to decipher the words on the top left pic in lower right corner.

Yorky (Kath)

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Occupation Interests / Re: Would a merchant seaman need a passport
« on: Wednesday 02 March 11 22:22 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Ann

I have done a bit of research on the ship and even have a photo of it.    I found some US newspaper reports of it arriving in New York.   It was on the Glasgow, Larne, New York run as a passenger ship transporting emigrants to US it seems.

The man I seek is my husbands paternal grandfather.    From 1901 he was settled in England where he eventually married, raised a large family and died 1953.

Supposedly born Greenock mid 1860s.   He declared this on the 1911 census.   Could I find his birth, NO.

The family did not really seem to know much about him other than he went to sea, quite young, and saw a lot of the world.   

I have exhausted birth entries on Scotlands People with no success.    We know all about his life from 1901 of course but before that nothing positive.     The name of the ship was from the 1891 census where I found a Peter Cairns, steward, of a likely age on board State of Georgia.


Newfoundland has crew lists of the ship for 1891, no log book and I am presently in communication with them  to give me a price.  I dont even know what info I could glean from crew details.I dont know his parents names.



To be honest    I am pursuing many lines of enquiry to try and find him.  It suddenly occurred to me that maybe a passport would be required hence my original post here.

Thanks for your interest

Kath

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Occupation Interests / Re: Would a merchant seaman need a passport
« on: Wednesday 02 March 11 00:35 GMT (UK)  »
Ann

Thanks for your time providing all this info.     I have only the name of one possible ship he was on but dont know exactly when.    Newfoundland has crew agreements for a number of years.   Guess work as to which I ask for.  Need a lottery win and then I would get the lot.

I will keep plodding on.     I need to go to NMM to look at years ending 5.  I may get there one day.

Cheers

Yorky (Kath)

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