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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Great Uncles occupation
« on: Tuesday 01 March 22 11:03 GMT (UK) »
Hi attached my great uncles occupation after WW 1 IN 1921. Anyone make this out. Thanks,
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: What can be learnt from this photo ? Great Uncle Robert Hardy
« on: Sunday 16 January 22 13:48 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou. Staets to make aense.
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World War One / Re: RFA Brigades . Help Please.
« on: Sunday 16 January 22 13:47 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou .
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / What can be learnt from this photo ? Great Uncle Robert Hardy
« on: Thursday 13 January 22 15:21 GMT (UK) »
A photo of my Great Uncle Robert Hardy. He was in service as a footman in 1911 to Sir Arthur George Weigal MP. He was in the RFA 1914 - 1918 . On returning to blighty no job. 1921 boot cleaning at Harrow School. Died od Cancer in 1923. What can be leant from his photo attached. ?
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World War One / RFA Brigades . Help Please.
« on: Wednesday 12 January 22 13:44 GMT (UK) »
Hope someone can help. My ancestor was a gunner with RFA 114/a Brigade. How can I find out about the activities of the Brigade in WW1 ? Also what dies the "a" refer to after 124 ? Many thanks.
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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: Yeoman and Grassman
« on: Monday 19 April 21 15:41 BST (UK) »I find two possible meanings for Grassman:
A feudal tenant who occupies a cottage in return for providing labour; a cottier, cottager; especially one who occupies a cottage with no land attached to it but has grazing rights. In later use chiefly Scottish.
An elected or appointed officer in charge of the common land in a parish, district, etc., and responsible for its condition. Now rare (in later use chiefly English regional).
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So in the second meaning he could be a yeoman, but not in the first.
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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: Missing person in Will. ?
« on: Monday 19 April 21 13:16 BST (UK) »Sorry he was born 1662 .Frances Gillbank b 1690 nee Hardy daughter of William Hardy 1692 - 1721 of Bainton East Yorks is mentioned in his will with her husband John Gillbank as beneficiaries. Cannot find the marriage or any trace of John . Any Ideas ?
How can Frances born 1690 be a daughter of William born 1692, do you mean she is his sister
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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Yeoman and Grassman
« on: Monday 19 April 21 12:15 BST (UK) »
does any one know if its possible for a Grassman in the 17th century be also classed as a yeoman ? I ask as my Grassmans father was a yeoman with a messuage and six oxgangs, thanks.
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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Missing person in Will. ?
« on: Monday 19 April 21 11:47 BST (UK) »
Hope someone can help. Frances Gillbank b 1690 nee Hardy daughter of William Hardy 1662 - 1721 of Bainton East Yorks is mentioned in his will with her husband John Gillbank as beneficiaries. Cannot find the marriage or any trace of John . Any Ideas ?