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My Great Aunt Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Hughes was born in Llandyrnog, Wales on 25 August 1871 and died in the USA on 9 November 1954.  She married someone with the surname of Roberts in Wales and had 2 children whose names were Anne and Maud (not sure if these were their first, second or only names).  She was physically abused by Roberts and her brother (who had already migrated to the USA) helped her flee to America.  She re-married in th USA to someone with the surname of Henderson and subsequently had 3 more children, Helen, Henry & Roberta.  I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to trace her original marriage in the UK and the birth of her first 2 children.  I also cannot find out when she migrated to the USA.  I understand she migrated to Montana and lived in Truly.  Can anyone help with information on her in America which may also help me find more about her early life in the UK as well.  Many thanks

Just to let you know that the Library was able to track down the newspaper that the obituary was in but they only had a poor microfilm copy.  However, they pointed me in the direction of the Great Falls Museum and they had pristine copies of the original newspaper and for just $8 (£5) they have provided me with a number of digital scans of the article and photo.  Great result!  Thanks once again.

Rod

I have managed to trace the births, lives and deaths of all the brothers and sisters of my Grandfather William Hughes (Born Pentre Llanrhaeadr 8 Nov 1878, died Meliden 22 Mar 1923) apart from his brother Robert Hughes.  Robert was born in Pentre Llanrhaeadr on 11 June 1883.  He worked as a grocers assistant for my Grandfather who ran the Cash Stores in Meliden near Prestatyn.  When my Grandfather died Robert assisted my Grandmother (Hannah Jane b. 22 Dec 1877 d. 18 Dec 1948) but being a gambler and drinker he stole money from the Stores.  Hannah sold the stores to pay off debts and moved to the Meliden Post Office (that she and my Grandfather owned).  The church persuaded Hannah to take in Robert which she did.  He then proceeded to steal from the Post Office and was arrested.  There the trail goes cold.  I have not been able to find any documented evidence of his arrest and subsequent punishment and the only reference to him was in an obituary for another member of the family in 1949 that mentioned he was living in Widnes.  Can anyone help with information or where I can go from here?

All of my family history has so far been in England and Wales.  I was unsuccessful in locating the marriage of William Edward Liversage to Isobel Agnes Esme Weedy.  William was born on 28 November 1923 and was married before 1958 but I could not find a reference to the marriage in England.  A cousin thinks Esme came from Peebles in Scotland so the marriage could have taken place there.  As I am new to obtaining records from Scotland can someone please give me some guidance on how to progress

Wow - Thank you all for your information.  I could never have accumulated so much knowledge about my Great Uncle without all your assistance.  I think perhaps the reference to the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) may relate to WW2 rather than WW1.

Is it possible to determine when Nora Wilson was born and could someone advise how I might obtain a copy of their marriage certificate (assuming that is possible in Australia)

Also, how could I find out about his 2 children?

Many thanks again for all your help