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Hello,

Is there a kind person out there who could do a look up in the 1851 census for me.

The snag is it is a very common name and I know nothing about his early life or parents.

It is William Jones, who would be aged about 17.  He was born in Dawley, and I would think probably still there at that age.  He later married and was in Walsall in 1861.  He was later described as a blacksmith and an engine smith.

I appreciate there may be several William Jones's.  On the subsequent censuses he was aged, 27,37 and 47 respectively, so I'm sure he was born around 1834.

Thank you if you can search for me 

Diane

Hi,

Is there anyone who would be able to look up the following family in Hull for me:

Thomas Milligan and wife Bridget (b abt 1820) and daughter Catherine (b 1845).  I know nothing about Thomas apart from him being a mariner.  In 1845 they were living in North Street, Hull.  I have Bridget and Catherine in 1861 in Ripon.  By then Bridget was a widow and working as a travelling hawker.  Her place of birth was Ireland.  I don't know if Thomas had died before 1851, but I hope not because I want to find out where he came from and if he was Irish too.

Thank you so much if you can help. 

Diane

Hi,

I don't know Suffolk at all, and wondered if someone who knew the area can help.

On the 1851 census of Old Newton John Clamp's wife, Hannah (nee Rice) gives her place of birth as Wyverstone.  (I have not actually seen this, but have been given a transcription from a cousin).

I have been trying to find the birth of Hannah Rice on the IGI and there is one which matches the year in Wetherden.  On the map Old Newton, Wetherden and Wyverstone are all fairly close to one another, although Wetherden is closer to O.N.  Is it possible that Wyverstone parish would come under Wetherden?

If not, back to the drawing board.   

Grateful for any ideas,
Diane

Can I just share with someone my exciting discovery!   

I have hit so many brick walls just lately in my research that I wasn't sure what to do next.  So I decided to forget the far off ancestors and find out more about my husband's grandfather.  Just out of interest I decided to see if the church where he married was still there so did a search on the internet.

Isaac William Sambrook met and married his wife in Banff, Canada in 1912, although they were both British.  He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force during WW1, and worked for a time at Brett Hospital.  After the war they returned to England.

After finding the church I idly searched for Brett Hospital, and what came up was a photo circa 1912 and the photographer was credited as I. W. Sambrook !!

The photo was from a collection at Glenbow Museum in Calgary, and when I went on to that site I found 112 photos by Isaac William, including a couple of himself in uniform!! 

What a find.  We didn't even know he had been a photographer, and had only got a grainy photo of him before.

I'm so excited, and just had to share it with people who would understand my excitement.  (My friends just said "Oh")!!

Diane