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Wales / NELLY MORRIS - Early-Mid 20thC Singer
« on: Wednesday 13 July 05 16:09 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone know anything about NELLY MORRIS - she was a stage singer  She must have been popular in 20's to 40's - I believe she was the sister of my grt uncle, John William MORRIS. (He had an excellent voice too, but never used it professionally)  I don't know much more about her, except I think she married someone with the surname BLACKMORE.
I believe it was her son who sang backing with Tom Jones when he first started out.....

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Lancashire / [James] William DUNN - Barton 1881 and BROWN - Manchester.
« on: Thursday 07 July 05 15:39 BST (UK)  »
Looking for family of  James William DUNN  b abt 1854 Barton Manchester. He died before the 1891 Census, might he have died in a railway accident?

Here's 1881 Census Entry:

1881 Barton in Irwell, Lancs.
1 New Row 
[James]William DUNN  Head 25  b Barton, Lancs  Labourer  LN&WR Co
Mary Jane  Wife 26  Nether Compton Dorset
Jas William DUNN M 4 Barton (Patricroft is in Barton Registration District)
Alice Dunn F 2 Barton
Joseph  Dunn M 1 Barton.

As you can see, although he was James Wm, he used his middle name.

I believe the reference to his wife Mary Jane being born in Dorset is incorrect as I have found her on 1891, and 1901 census where she is listed as born Manchester like her children.   

I am led to believe Mary Jane was a BROWN - maybe father a publican or licks to brewing in Eccles area  - not difficult in Manchester I know  ;D.  Would welocme any help.
I know she was born in 1853.

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Gloucestershire / NEWBIE - SURNAME INTERESTS BRISTOL AND GLS - Please look as list long....
« on: Thursday 07 July 05 15:06 BST (UK)  »
Here's a full list of my interests: Main lines are bold. Ref: to letters given at bottom of the list.
If contacting me, please give as much info as possible so that I can check if there is a link between us:

ADAMS                          DEV  Buckfastleigh         abc
ADAMS                          SOM/BST             d
BAILEY                          BST St James                                                     d
BOND (Tanner-BOND)     BST/Marshfield/Philip & Jacob      cd
BROMLEY                        CHS                                       abcd
BROWNSEY           BST?                                e
CARTER                          BST                                            d
CHURCH                          WILTS Brinkworth                abcd
COOMBES                           BST St James                           d
COOMBES/COMBS           GLS                              d
CROKER                           BST/Bedminster                      d
DENNING                            GLS?/BST/GLA/LON         abcde 
Riddle-DENNING           BST/GLA                          de
Tanner-DENNING           BST                             d
DEVEREUX           BST                           d
DUFFIELD                           HULL/CoalPit Heath,BST St Paul                        d
DUNN, [Jas.] William           LAN/Manchester         d
DUNN, Joseph           BST/SOM                    de
GREEN                            BST                                d
GREEN                           GLS    Didbrook/Greet/Gretton      d
GRIFFITH,  Eliz           Beddgelert,Caenarvon         d
HANKS                           BST                            e
HAPPERLY                        BST                            d
HONEYCHURCH           BST                            d
HUNT                                GLS                                    abcde
JAYNES                           GLS  Alderton            c
JEYNES/JEENS           GLS  Alstone            cd
KNIGHT                           BST/LON            de
LOCKYER                           BST                            d
MARSH                            WLTS Horningsham/BST/Bath                   d
MARSHALL           GLS Alstone/Beckford         cd
MICHELMORE, Thomas     DEV   Buckfastleigh         c
MISSION                           BST  St James             d
MORGAN, Elizabeth           BST St James            c
MORGAN                           GLS Iron Acton/Stapleton         d
MORGAN,                           BST                            d   
MORRIS                          Llanfair/Llanfyliin         de
OLIVER                          BST  St Philips            d
PEARSON                          GLS  Winchcombe         cd   
PIPER                         HANTS                                             abcde
RICE, Mary          DEV   Buckfastleigh                                abc
RICE-ADAMS                 DEV/BST Buckfastleigh/GLAM       abcde
Rice-Devereux ADAMS     BST/HANTS/Southhampton                  de
RITCHINGS, James          BST or GLS            d
SKUSE                          WILTS            abcde
STENTAFORD           DEV Buckfastleigh/Ugbro'         cd
THOMAS (aka Riddle), Ann   BST St Paul         cd
THOMAS                         GLS Iron Acton/BST         d
TOMBS                              Tredington   GLS                                    abc                       
TOVEY                         GLS/GLA/BRK                      abcde   
WITHERS                         GLS/BST  St James         d
WAKEFIELD          WILTS Brinkworth & LON                        abcde
WASLEY/WESLEY   GLS  Tredington/Winchcombe area      abcde
WEBBER                             BST                             d
WIBLING/WEBLIN   GLS  (OXON?)  Wescote area?               abc
WILLIAMS, Morris/Maurice   CAN /Bettws Y Coed      d

Ref  a  - 15th-16thC       b- 17thC         c - 18thC          d- 19thC              e- 20thC

Notes:
Variations of Adams and Denning also listed.
Same surname listing denotes different marriages/lines.
Hyphenated names are variations of same family line.
Parishes denote known marriages.
Districts are known birthplaces of family members.
Looking for any connections to following 18thC lines:

James DENNING married Eliz MORGAN  Bristol St James 1785
Henry TOVEY married Amy died Toddington GLS 1813.
William WASLEY/WESLEY b Tredington 1796 Father Wm Wesley Mother Sarah TOMBS.
[James] William DUNN , probably b Manchester abt. 1854, died by 1891, Worked on Railway, Married Mary Jane (Brown?)

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Montgomeryshire / SURNAME - MORRIS , John Llanrhaiadr/ Llanfyllin, DAVIS, WIILIAMS, DENNING.
« on: Thursday 07 July 05 14:58 BST (UK)  »
I have 3 generations of JOHN MORRIS:

1. John MORRIS born Llanrhaiadr  Montgomery 1854  Wife:  Catherine DAVIS

2. John MORRIS   b.  Llanrhaiadr, Denbighshire  1874   
Occ: Master Tailor, Llanfyllin.  Married Elizabeth Jane WILLIAMS  (b. 1873 Bettws Y Coed)   in Llanfyllin Dec 1897.  Daughter of Maurice/Morris Williams.

3. John MORRIS  born Pentre, Llanfyllin  1898  married Violet Maud Louisa DENNING, in Tylorstown Glamorgan  in 1923.  Served in both world wars but know very little about him.

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Glamorganshire / SURNAME Interests - Denning, Tovey, Wasley, Morris, Pike
« on: Thursday 07 July 05 14:43 BST (UK)  »
HI,

Here are my name interests:

DENNING - James  William and Mary Elizabeth  (nee DUNN)  moved from Bristoll about 1908 - lived  21 Eric St. Tylorstown.
Gwladys Denning married Edwin TOVEY 1930.

Edwin RIDDLE-DENNING  *Ships Carver'  moved to Cardiff with his wife Emma (nee CROKER) from Bristol about 1850.

MORRIS - Violet Maud Louisa DENNING married John MORRIS  Llanfyllin,  in Tylorstown 1923.  John served in both World Wars.

TOVEY - William Charles and Minnie Louisa (nee WASLEY) moved from GLS in or early 20th - lived Stanleytown.   Moved to Slough, Berks in the 1930's

WASLEY -  Sydney WASLEY and Charlotte (nee KING) brother of Minnie. lived on 6  Eric Street  Tylorstown.  Had a daugher  A.A. WASLEY.

PIKE  - Leslie Pike Married Gwyenyth DENNING (b.1918)

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World War Two / Can anyone identify this WWII Service No.?? + 2 & 13 PARA WWII.
« on: Wednesday 06 July 05 19:23 BST (UK)  »
My uncle was with PARAS in WWII, before he joined them,  he was with the RAF Volunteer Force and other Regs.
He remembers this Service Number, and thinks it was RAF (but it could be PARA or Army too, I suppose).
The No is 1600593
I should make it clear, it was not his service number, but someone he knew - while he can recall the number, he can't recall who it was! :) 

I have an abbreviated list of his service attachments, I can understand most I believe, except  'DLL'  - is it the 'Devonshire Light'.... or something? 

In case it helps with identifying the number the abbreviations I have are:  (you can correct me if I'm wrong ;D:)

RAFVR  - RAF  Volunteer Reg
GSC  - General Service Corps
DLL
SWB- South Wales Borderers
2 Para 1 Div
13 Para 6 Div
NS - North Somerset Reg.
AAC - Air Army Corps.

I'd welcome contact with anyone interested in 2 PARA or 13th PARA during and post WWII....


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Lancashire / BROWN Marriage & Birth look up request Manchester
« on: Monday 04 July 05 18:42 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I'm a newbie - can anyone check these Manchester  marriage/birth refs for me?

Marriage:  Mary Jane Brown   Sept Q 1876   Vol 8d Page 213

I am hoping the groom is William DUNN - if so, you've helped breakdown a major brickwall!!! :)  I've been trying to find the maiden name of my grt-grt grandmother for ages!   
A few more clues my Mary Jane DUNN b. Manchester 1853, so the bride should be about 23yrs.  I am led to believe her father was either a publican or somehow involved in brewing.

If this is my Mary Jane, I have two possible birth references  for a birth of a Mary Jane BROWN in Manchester 1853.

Mary Jane BROWN   March Q  1853 Vol 8d Page 110
Mary Jane BROWN  Sept Q  1853 Vol 8d 103.

Silly question,  is Vol 8d - Manchester City or one of the outlaying districts - my family were in Barton-upon-Irwell in 1881 and some children born Patricroft.......

Thanks so much,

Gene-genie :)

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