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Isle of Man / Re: WWI and WWII internees
« on: Thursday 09 June 22 17:05 BST (UK)  »
does the information fit in with what you know about a Johann Kuss - as you can see from my web site I've researched all the accounts I can find in the public domain - do you have access to any letters emanating from Knockaloe (or any other camp - as it would appear from his PoWIB number (see my site for info re this) that he was interned before the end of 1914 - possibly one of the London camps).

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Isle of Man / Re: WWI and WWII internees
« on: Thursday 09 June 22 10:24 BST (UK)  »
In my data base for Knockaloe I have a Johann Kuss - in 1st Red Cross record age 39 born Schonenbach + noted with UK address 49 Gordon Road Strood - he was given Knockaloe camp # 12849 and released 23 Sept 1919 - ie at very end of the camp's life which indicates he was successful in his appeal not to be deported (see my internment pages on www.manxnotebook.com) - he probably arrived at Knockaloe on 22/23 July 1915 and was in camp 3 compound 2 probably initially hut 2a or 2b as these seemed to be allocated in sequence, he would appear to be in the 3rd tranche of arrivals to this camp which opened early July 1915 - he would be one of a party of some 300 transferred from camps in England as more internees were being concentrated in the two IoM camps.

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Isle of Man / Re: John James Caine (1858 _?1928)
« on: Wednesday 08 June 22 19:41 BST (UK)  »
I have a fam tree for the Greg(g)or family of Peel - see www.manxnotebook.com/famhist/families/greggor.htm
I think given the Peel connection that J J Caine's parents are John Cain + elizth garrett m Kirk German(ie Peel)  18551229
and Emily is dau of Benjamin Gregor + Ann Cringal

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Isle of Man / Re: Any ideas
« on: Wednesday 08 June 22 19:28 BST (UK)  »
the Ada photo has a bridge that is extremely similar to one at Groudle Glen and at a spot used by a known photographer - John Walton of Castle Hill Victoria Rd Douglas - Groudle glen is just a couple of tram stops outside of Douglas (see www.manxnotebook.com)
Walton was active from 1900 thru to 1910 + maybe later

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Isle of Man / Re: Is there a place called Conchan?
« on: Tuesday 17 May 22 16:57 BST (UK)  »
both are correct - Conchan was the old name - Onchan the modern - don't forget that many of the early records for Douglas will be found under Conchan including land records

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Isle of Man Lookup Requests / Re: James Kewley - Manx Inventor
« on: Tuesday 17 May 22 16:17 BST (UK)  »
hi I'm currently doing some research on him (no family relationship tho) - there is a letter in Manx Museum Atholl papers when he worked for east london water co. in 1823, found him again as working for Douglas Water company in mid 1830s + visiting Island in 1841 - lived in Chelsea but kept his Manx property - wife died in 1848 from TB

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Isle of Man / Re: Kinvigs...
« on: Saturday 28 November 20 17:03 GMT (UK)  »
the official 1911 transcription of registers had 28 Feb 1804 - if there is a second record then that is possibly a relict of the bane of the old IGI which managed to turn the silk purse of an excellent transcription into a sow's ear by selecting 'patron submitted' entries to replace many readings - catch is many of these patrons were totally unfamiliar with 18thC hand etc etc + the nonsense just built up

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Isle of Man / Re: Kinvigs...
« on: Saturday 28 November 20 08:09 GMT (UK)  »
much of this info is freely available on www.manxnotebook.com but I found few family history researchers are willing to do even basic research on the society they are attempting to dredge names from

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Isle of Man Lookup Requests / Re: John James Perry - Perry Family. Lookup
« on: Saturday 28 November 20 08:03 GMT (UK)  »
registered births - all at ramsey -
18800918 Hannah Ann parents john Perry + Hanna Crowe
18820919 Catharine Ellen parents John Perry + Hannah Crowe
18850408 Laura Louisa parents John Perry + Hannah Crowe
18861115 Isabella parents John Perry + Hannah Crowe
18920410 Mona Isabella parents John Parry + Hannah Crowe
18930531 Ethel Mary parents John Andrew Parry + Hannah Crow
18950203 John James parents John Andrew Parry + Hannah Crowe

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