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Lancashire Lookup Requests / John Lane, did he marry three times?
« on: Thursday 26 January 17 07:03 GMT (UK)  »
I would like opinions,please, on my gggrandfather, John Lane.  Did he marry three times?  I have searched censuses and bought certificates and completed a Timeline.  I am about 85% sure that I have the same man but lack that defining proof.  What is consistent on the records is his occupation as either a scripture reader or nurseryman/gardener.  His age does not vary a great deal.  His address at times is near his eldest son, William , in Everton.  His father's name on his ?last marriage is William, which fits the Irish naming pattern.  This is a brief Timeline:

First Marriage to Catherine Maloney about 1825 in Cork Ireland.  (My branch, well documented)
6 children, 5 survived with 4 bapt RC Glanmire, Co Cork 1830-38. 1 bapt RC Tipperary 1842. No record of death of Catherine nee Maloney.  Scripture reader or nurseryman/gardener given as John's occupation on children's marriage certificates.

1849 Son & my ancestor, James bpt 1831 Glanmire Cork,left Askeaton, LIM for nurseryman apprenticeship in Clifton, Bristol.  Two sisters followed to Clifton and married there.

1850 John, scripture reader of Askeaton, LIM marries Honora Madigan nee Sheehan CofI in Nantinan, LIM.  Possible children: 2 Children, 1 survives, both bapt CofE 1853, 1856, Everton, Liverpool.  Father, scripture reader.  ?Second marriage?

1856 William, eldest son of first marriage, marries Everton, Liverpool. Also a scripture reader like father, John.  Stays in Everton, Liverpool

1869, ? second wife, Hannah/Honora, dies, John, scripture reader, Everton

1870, John marries ? third time, gardener, widower, Ellen Madigan (relation of previous wife not found but b LIM)  subsequent censuses shows him about 25 years older then Ellen. Marries Everton. Liverpool

Has 6 children with Ellen only 1 survives.  Occupation sometimes given as scripture reader at bapt. Everton.

Dec qtr 1891 John aged 87 dies, West Derby district.

Can I claim this John Lane as my ancestor who marries twice more and moves to Liverpool about 1853?  Thank you for reading. Gazania

 



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Technical Help / Reconnecting to sites using Chrome after Windows 10 install.
« on: Sunday 02 October 16 02:00 BST (UK)  »
I am feeling pretty proud of myself and I wish to advise how I sorted out my problems.  (I usually rely on my IT engineer son, as I grew up in the pen nib and inkwell era)

My problems started after uploading the free Windows 10.  I soon found I could not login to Rootschat. This was very frustrating as I began to suffer from not having my daily fix.  As I had been a member  for a long time (?2005), I had lost my original login details and I could not work out how else to rejoin.  In desperation, I joined as a new member.

However, I found I also could not login into the newly upgraded ScotlandsPeople, although, this time, I had a record of username and pass word. So I searched on Rootschat as a new member, and found a post where a person solved his login problems with his Safari to ScotlandsPeople by using Chrome.

So using Chrome, I had no problems sorting out my login connection with both Scotlandspeople and Rootschat on my desktop. I can now happily sign my name again as Gazania.

PS I now have all my login details for sites, carefully recorded in my tatty index notebook (paper).

 

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Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests / Baptism of Charlotte Manley ca 1812-1816, Chesham, father, Richard
« on: Thursday 21 January 16 09:57 GMT (UK)  »
 I am seeking the baptism of Charlotte Manley.  This is what I know from baptisms of her children, censuses and marriage certificate:

1812-1816  birth Chesham Bucks, father, Richard Manley, grainer, dec. at marriage in 1856.
1835-1848  had 5 children (3 survived) with James LINE, butcher, living St Sepulchre, London. (Deaths of two children buried non-conformist)
1856           married James LINE at Lambeth, one week before the marriage of their daughter.

I have considered she could have been previously married ( but very young).   Common name in a number of related families is Charles Reuben.  Thank you, Gazania

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World War One / Arthur George Wareham (1874-1939) Cheshire Regiment Pte No 315739
« on: Sunday 23 August 15 07:35 BST (UK)  »
I would appreciate any suggestions in searching for any military record for my great uncle.  It appears that his service record and pension record were destroyed during WW2.  Only his Victory medal details have survived.  In fact his life has been unknown after the 1891 census where he was living with his family in Edinburgh aged 17 and a scholar.  He would have been 40 at the outbreak of WW1.

I have just come across his obituary in the Hertford Mercury & Reformer dated 20 Jan 1939. The obituary mentions he was in the Cheshire Regiment and was a POW during WW1.  Members of the Hitchin British Legion attended his funeral.  He appears not to have married.

Would it be appropriate to write to the Hitchin branch of the British Legion?  Any other suggestions welcomed.

Thank you, Gazania.

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Gloucestershire / James Hall is the father of Sarah Millett b 1801 Frampton Cotterell
« on: Thursday 09 April 15 06:11 BST (UK)  »
If anyone is looking for the father of Sarah Millett, I think I can help.  In the will of Thomas Hall of Frampton Cotterell, dated 23 March 1812, he names his grand daughter as Sarah Millett, the natural daughter of his son, James Hall, DECEASED. (ie deceased before 1812)

Checking familysearch, I found the baptism of Sarah Millett at Frampton Cotterell, on the 27 Dec 1801, mother, Frances Millett. No father named.

I hope this is of some help.  Regards, Gazania

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The Common Room / Who could consent to the marriage of an orphan/minor - about 1880+
« on: Thursday 12 March 15 23:45 GMT (UK)  »
If parents are deceased and an orphan who is a minor wanted to marry, who could consent to the marriage if there is no other legal guardian.

The story in my OH's family is that his grandmother could not marry  grandfather until she was 21, as her aunts would not consent to the marriage.  This may be true, but I am wondering if the aunts (who reared her for a brief time until she went into domestic service) could not consent because they were not her legal Guardians.

The story goes that Mary went into live-in domestic service at a young age in St Neots HUN, and then went to live in Scotland when her employers moved there. There she met Grandfather who became a groom to her employers.  They could not marry because the aunts refused permission (so the story goes and were still living in St Neots).  Yet Grandfather and Grandmother were able to migrate on the same ship to OZ as single persons.  The couple then married when Mary turned 21.

Please advise if this topic has already been discussed.  Thanks, Gazania

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / What parish church would serve Goswell St., MDX
« on: Monday 23 February 15 05:49 GMT (UK)  »
A possible ancestor in the 1861 census at RG 9/342 (p28) is a Mary Mobbs aged 85 and gives her birthplace as Goswell St., MDX. At least that is how I have read the writing.  I would like to know what parish church would service this area - my knowledge of MDX is abysmal. Wikipedia describes Goswell St as in the vicinity of Islington.  Familysearch has given me a list of parish churches for MDX.

What I know so far about Mary is that she was buried in the Victoria Park Cemetery, Hackney on the 19 October 1864 aged 87.  This is a nonconformist cemetery.  She was living at Walworth SRY at the time.

I think her maiden name is the very unhelpful Mary Jones.  There are several baptisms for a Mary Jones for the period 1774-1778 in Mdx.  There is also one at The British Lying in Hospital, Endell St., Holborn, nonconformist, which could fit the bill.  Any suggestions please about which parish church could serve Goswell St.  Thank you in advance.  Gazania

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The Common Room / Something to tell the Grandkids!
« on: Monday 09 February 15 09:09 GMT (UK)  »
One of our favourite expressions has been that some occurrence that befell us will be something to tell the grandkids.  At last, I can report it happened last weekend.  My 13 yro grand son was having a sleepover, when the horrendous stories of the terrorist atrocities came on the news.  During our discussions he brought up the convict origins of Australia.  I said to him "did you know that you have a direct ancestor who was a convict?".  He showed great interest.  We worked out that James Fox, the convict, was his 5xgreat grandfather.  Using my file, we tracked James's movements from Camberwell, Surrey, to Moreton Bay (Brisbane). The 1844 map of convict Brisbane was a winner.  Rather than overwhelm with the documents and my over enthusiasm to share the knowledge, I have continued to drip feed some bits while he continues to remain interested.

What has been your experience with something to tell the Grandkids?  Gazania

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Useful Links / Link The Times 1896 List of Prisoners defeat of Dr Jameson's forces by the Boers
« on: Tuesday 25 November 14 00:40 GMT (UK)  »
There is a large list of prisoners printed in The Times, Wed 15 Jan 1896, pg5, issue 34787.  The heading is:

Prisoners  (rank and file) of Dr. Jameson's Forces.

For more on Dr Jameson and the defeat of his forces:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leander_Starr_Jameson

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