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Kent / Re: Is this 'my' Emma Stanley PRICE?
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 22:05 BST (UK) »
Thanks, heywood. I'll let you know if it's helpful.
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Kent / Re: Is this 'my' Emma Stanley PRICE?
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 11:39 BST (UK) »
Well, the news item about wedding gifts was a good idea, but it didn't flush out any of her relatives, unfortunately. I have organised a cousin in England to receive the marriage certificate for me, so fingers crossed it may reveal a bit more.
Thanks, everyone, for your interest.
Thanks, everyone, for your interest.
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Kent / Re: Is this 'my' Emma Stanley PRICE?
« on: Monday 27 June 22 21:49 BST (UK) »
Grandarog, this looks promising, but I can't identify the article in the link as I don't have a findmypast subscription. I do have one to the British Newspaper Archives though, so I can look it up if you tell me the date and/or publication. I thought I'd gone through most of them, but might have missed this one.
Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks for the heads up.
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Kent / Re: Is this 'my' Emma Stanley PRICE?
« on: Sunday 26 June 22 22:51 BST (UK) »
Yes, on findagrave the middle name is Stanley but the first name they give is Emily, rather than Emma, so that was another reason why I didn't want to assume it was the right woman. (No photo available.) She was baptised Emma and does not appear in any other records as Emily.
I have received a copy of her death certificate though, which names her as Emma Stanley Sharpin, but doesn't include her maiden name.
I have received a copy of her death certificate though, which names her as Emma Stanley Sharpin, but doesn't include her maiden name.
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Kent / Re: Is this 'my' Emma Stanley PRICE?
« on: Sunday 26 June 22 13:18 BST (UK) »
Thanks all, for your responses. It does look like this is the right Emma.
Heywood, no, I don't think there could be more than one with that name born that year and at that place.
For several years I had thought she might be an Emma S Price listed in the 1939 register living in England with a retired, divorced nurse. On closer inspection, though, the birthdate didn't quite match. I had seen the marriage index listing for Emma S Price to Archdale Sharpin, but without the middle name it wasn't clear whether the S was for Stanley (her mother's maiden name) or something else. It was seeing her birthplace on the 1921 census that made me pretty confident it was her.
I'd still like to see the names on the marriage certificate, to see if any relatives were witnesses, because they are thin on the ground, have fairly common names and tended to move around. The published death notice just called her 'Mrs Sharpin', and she doesn't seem to have left a will. As David pointed out, her husband is in the probate calendar, but she died before him.
Thanks mckha489, for the idea of getting the certificate sent to someone in England. I have cousins there who could be my go-between.
Heywood, no, I don't think there could be more than one with that name born that year and at that place.
For several years I had thought she might be an Emma S Price listed in the 1939 register living in England with a retired, divorced nurse. On closer inspection, though, the birthdate didn't quite match. I had seen the marriage index listing for Emma S Price to Archdale Sharpin, but without the middle name it wasn't clear whether the S was for Stanley (her mother's maiden name) or something else. It was seeing her birthplace on the 1921 census that made me pretty confident it was her.
I'd still like to see the names on the marriage certificate, to see if any relatives were witnesses, because they are thin on the ground, have fairly common names and tended to move around. The published death notice just called her 'Mrs Sharpin', and she doesn't seem to have left a will. As David pointed out, her husband is in the probate calendar, but she died before him.
Thanks mckha489, for the idea of getting the certificate sent to someone in England. I have cousins there who could be my go-between.
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Kent / Is this 'my' Emma Stanley PRICE?
« on: Sunday 26 June 22 01:28 BST (UK) »
I think I have tracked an elusive relation to Blean, Canterbury in Kent, but I am looking for confirmation. Emma Stanley Price was born in Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland in 1882. She is listed living with her mother and sister in the Ireland censuses for 1901 and 1911. She was a VAD nurse during WW1, stationed at Napsbury Miltary Hospital and later at a military hospital in Egypt. In the 1921 census, she appears to be at Blean in Canterbury, in the household of Dr Archdale Lloyd Sharpin, although I haven't been able to see the census image yet. It looks like she and the doctor married in the September quarter of 1929, after his wife died. That Emma died of cancer two years later, aged 48, at Blean and is buried beside Archdale Sharpin at Herne Bay cemetery.
To confirm that this is indeed the Emma Stanley Price I am looking for, I want to check details about the marriage, specifically her father's name and occupation, which I know from other sources, and also the names of the witnesses, in case they are family members. Her signature, which I've seen on a family letter, is distinctive. I would like to order the marriage certificate, but with the current delays of snail mail between England and New Zealand, it could take a long time to get here. Are there any records that contain the father's and witnesses names and are available online? If Ancestry.com contains this level of detail, I can look it up at the local library, if I know it's there.
To confirm that this is indeed the Emma Stanley Price I am looking for, I want to check details about the marriage, specifically her father's name and occupation, which I know from other sources, and also the names of the witnesses, in case they are family members. Her signature, which I've seen on a family letter, is distinctive. I would like to order the marriage certificate, but with the current delays of snail mail between England and New Zealand, it could take a long time to get here. Are there any records that contain the father's and witnesses names and are available online? If Ancestry.com contains this level of detail, I can look it up at the local library, if I know it's there.
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Radnorshire / Re: Choice of burial place
« on: Wednesday 15 June 22 22:36 BST (UK) »
Thanks, GrahamSimons. Those current rules are what I would have expected, so you can see why I was puzzled.
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Radnorshire / Re: Choice of burial place
« on: Wednesday 15 June 22 12:19 BST (UK) »
I have found out a bit more about this area, and I think the choice of burial place was determined by the season of the death of this father and son. The parish church of Cefnllys, St Michael's, had existed from medieval times, when there was a castle on the nearby hill and a small settlement near the church. By the early 1800s, only the church and a few farmhouses were still in use, with most of the small population living in the northern part of the parish. The elder Richard Palfrey died just a few days before Christmas, in 1807, and his son in early December 1853.
Samuel Lewis, in his 1833 publication, 'A Topographical History of Wales' described St Michael's church as being "romantically situated on a precipitous knoll, embosomed amid higher hills, and is somewhat difficult of access in winter".
December burials were probably best done elsewhere.
Samuel Lewis, in his 1833 publication, 'A Topographical History of Wales' described St Michael's church as being "romantically situated on a precipitous knoll, embosomed amid higher hills, and is somewhat difficult of access in winter".
December burials were probably best done elsewhere.
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The Common Room / Re: Conflicting Sources - What to trust?
« on: Sunday 13 March 22 04:33 GMT (UK) »
It's disappointing isn't it? When you find something that looks like the answer to all your questions, it's natural to hope it is correct. It's probably a good thing to find conflicting trees, since you might not have questioned their validity if you'd just found one of them.