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Sussex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Baptism - HASTINGS - Parker
« on: Tuesday 18 April 17 12:12 BST (UK)  »

Is there a record of a church marriage for the parents?  If the parents only had a civil marriage, probably the children were not baptized. 

Jann

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Surrey Lookup Requests / Re: Marriage Henry Bartlett to Elizabeth Johnson
« on: Wednesday 12 April 17 18:13 BST (UK)  »
Could also be the groom's mother.  I believe it was fairly common for the mother of the groom and the father of the bride to serve as witnesses.

Jann

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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: Dorothy Sarah Jane nee Adams Relf bc1889 Patcham
« on: Wednesday 22 March 17 18:40 GMT (UK)  »

1911 census seems to be the last confirmed record of Dorothy then aged 23.

1922 Possible marriage.  Dorothy would have been 34.

1941 Date of mother's will.  Mother gave land to her sons, money to her grandchildren and nothing to her daughters.

Are the grandchildren mentioned by name? 

Given that she signed Sarah Jane Dorothy Adams when she witnessed her brother's wedding.  I would assume that was the name she used for any official purpose including her own marriage certificate - if she married.

Don't know how deeply you want to go into this, but possibly/probably her father left a will.

Jann




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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: Dorothy Sarah Jane nee Adams Relf bc1889 Patcham
« on: Saturday 18 March 17 15:31 GMT (UK)  »


So it's pretty well established that for some unknown reason Dorothy's birth was never registered.

That leaves the missing death record.  Seems like the only stone left unturned is her mother's will which might have some clues - if not answers. 

Good luck!

Jann

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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: Dorothy Sarah Jane nee Adams Relf bc1889 Patcham
« on: Saturday 18 March 17 13:15 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

[ Walter Adams 1856-1919 and Sarah Elizabeth White 1882-1941; )  Perhaps you meant 1862?

Have you eliminated the following: 

Dorothy was born before the marriage and was registered under her mother's name. 
Dorothy died before marriage with death recorded as Dorothy Adams.

Jann


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Surrey / Re: Great Grandmother - When Did She Die?
« on: Tuesday 28 February 17 12:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

This has got me wondering about a couple of things. 

Does the government keep a record of people who are reported missing?  If so, for how long?

When an unidentified body is found what kind of record is kept of the death?

Makes me think there may be more than a few people for whom there is no death record.

Jann

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Sussex / Re: issue from Wadhurst marriage of Elizabeth Luckhurst & John Beale m 08 Nov 1687
« on: Thursday 16 February 17 13:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

It seems entirely reasonable to simply conclude that the couple was childless. We're used to seeing multiple children born to couples at that time, but I'm sure there were more than a few who had no children - for a variety of reasons.

Jann


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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: Henry Williams Obituary
« on: Friday 25 November 16 13:32 GMT (UK)  »
Ciderdrinker,

Thank you so much!  You've made my day.

"Hale, hearty and in possession of his faculties".  Can't ask for more at that age. I knew of a connection to the Luxford family. Now that I know how extensive it was I'll do more research on them.

Best,  Jann

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Sussex Lookup Requests / Henry Williams Obituary
« on: Friday 25 November 16 12:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

I have this information from The Keep website.  Henry is my great great grandfather.  Is there any way of getting a copy of the obit short of a trip to The Keep to see the microfilm?  Anything on line?  I'm in the US.

•  Title: WILLIAMS, Henry
•  Date: 5 Aug 1905
•  Repository: East Sussex Record Office
•  ESRO reference: OBIT/1/69/352
•  Level: Item
•  Description: Age: 99
Place: Robertsbridge
Reports in the Sussex Express: death 5.8.1905 p.6

Thanks,

Jann

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