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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Charanbang photograph outing from Caterham Surrey
« on: Tuesday 22 July 08 20:24 BST (UK)  »
After placing photograph with little detail I had into a local Caterham newspaper have been lucky enough to now identify once person in the photograph, I was contacted by someone who recognised one of the persons, it was their uncle, now awaiting further news.......

will keep you updated......

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Census Lookup and Resource Requests / Re: Missing from all Census from 1881 - 1901
« on: Tuesday 22 July 08 20:15 BST (UK)  »
Marriage certificate details:-

1898 29th May

William John Laker aged 27 years Bachelor Gen. Lab. 2 Marden Cottages Croydon Road Caterham. Fathers name also William John Laker (deceased) Profession Seaman.....

Elizabeth Ann Green 21 years spinster Laundress same address as above.
Fathers name Edward Green Carpenter (Journeyman).

Bethany Hall Croydon Road Caterham.

Elizabeth Ann Green was born in 1877 Ilkeston Devon and died in 1959 in Couldson Surrey.

Mary Ann Elizabeth Green was born 1896 in Flint Cottages Caterham and died in 1969 Caterham...

Elizabeth Fanny was born 1899 in Merstham Terrace Caterham and died in 1949 Surrey South East (covering Godstone/area)

Yes the George Edward Laker born 1913 died 1983 Clacton is my father - 80, Commonwealth Road Caterham (same address as the location of  his father 's death Willliam )

Hope this helps, and thank you both for replying so promptly, hope you like brickwalls  ;). didn't have a problem tracing the Green Family.......

dottie

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Census Lookup and Resource Requests / Missing from all Census from 1881 - 1901
« on: Tuesday 22 July 08 18:21 BST (UK)  »
Cannot find my grandfather William John Laker and his family anywhere on any Census from 1881 through to 1901.. he died aged 49 years in   September 1920 Commonwealth Road Caterham, Surrey.

William was married to Elizabeth Ann Green 1898 Bethany Hall Croydon Road Caterham Surrey.

I knew he had connections with the Salvation Army in Caterham, and was a Band Master there and founder member of the Original Citadel.

William also signed up to the Bedfordshire Regiment, and was disharged early probably due to ill health...

William John , Elizabeth Ann, children Elizabeth Fanny born 1899, and a child born to Elizabeth Ann outside of marriage but not Williams proven by birth cert, named Mary Ann Elizabeth Green born 1896, should be on the Census somewhere, but I cannot find them anywhere.

4 other  children were born after the 1901 Census, and a possible further son William John Laker birth year unknown.Referred to as the oldest though.

Can anyone suggest where I could look now..

thanks
dottie


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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Charanbang photograph outing from Caterham Surrey
« on: Monday 16 June 08 17:36 BST (UK)  »
thank you all for taking the time and trouble to reply ;D, this is as good as it gets, I'm afraid.. ::)

Have tried to find descendants of  Charles Taylor in and around Croydon Area and posted to various relevants forums, no joy yet........

dottie

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Charanbang photograph outing from Caterham Surrey
« on: Sunday 15 June 08 23:00 BST (UK)  »
Can someone possibly date this photograph for me.......

Writing on side door:-

Charles Taylor
36, Grant Road,
Croydon.

registration BY 4074.

This was given to me by a new found cousin, and has been in the family for as long as he can remember... Eventually hope to trace maybe a family contained therein....

thanks for your time
dottie
x



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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Creepers of Warlingham Surrey and Kent, and /Cornwall
« on: Thursday 06 September 07 17:19 BST (UK)  »
quick update have managed to make contact with a cousin in Warlingham, who informs me that Theodora Creeper died in the early 1930's and is buried at All Saints church in Warlingham. But her husband Henry John smith re-married to someone called Eileen (no surname yet)...

Best bit of all Henry John's actual surname was GOLBY, he changed it to Smith so that he could join up for the 1st World War, confused so am I ::) :o

plenty of research to do here

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Creepers of Warlingham Surrey and Kent, and /Cornwall
« on: Saturday 12 May 07 11:53 BST (UK)  »
thank you Newfy, amazing site so informative, this should certainly help me in my research... :)

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Creepers of Warlingham Surrey and Kent, and /Cornwall
« on: Friday 11 May 07 18:23 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Newfy on Friday 11 May 07 18:20 BST (UK)
Indeed !

If you suspect the Croydon District - try phoning or emailing the Local Registry Office - oh and that Church you mentioned where hubby is buried, wont they have records ?

newfy I'll try this and post here again if I can find out anything new, although I know the Croydon Cemetary will want death date as well. Ummmmmm, had this problem trying to find my mum after 50 years (theodoras daughter), but success came to me finally, hopefully ths will too :)

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Creepers of Warlingham Surrey and Kent, and /Cornwall
« on: Friday 11 May 07 18:18 BST (UK)  »
the closest I came to her death index cert. was a theodora k. smith died Alton which was definetely the incorrect one as she was down as a spinster, which I know for sure she was not - um a poser this is ::)

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