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The Common Room / Assuming middle names in later life.
« on: Monday 07 November 16 11:04 GMT (UK)  »
A general query. I want to find out what the position is when an individual assumes a middle name in later life. My paternal g. grandfather assumed the maiden name of his maternal grandmother as his middle name. It appears on his death certificate in 1943 and on the family headstone at the cemetery where he was buried. I am trying to find out what official protocols may have existed (and maybe still exist) for suddenly assuming a middle name. Also, I am trying to find out what other documents or information sources (apart from BMD and census forms) might contain my g. grandfather's longer name form. I am trying to establish when he first used his new middle name.

Regards

Doddie

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Europe / Ancestral origins of the family of Harold Shiers (born Blackpool 1899).
« on: Thursday 06 October 16 15:26 BST (UK)  »
Have recently embarked on a diversionary line of research. I am interested in discovering the family background of the man I knew (when a little boy) as my Blackpool born paternal grandfather, an affectionate man. He was in reality my dad's stepfather. Harold Shiers was my grandmother's second husband who she married in 1946. I have followed Harold's line back. His father was Solomon (known as Saul) Shiers born in Manchester in 1862. He married a local Manchester girl who was C. of E. Harold's grandfather was Jacob Shiers born in Austria in 1837. As far as I can gather he moved to England just before 1860 with his wife Annie. I am interested in finding out about Harold's Jewish roots. Does any one know what online genealogical records there are for Austria. Also, is Shiers a typically Jewish surname or would Jaocob have 'anglicised' his surname to appear more British? I would dearly like to put more meat on the bones of my 'grandfather's' life even though there is no blood connection with him.

Regards


Doddie

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The Common Room / Visiting records office in Edinburgh on Tuesday 20th September
« on: Thursday 15 September 16 08:04 BST (UK)  »
Slightly short notice, I know, but I will be visiting the records office in Edinburgh this Tuesday coming. Happy to look up for Scottish related queries that anyone has. Will do my best to get through any queries I receive.

Regards

Doddie

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Census and Resource Discussion / 1851 census check *completed*
« on: Wednesday 07 September 16 14:02 BST (UK)  »
Can I ask a favour? I am on Ancestry but not on Findmypast. Too cut a long story short I have been unable to find a family on the 1851 census for England yet I am convinced that the family were living in the Seaforth/Litherland area of Liverpool at the time of the census. The family lived most of their lives in this area and I have managed to put together a detailed paper trail for them showing this. Could somebody please have a look in 1851 on findmypast for  the Wilson Family. Head, Robert Wilson, born in Overton, Lancs. in 1804/5, gardener or coachman. Wife, Mary Wilson, born Cheshire in 1816/17 possibly a laundress. Son Robert, born Seaforth in 1844/45. As far as I know there were no other children. I have been unable to find these Wilsons as either a family unit or individually on Ancestry. It may be that the actual census sheet pertaining to them has gone missing or suffered damage. However, I am also thinking that there is an outside chance that there are discrepancies between the two websites and that the family may exist on findmypast. All help very much appreciated.

Regards

Doddie

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The Common Room / Missing census pages
« on: Monday 29 August 16 14:38 BST (UK)  »
Just a v. general query. How frequent is it for there to be missing census pages? On Ancestry I have been trying to look for a census entry for a family living in the Litherland/Seaforth area of Liverpool. I have a quite detailed paper trail comprised of various other documents but the 1861 census has yielded nothing. For a thirty year period the family seemed to have lived in the same area (which I have mapped out). The only explanation I can come up with is that the original page of the relevant census is missing.

Regards

Doddie

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World War One / Medal Index Card query for soldier in Lothians & Border Horse Yeomanry
« on: Wednesday 06 July 16 16:56 BST (UK)  »
Just a quick-ish one. I am familiar with checking out Medal Index Cards. I just want to clarify something. I have come across a card for an individual who served with the Lothians & Border Horse Yeomanry. The gentleman's period of service was 24/10/15 - 10/05/16. There are no medals at all listed on the card. Does this mean there was no overseas service  involved and therefore no medals merited? A granddaughter of the gentleman concerned tells me that he was shot in the leg during the war and consequently had an amputation. He is recorded in the Silver War Badge records. From what I can gather certain squadrons of the 1/1st L. & B. H. Y. were the only units to see active service. As I am unable to find a relevant service record I cannot say for sure what specific unit or division the gentleman served with.

All feedback appreciated.

Regards

Doddie

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Westmorland / Death of Mary Wilson (m.n. Proctor) mid 1830s/mid 1840s.
« on: Wednesday 22 June 16 21:42 BST (UK)  »
Searching for the death of Mary Wilson (m.n. Proctor/Procter) between 1835 and 1845. Mary's parents were Joseph and Dorothy. She married Robert Wilson in Heysham, Lancashire in 1827. Three of their children were born in Burton-in-Kendal, the last one Robert in 1833. Robert Snr. later 'settled down' with somebody else in Liverpool and had another child in 1845. I have checked out Ancestry and have come across 11 Mary Wilson's who died in the Kendal registration district (which includes Burton-in-Kendal) between the dates 1835-1845, and a further 3 who died in East or West Ward registration districts. I am unable to find a way of differentiating between all the various Marys. I am hoping that  the details of 'my' Mary may ring a bell with somebody. Here's hoping.

Regards

Doddie

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The Common Room / Land measurements (Scotland 1904)
« on: Sunday 19 June 16 12:46 BST (UK)  »
I was looking through a Scottish estate sales brochure from 1904 recently. A section of it was outlining the sizes of various farms contained within the estate boundary. Acres were mentioned and also abbreviations of 'R' and 'P'. I have googled for various land measurements and come up with Perch, Pole, Rod and Rood. Are some of these terms of unit interchangeable? What are the most likely options for the 'R' and 'P' in the sales brochure.

Regards

Doddie

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Lancashire / Red Lion Inn, Litherland mid/late 1800s. Bridge Road or Sefton Road?
« on: Wednesday 08 June 16 10:53 BST (UK)  »
Hoping someone knows the area. According to the Litherland Trade Directory of 1894 there was a pub called the Red Lion Inn located along Bridge Road in Litherland. During the course of  relevant research I came across the pub named specifically in the 1861 census but located along Sefton Road. The "Inn Keeper" was a Richard Whitehead (aged 49) and his wife was Catherine. In the 1871 census Catherine is a widow and described as a "Publican & Servant" and living along Bridge Road. My quandary is that the pub name would  probably have been quite a common one, as it is now, so it is not inconceivable that there could have been a pub going by that name along each of the roads. However, given that in 1871 Catherine Whitehead is still in the pub business (carrying on from her late husband, presumably) and is living along Bridge Road, the official listed location of a Red Lion Inn, I am inclined to think this is the 'proper' location of the pub. Could it be that over the years the street names have changed? I would appreciate some analysis.

Regards

Doddie

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