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Lanarkshire / Re: Can someone kindly photograph my aunt's headstone at St Kentigern's ???
« on: Wednesday 21 February 24 12:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Martin,

Another Rootschatter is photographing St. Kentigern's Cemetery and has already completed Section 16.  I have posted below a link to a previous thread, scroll down the page to the post by Chris5856.

Hopefully he can help you, he also mentions he has a Facebook page for the cemetery.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=512075.153

Good luck

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The Common Room / Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« on: Thursday 15 February 24 16:55 GMT (UK)  »
According to newspaper articles on Findmypast, The Bloomsbury House Club in Cartwright Gardens was a residential club for men (I can only see the transcript snippets, not the full articles).

Madge Wilson would therefore be staff as opposed to lodging there, of course accommodation may have been included with her employment.

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The Common Room / Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« on: Tuesday 13 February 24 02:25 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Sc00p on Monday 12 February 24 17:47 GMT (UK)
There is an interesting Navy record for J/51973 Albert Spiers b 24 May 1900 Birmingham.  It seems he had a liking for jumping ship.  24 May 1900 is a corruption of both birthdays given for the Albert Wilson at Camden 1939.

Good find Sc00p.  Here's the brief transcript for Bob as he doesn't have Ancestry access:

Name  Albert Spiers
Gender  Male
Birth Date   24 May 1900
Birth Place   Birmingham, Warwick
First Service Date   4 Apr 1916
First Ship Served On   Impregnable
Last Service Date   7 Oct 1919
Last Ship Served On   Vivid I
Service Number   J51973

His physical description if it may help:
Height: 5 ft 3.3/4"
Chest: 32"
Hair: light brown
Eyes: blue
Complexion: fair

There is also a record for J/51973 Albert Spiers on the UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972.  If I have interpreted the record correctly (with the help of Google) he had earned the Victory and the British War Medal.  However, the abbreviations F (forfeited) and R (run) are also on this record, I suppose because he jumped ship.

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The Common Room / Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« on: Monday 12 February 24 19:24 GMT (UK)  »
Posting this in the hope that we are following the right family.

Albert Sydney Spiers' father, Edward, is with his mother, Jane Spiers,  and siblings in 1911.  He is noted as a Jeweller Ring Mounter, as he was in 1901. His wife, Agnes, is not with him but it states he has been married 10 years and has 1 child.  Bob said in his reply #39 that his mother mentioned Albert came from a "well to do" family - I wonder if his father's occupation of Jeweller is what gave this impression.

Edward Spiers was accused and found not guilty of murder in 1912

UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929
Name Edward Spiers
Trial Age 30
Birth Date abt 1882
Trial Date 5 Jul 1912
Trial Place Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Occupation Jeweller
Charge Killing and Slaying
Sentence Not Guilty

There are reports of this in the newspapers in 1912 on Findmypast, but I cannot read the full articles as my sub has expired.  I can see that the address matches the 1911 census for Edward.  Anyone searching the newspapers may get more results searching the victim's name - Samuel Hatchcroft. I wonder if this may be the reason Albert changed his surname, he would have been about 12 years old at the time.

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The Common Room / Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« on: Saturday 10 February 24 13:52 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: BobB1 on Wednesday 07 February 24 10:54 GMT (UK)

7. On 3 children's birth certificates he states he was at the following addresses?
    a. 1934 - 166 Hampstead Road, St Pancras
    b. 1938 - 2 Dalby Street (NW5?)
    c. 1940 - 220 Arlington Road, Camden.

Bob

220 Arlington Road, Camden was a "Rowton House".  Rowton Houses were hostels for low-paid working men.  I have found the address on the 1939 Register and have scrolled through the original images but I cannot see him there as Wilson or Speers variations.  There are over 20 pages for this address, it was a large building.  There are a few Wilsons listed (common name) but not Alfred/Albert, I will have a closer look later when I have more time.

Information on the Camden Rowton House here:
https://www.workhouses.org.uk/RowtonCamden/

If you Google "Rowton House 220 Arlington Road Camden" you will see more information, the building is still standing.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: building recognition - Manchester, UK Flohr family
« on: Friday 05 January 24 20:40 GMT (UK)  »
tcw25, in the newspapers section on The National Library of Wales website there are several mentions of the Flohr family visiting Llandudno between 1897 and 1907 (17 hits in total).  Some of them list Frank Beresford/Berisford with them, who I believe was the man who married the 2 Flohr sisters.

The articles are in the "Llandudno Advertiser and List of Visitors".  I have attached a link below.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sx0/

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Where is this #4
« on: Friday 05 January 24 17:15 GMT (UK)  »
Well done Trish!  That’s 2 mystery locations you have solved in less than 24 hours, now go for the hat trick with Where Am I No. 12 (please)  ;D

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: building recognition - Manchester, UK Flohr family
« on: Friday 05 January 24 01:27 GMT (UK)  »
I'll do my best, but I may be gone a long time  ::)

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: building recognition - Manchester, UK Flohr family
« on: Friday 05 January 24 01:16 GMT (UK)  »
Trish, I was going to mention WAI 12, I think there are quite a few of us who are still haunted by it.
Just off to have another look  ;D

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