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Hi all!

Like the title suggests i've gone and confused myself and am hoping someone will be able to help me out! As usual I am probably making a mountain out of a mole hill!
My great great grandfather was a John Turner b c.1850 in Scotland. He married Ann Cunningham and they had 6 children:
Annie (c.1872) James (1873) William (c.1876) Betsy (c.1878) Isabella (c.1880) and Robina (c.1886) They were all born in Galashiels Scotland apart from one who was born in Glasgow. I have found them all on the 1871 census to the 1901 census and they all lived and worked in Galashiels until at least 1891.
I found John's wife Ann Cunningham in the 1851 census as a girl so I decided to look for her on the 1861 census. Instead of putting in Ann Cunningham I put Ann Turner in Error and I came accross an entry that is really puzzling me. The entry is as follows:
James Turner (c.1823) M Isabella and had 3 children and adopted one. They are:
William (c.1850) Ann (1852) Isabella Agnes Hogg (c.1855 adopted) and Robina (c.1858) The children were all born in Galashiels (apart from Isabella) and the family were living there when the census took place in 1861.
Like I said I am probably putting 2 and 2 together and making 5 but it seems a huge coincidence to me and it's screaming out to me but I can't understand why! To me Robina is a very rare name but then maybe it wasn't in Scotland at that time.
 I understand that Turner is a very common name and there may have been a few living in Galashiels at that time, but all with the same first names too?
From previous experience I have found that families normally named their children after family members so that's why it's ringing bells at me!!
I hope I'm not being stupid and someone can help! Many thanks in advance!!
Daniel

Hi all!

As the title suggests I would like a clean up of this photo if possible please?! Its of my great grandparents and I am hoping to give a copy to my great aunt on her 90th. Ive had a little play with it but to be honest I haven't made a difference! Thank you very much for your help in advance!
Daniel

Hi!

I was just wondering whether anyone was researching the Bates family from the Forty Green/Penn area of Bucks?
I am particualrly interested if anyone has any connection to Joseph William Bates (1890) Charles Bates (1892) Alice Bates (1894) Albert Edward Bates (1895) and Emma Bates (1898) all born in Forty Green/Penn to Sarah and Joseph Bates.
I have recently identified some photos of them and would love to share them if anyone thinks they have a connection.

Daniel

Hi all!

Only me again! I feel a bit silly asking but if you don't ask you'll never know! I'm not sure if i'll be able to get an answer!
Anyway I recently inherited a photo/postcard album belonging to my great grandparents containg lots of photos, letter and postcards and while most had wrtiting on the back some didn't and the people on them remain unknown.
I have 4 photos of the same man, 3 in military uniform and one of him in a football team all early 1900's i think. I took the military ones to an expert who said the man was from the middlesex regt and the photos were from WW1.
The postcards have any writing on the back so I decided to look up my great grandfathers brothers and see if any served in the Middlesex regt. My mum mentioned it looked a bit like Charles and I managed to find military records for Charles who as it turns out served in the Middlesex regt!
I am inclined to think that the photos of the man may indeed be Charles but i don't want to assume and get it wrong and wondered what others thought? I would imagine as none had anything written on the back they would have been given to my great grandparents suggesting it was someone close to them. I don't want to make assumptions but wondered if anyone with more experience could give their opinion?!
I hope i haven't confused anyone! Many thanks in advance!

Daniel

Hello everyone! Only me again!

I've been trying for a while to find my great grandmother and have found nothing! I can't find her or her father anywhere! I was wondering if anyone else with more experience would have any luck?!!

First of all her name was Annie Baker and going from her marriage certificates she was born about 1895.
She married 3 times (that I know of) and I have all three certificates, but still struggle to find her!

Of course I have only been searching the 1901 census as wrongly or rightly I assume she would be living with her father who was Thomas Henry Baker. He was alive in 1915 for Annie's first marriage but had passed away by her next marriage in 1924.

She married in the London area but I am unsure whether that is where she is from originally!!

Apart from that I have no other information! I would love to find her as her 'branch' is the only one I haven't managed to work back from!

Many thanks in advance for all of your help!
Daniel