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I am trying to trace Louisa Jane Joy, also known as Louise Frecknall. After her husband died in 1897, Louise was a theatrical costumer in London. Her son Nicholas Frecknall had been born in 1893, and around 1912 he took the stage name of "Nicholas Joy" and became a famous actor in New York. I have had no problem tracing Nicholas thanks to a search a while back by some fabulous RootsChatters.

Nicholas's mother Louise is somewhat more tricky. She was born Louisa Jane Treble in London in 1859. In 1911 she and her son were still in London. Nicholas and Louise subsequently seem to have travelled extensively, and both seem to have adopted the surname JOY.

In 1915, Nicholas departed from Sydney, heading for New York, at which time he said his last permanent residence was Melbourne. Helpfully, the passenger list notes his mother:
"Mrs. Joy - Mother - 3 St James Bldg, William St, Melbourne"

That is the last trace of Louise I have found. I'm not sure if she remarried but I don't think she did since Nicholas's obituary notes his mother as "the late Mrs. Louisa Treble Joy". Did she stay in Australia? Are there any records for who was living at that address (3 St James Building, William Street) in the 1910s?

Any info is much appreciated.

Alexander

I'm after the marriage details of James Richardson, a widower who married Hannah Flower on 30 Jan 1882 at Calverton. If anyone is able to lookup the details in the marriage register that would be fantastic.

Thanks
Alexander

I've got an HP Pavillion dv6000, running Windows Vista.

"Operating System not found." Sounds ominous. When I shutdown my laptop and try to turn it back on, I get this message. However, after shutdown, if I remove the battery then put it back in, the computer turns on just fine - albeit much slower than it used to. This has happened several times over the past few weeks, and as a result I've got into the habit of just hibernating rather than shutting down each night.

I've Googled and Googled, but I can't find why this is happening. Is the computer just on its last legs? It's been a very good computer so if there's anything I can do to extend its life I'd like to. Would updating to Windows 7 help?

Thanks,
Alexander

I would be eternally grateful if someone could do a lookup for me at the LMA. I would be very willing to reimburse any copying costs, etc.  I am trying to obtain a copy of the following marriage register:

Kennington St. Mark
03 Jun 1826 - Edward Butcher & Mary Ann Hill

Ancestry.co.uk have the images for the Bishops' Transcripts, but I need to see the register with original signatures. I need it to compare signatures with a later marriage, as described in my other thread:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,600900.0.html

Thanks,
Alexander