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Staffordshire Lookup Requests / Wolverhampton fire services from 1942
« on: Friday 03 June 22 14:28 BST (UK)  »
I am looking to find whether my father was a member of the above fire service, according to a newspaper article he joined the NFS in 1942, where do I go to find members names for this period

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Kent Lookup Requests / Re: Herne Bay Public School
« on: Wednesday 01 June 22 07:45 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for your help will definitely contact the Herne Bay group.

I have the certificate from the shorthand competition which doesn’t give any added info

I have my fathers birth certificate and his deed poll certificate for legal change of name.
 I have found him in 1921 census and 1939 register, will have to live with the gaps in his childhood and war time

Thanks again much appreciated

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Kent Lookup Requests / Re: Herne Bay Public School
« on: Tuesday 31 May 22 22:20 BST (UK)  »
Don’t know Rachel was in the isle of Man  during the divorce, have looked at the address there nothing found, my fathers brother was staying with his mothers sister on the Isle of Man for 1911 census

Percy C Shawcross  ( future step father) was with his sister for 1911 census

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Kent Lookup Requests / Re: Herne Bay Public School
« on: Tuesday 31 May 22 22:05 BST (UK)  »
That’s correct, his father was a sugar merchant working in Liverpool of German origin  2 generations ago

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Kent Lookup Requests / Re: Herne Bay Public School
« on: Tuesday 31 May 22 22:01 BST (UK)  »
My father Harry Behn born 1901 Nestor Cheshire, took his stepfathers surname of Shawcross following an acrimonious divorce of his parents. So he would have been 15 when the shorthand competition took place, I have never been able to find what happened during his early years, not recorded on 1911 census. So finding this information about Herne Bay I thought I may have cracked the enigma

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Kent Lookup Requests / Re: Herne Bay Public School
« on: Tuesday 31 May 22 12:57 BST (UK)  »
What does “ new College Contingent of Herne Bay College mean.
I had hoped this would solve the mystery as to where my father went to school. His brother went to Eastbourne College but have never found his school, as lead to believe he was schooled abroad as was fluent French speaker

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Kent Lookup Requests / Herne Bay Public School
« on: Tuesday 31 May 22 11:06 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for information regarding the above school, apparently they held the Oxford shorthand competition in 1916 which was recorded in the Herne Bay Press on 9/12/1916.
Any information regarding the school and how to find register of old pupils would be appreciated

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Lancashire / Re: James and Mary Kilcoyne
« on: Sunday 09 January 22 13:35 GMT (UK)  »
He died on 8/3/1915 at 8 The Walks, Brook St Wrexham from mastoid abscess and bronchitis

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Lancashire / Re: James and Mary Kilcoyne
« on: Saturday 08 January 22 12:51 GMT (UK)  »
So really have hit a brick wall in trying to find out why a 6 year old was boarding with the couple

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