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Offline mother25

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« on: Thursday 07 May 09 19:01 BST (UK) »
Hello,
I'm a newcomer here so just saying hello to everyone  :)

I've been researching my family for a couple of years, and come up agains the usual brick walls...especially with John Smith  :o 
However, I have made some progress with help from various family history sites and forums.
I hope to post here regularly, and look forward to meeting new friends  :)

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« Reply #1 on: Thursday 07 May 09 19:04 BST (UK) »
Hello and welcome to Rootschat. If there is anything we can help with, please let us know. Even John Smiths are sometimes traceable and there are loads of friendly and willing people on here, who I'm sure will rise to the challenge.

Best wishes,

Jen
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ESS: Howe French Cant Annis Noakes Turner Marshall Makerow Duck Spurden Harmony
SCT: Howe Shaw Raitt Milne Forsyth Birnie Crichton Duncan McBeath Daniel Hay Robertson Jaffrey Smith McDonald Alexander Craighead
NRY: Bushby Smith Bland Iley Cunion Kendrew Thornbury Favell Lonsdale Crossland Rudd Pratt Gibson
WES; Dickenson Jackson Ewbank Waller
STS: White
SRY: Knight
DUR: Smith Littlefair
HAM: Williams Grose Lush Venson

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« Reply #2 on: Thursday 07 May 09 19:04 BST (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat  :D

I'm sure you'll find lots of people willing to help with your posts.
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 07 May 09 21:24 BST (UK) »
Hi - welcome to Rootschat ;D ;D

I thought I'd never find what happened to my John Smith but I eventually found his grave....so you never know!
 
Milly
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McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday 07 May 09 21:36 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for your lovely welcome  :)
Thank you Milly for your encouragement about John Smith...all I know about mine is that he was my grandfather and was married and had 7 children  ???
I've given up on that side of the family for now as I seem to have run out of ideas, but I am having some success with another branch so I feel quite happy at the moment  ;D

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« Reply #5 on: Thursday 07 May 09 21:47 BST (UK) »
...Great thing was that I had almost given up on him and wasn't even looking when there he was, minding his own business, in a family grave ;D ;D ;D

Unfortunately, I have ended up with a John Smith at the end of one of my other branches too - so it does feel a little like I am back where I started! 


Milly ;D
McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday 07 May 09 21:51 BST (UK) »
A warm welcome to Rootschat.  ;D  Whenever you are ready to work on your John Smith, just post all you know about him and let these wonderful folks in Rootschat have a go at him!  Pat
ARCHIBALD/ARCHBALD: Tweedmouth, NBL; CHARLTON: Ponteland, NBL;
ERRINGTON: West Denton, NBL; 
FAIRLESS: Longbenton, NBL;
HARDING: Hollinside, Co. Durham;
KING: Newcastle-on-Tyne & Berwickshire;
LOCKEY: Ryton, Whickham, Co. Durham & YKS; NICHOLSON: Ponteland, Newburn, NBL; PAXTON: Norham, NBL;
PAULIN: Berwickshire; REAY, Ponteland, NBL;
SCOTT: Norham, NBL; SELBY: Tweedmouth, NBL;
SLIGH: Berwickshire; SPOOR: Whickham & Ryton;
WIDDRINGTON: NBL

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« Reply #7 on: Thursday 07 May 09 21:55 BST (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat :)

I don't envy you your John Smith, but if anyone can help you find him, the people on RootsChat can ;D

Betty
KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Spain - Walmer
Also
Schloss - Poland, Nottingham, Massachusetts & New Zealand.
Cohen - Birmingham

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« Reply #8 on: Thursday 07 May 09 22:17 BST (UK) »
Quote from: mother25 on Thursday 07 May 09 21:36 BST (UK)
John Smith...all I know about mine is that he was my grandfather and was married and had 7 children  ???
I've given up on that side of the family for now as I seem to have run out of ideas, but I am having some success with another branch so I feel quite happy at the moment  ;D


I have two great grandfathers named John Smith. Both on  my mother's side. One I have managed to trace back because he was from a very rural area, the other, I am still stuck on. But I will not give up!

Let us know what you have and we will do our best.

Jen
All Census Look Ups Are Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

ESS: Howe French Cant Annis Noakes Turner Marshall Makerow Duck Spurden Harmony
SCT: Howe Shaw Raitt Milne Forsyth Birnie Crichton Duncan McBeath Daniel Hay Robertson Jaffrey Smith McDonald Alexander Craighead
NRY: Bushby Smith Bland Iley Cunion Kendrew Thornbury Favell Lonsdale Crossland Rudd Pratt Gibson
WES; Dickenson Jackson Ewbank Waller
STS: White
SRY: Knight
DUR: Smith Littlefair
HAM: Williams Grose Lush Venson
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