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Offline Anndy

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Hurley family
« on: Saturday 19 February 11 05:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi;
I am just starting to search my late nana's heritage. I am hoping to get pointed in the right direction. I am told by a friend I ahve a lot of great information to get started but not sure how.

Anyhow, my nana was Cathaine Hurley, born June 10, 1906 - her father was Frederick Hurley and on her birth certificate was Greenwich, district of greenwich west england.

I have wedding information and more - but I am more intersted in finding out who my nana's parents were, if there were siblings, and her heritage.

I am coming to England in 3 months so I would like to see some places of interest in my heritage

thanks to all who help!
Hurley,

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Re: Hurley family
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 19 February 11 07:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi Anndy,

Just linking to your other thread to avoid duplication :
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,515129.0.html

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Re: Hurley family
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 19 February 11 07:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi Anndy & welcome to Rootschat.  There are two pages on Rootschat that will be very helpful to you, the beginners page,
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,47.0.html

And how to use Rootschat
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,287.0.html
As you're not in the UK these will help you familiarise yourself with how to go about things.

As you already have your nana's birth certificate you should have her mother's name as well as her fathers, Frederick Hurley.  The birth was registered in Greenwich registration district which is in KENT.  She & her family should appear in the 1911 census which you can view here,  http://www.1911census.co.uk/  but you have to buy credits, but well worth it to start your journey!

Best of luck,

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Re: Hurley family
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 19 February 11 07:46 GMT (UK) »
Hi Jane  :)

I'm afraid the free 1911 census search might not be as useful as we could have hoped for. She seems to be in an institution with no other Hurleys  :-\
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Re: Hurley family
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 19 February 11 07:48 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Tati, I've just read the other thread.   :(  That's a bit of a blow then for Anndy but makes the search that more interesting!

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Re: Hurley family
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 19 February 11 09:08 GMT (UK) »
Hi all,

Have I missed something? Am I awake yet?  :)

Is there a reason for this thread to be in Sussex?

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Re: Hurley family
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 19 February 11 09:13 GMT (UK) »
Mornin' Ray  :D  No, no reason for this to be in Sussex.  Anndy is new to Rootschat & not familiar with English counties  :)

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Re: Hurley family
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 19 February 11 09:19 GMT (UK) »
Yes I also wondered about why this is on the Sussex board instead of the one for Kent?

Best suggestion is that you reveal to us the mother's maiden name on the birth cert you have, which I presume was for a birth registered in Greenwich in the September quarter of 1906.  Hopefully we can use the details on it to find the mother's marriage to Frederick Hurley, and from that you/we may then be able to find further children of theirs.  Catherine's parents or any brothers or sisters may still be together or with relatives, so using this back door approach may help find the family.   

Given the Greenwich location, an immediate possible could be Frederick Charles Hurley who married either Elizabeth Gorrod or Florence White (March quarter of 1905) in the nearby district of Woolwich.       

Unfortunately, at this point we also have some controversy, for looking back at the identical link you have left on the Middlesex section of Rootschat, I note that Eyesee has replied there saying:
          "Looking at the baptisms for Deptford St Paul, which is in the Greenwich area, there is the following:
           Catherine, d/o Augustus & Caroline HURLEY, 34 Catherine Grove, General dealer, born 1906 Jun 10.

The birth date given on the baptism is identical to the date you have given, so was Catherine's father Frederic or Augustus?

Eyesee then adds ..... There was another child to this couple in 1904, Charles Edward and the father is given as William Augustus.  Looks like the birth certificate is the first thing on the list, to confirm parents.

There is obviously an error somewhere for the parents on birth cert you have and those on the baptism details Eyesee found, do not match, so one may have been falsified to cover some family indiscression.  By starting with a more detailed inspection of the birth certificate in your posession, your findings may eventually solve the mystery as to why your Nana Catherine ended up in an institution.

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Re: Hurley family
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 19 February 11 09:22 GMT (UK) »
Reading the other thread I'm not so sure Anndy has the birth certificate, perhaps her information is from another source?  We'll wait & see what she replies with  :)

Jane
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