Can RootsChat help me?

[Rosiedim]

Please, please will some kind person help me.  I know I should have hit the beginner button but I don't know how to get back.  I don't know if rootschat will help me in my research.  I have so many brick walls I think I have built a castle.  Feels like swimming through mud and I get quite despondent.  However, like most history minded people once I had researched my village I got hooked on the people.  Then I got hooked on my own ancestry.  Now I'm hooked and bricked in!  Names I am researching:  Leavitt, Millward, Dyer, Smithson, Hemming, Bewley, Hyde, Brain & Thick.  Counties: Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and USA.

If there is anyone out there - could someone give me a few pointers.  Thanks in advance - Di :

[Kazza]

Hi there,

And Welcome to Rootschat.  First of all DON'T PANIC.  

I have split off your message for you,  it is never a problem to do something like this for a user.

Next,  for the Rootschatters to be able to help you,  you must ask specific questions.  Genealogy is such a broad topic there is loads of advice to give,  some of it will be useless to you,  unless we know how far you have got,  and what your brick walls (or castle,  love that one ) are.

So,  concentrate on one branch at a time,  and tell us what you know,  and what you want to find out.

I am sure we will be able to help you demolish your casle,  or a tower or two at least.  

Kazza. (Global Moderator)

[Rosiedim]

Thank you rootschat.  Looking for information on Thomas Hemming born 1814 in Abingdon, Berkshire.  He was married to Louisa (--?) but can find no record of his birth or marriage.  His father was Richard.

Also looking for any information at all on John Marston Leavitt born in Holand on 11/11/1870.  His family lived in Canada but not sure where.

Also looking for Dyers from Portsea/Gosport/Southampton.

Looking for James Millward of Birmingham.

Other names:  Smithson (North Yorks); Bewley (Yorks); Smith (Yorks); Mortimore (Southampton); Hyde (East Hendred, Berks.

Thank you - Di

[Kazza]

Hi,

Thank you rootschat.  Looking for information on Thomas Hemming born 1814 in Abingdon, Berkshire.  He was married to Louisa (--?) but can find no record of his birth or marriage.  His father was Richard.

Where did you get this information?  Was it a census?

Kazza.

[Flo]

Hi there,

Have you any further information on James Millward. Imight be able to help as I have quite a file on Millwards of Birmingham.

[cheryle.f]

 Hi Rosiedim...This could be a son or another relative...

              Thomas Hemming 39 b Abingdon Berks
              Occ.Flesher in skin trade
             
              Ann Hemming 40 b Marcham Berks

              Henry C Hemming 7 b Marcham Berks

 All living Ock Street Abingdon St Helens Berks

              PRO REF NO RG11/1281  1881 census
              Folio 56
              Page 19
              FHL no 1341312 

 regards cheryle.f

[cheryle.f]

 
Hi again...there is also a marriage of a Thomas in Abingdon but cannot be the one above as he was only 14 1856. The Thomas you are looking for would have been about 42....he could have married at an old age or be on second marriage, or possibly yet another Thomas in Abingdon at same time as the other two. Theres cracks in the plaster between the bricks now....we'll get there in the end!!!!

         best wishes cheryle.f

                     Thomas Hemming married March 1856
                     Abingdon Berks Owfordshire
                     2c 395

[Genegenee]

Hi Di,

There used to be a Dyers' Dairies in Gosport, Hampshire.  You may find local history sites on Gosport helpful.

GG