Brown/Wakelin families

[Melanie Wakelin]

Hello,
I'm new to this page but have been researching my family tree (and that of my husband) for over a year quite intensively. It all started when I was told to rest completely after a bout of "mono" and had to take a break from biking, hiking, gardening, and (hurrah) housework. It was far more interesting than watching T.V.!

I have found a lot of information about many of my relatives, however, I would love to get more detail about certain branches. Unfortunately, many of my mother and father's family are Browns and Smiths....This has understandably been a challenge. The Wakelins of Brentford (some shifted to New Zealand in the 1860s and 1870s), the Balneaves of Fearn, Scotland (some shifted to New Zealand at the same time), the Mercers of Margate, and the Homewoods of Bethnal Green are just some of my relatives. I know that I've seen posts about the Stephensons/Stevensons who were map engravers. I am related to them through Louisa Martha Stephenson (She was my great great great grandmother) who married Thomas Homewood. My great grandmother, Beatrice Emily Homewood (1871-1931) married Herbert William Rodwell Bishop (1862-1919). HWR Bishop's father was George Bishop. George Bishop's obituary mentioned that he died in Southampton (1879) but was "formerly of Victoria, Hong Kong" as a commercial clerk. If anyone would like to contact me for or with information about any of these families, I am happy to share and would be delighted to learn more. Cheers! Melanie Wakelin

[philipsearching]

Greetings, and a warm welcome to Rootschat.

You might be lucky and find a Rootschatter who has information connected to your lines, but if that doesn't happen, could I suggest that rather than (at this stage) asking for a wide range of information you pick one particular ancestor, post the details you have, then ask for help finding the missing pieces?

There are some amazing experts on here with knowledge about military matters, ships, historical fashions and all sorts of interesting things.  Then there's people like me who have built up a reasonable knowledge of how and where to search, and others who are at an early stage in their research.  Above all, we all have fun with our hobby/obsession and enjoy helping each other!

All the best.
Philip

[Melanie Wakelin]

Thanks! I will do that.
Melanie

[Charles Homewood]

Hello,
I'm new to this page but have been researching my family tree (and that of my husband) for over a year quite intensively. It all started when I was told to rest completely after a bout of "mono" and had to take a break from biking, hiking, gardening, and (hurrah) housework. It was far more interesting than watching T.V.!

I have found a lot of information about many of my relatives, however, I would love to get more detail about certain branches. Unfortunately, many of my mother and father's family are Browns and Smiths....This has understandably been a challenge. The Wakelins of Brentford (some shifted to New Zealand in the 1860s and 1870s), the Balneaves of Fearn, Scotland (some shifted to New Zealand at the same time), the Mercers of Margate, and the Homewoods of Bethnal Green are just some of my relatives. I know that I've seen posts about the Stephensons/Stevensons who were map engravers. I am related to them through Louisa Martha Stephenson (She was my great great great grandmother) who married Thomas Homewood. My great grandmother, Beatrice Emily Homewood (1871-1931) married Herbert William Rodwell Bishop (1862-1919). HWR Bishop's father was George Bishop. George Bishop's obituary mentioned that he died in Southampton (1879) but was "formerly of Victoria, Hong Kong" as a commercial clerk. If anyone would like to contact me for or with information about any of these families, I am happy to share and would be delighted to learn more. Cheers! Melanie Wakelin

hi im a homewood just started researching the homewoods from paddington london who moved to thanet at some point my grandad was charles thomas homewood and nan elsie mercy boon