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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: j13472 on Thursday 01 November 07 19:31 GMT (UK)
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Hello, I'm new to this wonder if anyone can help? I've lost my father -in - law sister Minona McEwen she was born in South America. She then moved to Spain. I don't know if she is still there. Her mother is also missing! She was born in Bromley, Kent Sept 1894. I believe she died in Spain about 1985, I can't find any trace of her marriage either, she "married" Clement McEwen, their oldest child was born Mar 1873 ,Atholl, in Camberwell. Clement worked on the Maderia Mamose Railway Company in South America.
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Dates are a bit mixed up!
Minona McEwan was born about??? South America? --> Spain, died 1985?
Her mother was born Bromley, Kent - 1894? Or is this when Minona was born? (Her name?)
Child Atholl born in 1873 - to Clement McEwan and who?
http://www.familyrelatives.com/ - you need to look, probably, at the overseas indexes of births, marriages, and deaths.
http://www.ihgs.ac.uk/competition/john_pierce.php - there is a mention here of a possible marriage, 1914 in Asunción, Clement McEwan and Doris Pierce.
http://www.findmypast.com/passengerListPersonSearchStart.action - one hit here for Minona McEwen, travelling in 1936, there's also a hit for Clement in 1924, and Doris McEwen appears a couple of times.
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Thanks Jorose,
I think my brain (hah) was going faster than my fingers.
Minona was born after 1916 child of Clement and Doris.
Doris McEwen (nee Pierce-hope) was born in Bromley, Kent 1894. It is Doris who died in Spain after 1985 but before 1993.
I don't know if Minona is alive or not as my father-in-law died in 1993. All contact has been lost with the Spanish line.
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Hello name is Margarita Csanady McEwen, I'm the daughter of the woman you are looking for. She died three weeks ago. I'd like to know about my uncle's family. I guess you are married to muy cousin. It'd be great to hear from you. Margarita
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Hello Margarita, Sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. I didn't expect to ever get a reply. I believe Minona was 13 years younger than Ewen. I recently discovered she was born in Hackney, London not South America. Do you still live in Spain? Did you know Doris well. I found some record that suggests Doris died in Malaga in 1987 do you know if that is true?
Ewen had 2 sons and a daughter. I am married to the second son.
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Hello, I'm happy to know about my cousin, although I've never met him. My mum was born in London, in 1929, and my grandmother, Doris, died in 1985 in Málaga. I met my uncle Ewen when he visited us many years ago and at the funeral of my grandmother. I live in Spain, in León, some of my siblings live in Sweden and others in Spain (Gerona, Sevilla and Nerja). If you want to know more about my mum, you can ask for my help. And yes, I knew Doris well, but when she died I was 16 years old.
Best wishes.
Margarita Csanady
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Hi
I don't know if anyone can still help but ultimately we're trying to trace relatives of Ronald Pierce who was the brother of Doris Pierce, who married Clement McEwen. I'm aware there are descendants of Mary Winifred (Molly) Pierce, Doris and Ronald's sister and direct descendants of Doris but I don't know if there is anyone still alive who may have had any contact with Ronald or have been more aware of him.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
King's School Gloucester
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Hello, I'm Doris granddaughter. Minona's youngest child. My mother passed away one year ago. I live un Spain.
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Welcome to Rootschat, King's School Gloucester (and hello again to my cousins on this thread)
I am a great-granddaughter of Mary Winifred (Molly) Pierce. I have an extremely detailed family tree of the Pierces and related families, and am in touch with extended family members in the UK, Europe and the US. Unfortunately as Ronald died in 1916 there is nobody living who knew him in person, but I have inherited photographs from the family's time in South America and my late grandmother Dorothy nee Middleton, Molly's elder daughter, passed down a rich oral history of the family. Very happy to liaise in any way.
Anna
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Hello Anna and Margarita
Thank you both for replying so quickly. I wasn't sure if the thread was still active so I'm delighted to hear from you both.
Ronald Pierce is a former pupil of the King's School Gloucester. As you may be aware, he died in World War One. We are attempting to trace relatives of all those former pupils who lost their lives in WW1 as we are hoping to hold an event in November as part of our annual remembrance service which would involve relatives of our Fallen former pupils, bringing a more personal touch to the event. It is also helping us find out more about the individuals as we have another more recent former pupil doing a history on them all.
I would therefore be interested in anything either of you are able to tell me or pass on. For ease please feel free to contact me direct via the school: alumni[at]thekingsschool.co.uk. If this address doesn't get through then please just Google King's School Gloucester and use the email address published on there marked for the Alumni Office.
Thank you
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Hi Anna
I have discovered some communication between my half sister Margarita (our common mother Minona) and you about common family members. John Pierce Hope...
I would like to get in touch with you one way or other. to get some help in the construction of my family try (myheritage.com).
I live in Sweden (grew up in Malaga, Spain). my late father was a Swede. More about me and our common ancestry if I get in touch
Regards
Ian Malcolm
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Minona Margaret McEwen Pierce-Hope was my mother, she died in May 2013 in Estepona, Málaga. She was known as Margarita here in Spain as she always hated her first name. She had 10 children, 3 from her first husband Kurt Ekman : Juan Fernando, Luigi Christian & Teresa Rosa (deceased 2007), 7 from her second husband Tämas Csanady: Carlos, Clemente, Cristina, Isabel, Constantino (deceased 1971), Consuelo & Margarita.
I am Carlos & I live in Nerja, Malaga, Spain, married to my English wife , we have 3 boys.