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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Berkshire => Topic started by: CDJAM on Friday 03 July 09 17:53 BST (UK)
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Hello,
there was a message posted here from a username 'hbg' searching for a Joseph Giles b.1846. We too have this name on our tree and can trace this back to 1676. (My grandfather is the son of Edward Giles who is the brother of Frank Giles-we belieive this person is probably a cousin...) If hbg is still a user on this site (or anyone knows them to pass this message on) and would like to know more on this family tree, please respond ASAP...
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Hello :)
Welcome to Rootschat :D
hbg hasn't been on since August 2006 :(
In case he still has notifications turned on, I've sent him a PM telling him about you and the Giles family, and posted a note on his thread.
Let's hope ;)
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Thank you very much for the prompt and helpful response,
Regards,
Claire
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Hi,
I have Joseph, the son of Giles Giles & Mary Fear in my tree. I have 2 brother and a sister to Joseph but possibly more. All born in Buckland, Berks
Would love to hear from you if this fits your tree.
Bob
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Hello Bob :)
Welcome to Rootschat to you ;D
Just to remind / advise both you and Claire that once you have each made 3 posts you can send PM's - so if you chat here for a couple more posts, then you will be able to exchange information in PMs :D
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Hello Bob,
We think your tree is connected to ours, we already have the information you've given, we've researched this back to John and Anne Giles-John b.1650...
Could you confirm who you are please? If we know who your parents/grandparents are we can see where you fit into the tree.
My grandfather has done all the research on this, he is the son of Edward & Minnie-Florence Giles, They moved to Melton Mowbray after the Great War. Edward is the son of Joseph and brother of Francis and Henry. Francis went to Gadsby in Canada.
Hope this is useful, please respond, we can compare trees.
Best regards,
Claire.
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Hi Claire,
There is a bit of confusion on my Giles tree. I have taken it back to Anthony (born c1712, Buckland) & Mary, with 5 children. I had an email from another researcher to say that I had it wrong so have adjusted my tree with the other info. Now I'm unsure which line is right, but I can give you what I know is right.
My grandmother was Louisa Giles born 1889, the eldest of 3 girls to George & Elizabeth (Hunt)
George was the 5th child of 12 to William & Fanny (Lainsbury)
This is where it differs
I had William as the 7th child of 9 of John & Elizabeth (Bowles), but was told he was the 5th child of 8 of Giles Giles & Maria Barrett
As I have said I have changed the tree but am not entirely convinced it's right. I still have the other line as it might connect.
Hoping to hear from you. It's a pity there is not a secure way of exchanging email addresses.
Best wishes,
Bob
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Hello Bob,
So was your grandmother, Louisa born a Hunt and became a Giles by marriage? if so do you know what the name of her husband/your grandfather was? we can then trace your position in the tree which will in turn bring you to the info you need...
It would help if we knew your name too...
You may find 'familysearch.co.uk' useful (Latter Day Saints)
click on the IGI advanced search and enter 'Giles Buckland, Berkshire UK'
All will come up dating back to 1676...
It seems that some of your information is missing/wrong-hope this helps...
Regards,
Claire
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Hi Claire,
My grandmother was Louisa Annie Giles, born 26 Nov.1889 in Tilehurst, Reading, Berks. Husbands were Ernest Albert Breadmore then Archibald William Jones
My mother was Georgina Breadmore & I am Bob Lemon.
I think I have a lot of missing info as I have been concentrating more on the Breadmore side.
Best wishes,
Bob
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Hello Bob,
Was your grandmother, Louisa known by another name-other than Louisa? do you know what her parent's names were?
We are at this point unable to identfy your grandmother and therefore unable to confirm that we are of the same line...
We do have a family tree on myheritage.com with all the Giles' (219 in all!) If it is that you are of this line we will publish the tree for you to gain access...
My grandfather would like to know if you are at all connected to the blacksmith in Buckland...
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Hello Bob,
Do you have any family links with Canada? we may have found a lead...
Regards,
Claire
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Hi Claire,
No idea who the blacksmith in Buckland was.
I do have relatives in Canada. Clifford Silas (Cliff) is married to Lilian Bloomfield. He is my 2C1R. I am in constant touch with his nephew Brian Hurdle.
By the way, any idea what PM's are? When I joined rootschat I was told we could communicate through them after 3 posts.
Best wishes,
Bob
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:D :D
PMs are Private Messages :)
You can send a PM to a Rootschatter when you have more than 3 posts each.
To send one to Clair - Bob click on the green scroll under her name - and vice versa
PM's cannot be read by anyone else on Rootschat - including the Mods - and you can exchange on there "sensitive" information such as email and snail-mail addresses, and details on living people ;D
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Great, thanks Mum
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Hi Bob,
So no Giles' in Canada? We know that some of the Giles' went to Canada (Francis-son of Joseph and possibly his brother Henry)
Joseph Giles-son of Giles Giles, had 3 brothers, Thomas, Edward and Henry and 2 sisters, Jane and Frances-Frances died aged 16... He also had 3 sons, Edward, Francis and Henry and a daughter, Helen.
Does any of this ring any bells?
Regards,
Claire.
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I am one of the Canadian Giles' My Grand father was Frank Giles.
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Interesting! Do you have a tree? can you disclose any more information please? We have a tree with much information-including photos, dating back to the 1600s. It's published online and we'd be happy to share/merge it...We'd love to hear about what happened in Canada-who married who, how many children etc...There are more recent Giles' in Canada today, my grandfather's sister-daughter of Edward who is the brother of Frank...
Regards,
Claire
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My Grand father was Frank Joseph Giles brothers were Edward and Henry Giles and one Daughter Helen who married a Fenn. Frank homesteaded in Gadsby Alberta with his Uncles Tomas b(1841)and Henry b(1833) with Mrs. Goldbourn as their house keeper. Tom, Henry and Mrs. Goldbourn are all buried in Gadsby.
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Wow! we're related! You must be my mother's cousin then...(Diana Dunkley/Giles)
My grandfather, John Giles-son of Edward, is in Canada at present and will be so pleased to hear this news. If you'd like to see the tree here's the link:
http://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-62880272/giles
http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/17522908/family?fpid=521144717
There are some photos on this one (the second) and will soon update both of these trees. If you have a tree and would like to merge, just let me know.
Do you have any photos of Frank? -or anyone else? we'd be interested to see them...
My name is Claire James, I'm on the tree...
Kind regards,
Claire
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My father talked with your Grandfather John on Friday so It will not be new news for him. I have been working on the tree my self for about 3 years on and off, so it was great to hear from you. Now how many cousins do I have? and where are they located?
Very interesting.
Barry
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Hello Barry,
I've received an email from Wanda in Canada so I knew they'd spoken...
The children of Edward are, Ellen (known as Nell) who lives in Newmarket Toronto,
Ruby-who lives in Baltimore USA,
Emily-who lives in Nottingham England
and John (my grandad) who lives in Leicester England.
Nell has a daughter Wanda, Ruby has a son Bill Tolhurst (also on rootschat) and a daughter Jean (yes, Billy Jean!) Emily had no children and John has two daughters, Diana (my mother) and Rosalind and a son Edward. We all live in Leicester/shire England.
mail soon,
Claire
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Wow, the Giles Family tree is coming out of the woodwork. My name is Gary Giles, my father was Howards brother. Howard was the one that was contacted by John Giles while he was recently in Toronto. Like Barry I also have been working on the tree, and have been doing so for about 10 years. Barry and I share information and pass it on to Howard who started the whole process many years ago. In John's telephone call he indicated that he would send all of the information which he has to Howard. I look forward to seeing the history that he has found through his research. I sent an e-mail to John's nephew in England, however have not yet had a reply...
Gary Giles
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I forgot to let everyone know my e-mail address. It is solar@pinc.com, feel free to message me directly.
Thanks
Gary Giles
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Hello Gary,
My grandad, John Giles, knew of Howards existence but didn't know where to find him, when we joined rootschat and found a 'HBG' looking for Giles', he was sure it was him! as the post was dated 2006 and rootschat told us he'd not been on in a long while we came to a dead-end. Every time my grandad visits he says, 'have you heard yet?' he's driven us bonkers! This is the news he's been waiting for!
Gary, if you go back through this thread you'll see I've posted a link to our two family trees, the one on myheritage is quite detailed and dates back to the mid-1600s. Howard and Frank are on there and so must be your father. (here it is again)
http://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-62880272/giles
If you have published a tree we could merge them. We also have photos and will update it soon.
Regards,
Claire
clairejames69@hotmail.com
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BTW, if you look at the names on the tree, it's funny how the same names are being recycled, my brother is Thomas Henry, there's Francis, Edward etc...
Also, your father must be a cousin of my grandad too...On the tree he is Francis John Giles-married Joyce Mary-Kay. He likes to be known as John...
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I do have a tree, and it is in a program called Family Tree Maker, I'm not sure if it is compatible with anything you have but we can try. My Father Harold Trevor Giles who was in the Canadian Air force and his brother Ted who was in the Navy both met John in England during the second world war. I'll have a look at the tree on Heritage...
Thanks
Gary
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We have found a new giles born 1795 in Buckland Berkshire. He appears with his wife Mary in the 1851 census living in Bishopstone Wiltshire. Wife Mary is listed as having been born in America/ canada.... was this how agricultural labourers from a small village were able to emigrate ? did they go to her family? We don't know her surname so difficult to trace her. This find has thrown up more questions than answers. would appreciate any help shedding some light on this mystery
Regards John