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Title: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: Justmehereok on Monday 31 January 11 10:40 GMT (UK)
Can anybody help us we are trying to trace our ancestery and can not find anymore information on Nathan Rees.
He was born in either 1855 or 1854
In the 1881 census his name was Nathan Rees and was living in London, Middlesex, England. But then in the 1901 census his name was changed to Nathan Reece, it also states he was born in either Russia or Poland and was living in Spitalfields, Whitechapel, Christchurch, London.
He was married to Annie Reece also from Russia or Poland and had at least 9 children.

If anyone has any information on this family tree it would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou.
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan Rees or Nathan Reece
Post by: warncoort on Monday 31 January 11 10:57 GMT (UK)
Middlesex board might be better proposition.
But check freebmd.org.uk first then look at other census returns.
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: Dundee on Monday 31 January 11 11:26 GMT (UK)
The 1881-1901 census returns are consistant with Nathan's age, occupation and place of birth.  I also see that there are a lot of Polish tailors living in the same area on all of these census returns.

You need to start by getting one of the children's birth certificates to find Annie/Hannah's maiden surname.

REES and REECE sound the same when spoken so it is normal to see them both used, however you may find that this is not Nathan's birth surname.  It really depends on whether he was of Polish descent or just born in Poland.

Debra  :)
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: Essie on Monday 31 January 11 12:56 GMT (UK)
The surname could be REISS - a common Jewish name.

Essie

Interesting page to view.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeskyb6/
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: aspin on Monday 31 January 11 21:11 GMT (UK)
I've had a look in 1911 census and found
Nathan Reece aged 50 born Shoreditch London

Are you sure they were Polish

Will have to look in my family tree I'm sure one of my names married to an Auchterlonie is there (a female )

Elizabeth

I have it now Edward E Reece M Florence your grandmother
FreeBMD have a Nathan Reece M Jun quarter 1940 to a Pshozmick.Stepney London
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: krisesjoint on Monday 31 January 11 21:31 GMT (UK)
Hi,

Is there an Australian connection? Will leave this thread for time being until we hear from you.

Link to London thread

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,510731.msg3669766.html#msg3669766

Cheers Kris  :)

 
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: aspin on Monday 31 January 11 21:43 GMT (UK)
You just clicked with me

Free B M D have a birth (*)
Crewe is part of London

No it does not say any connection with Australia
When did they leave the UK

Elizabeth

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Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: krisesjoint on Monday 31 January 11 21:50 GMT (UK)
Hi Elizabeth,

Justmehereok is new to RootsChat and posted a request on the London and Middlesex board prior to posting this on the Australia Board so I presume there is an Australian connection. Waiting for further information from poster.

Cheers Kris  :)
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: aspin on Monday 31 January 11 22:02 GMT (UK)
Thank You

I have just found out she is relative of mine and we both share the same grt grt grandfather

I managed to get her e-mail just before the moderator took it off .I did PM her last night I am not sure what time it is in Australia should be about 10 am 2.2.11.
Elizabeth
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: Justmehereok on Friday 04 February 11 07:31 GMT (UK)
Hi everyone.  We are rather new at this.  My daugher and I are doing this together.  Thanks for the info.  We hope to get the hang of this sometime soon.  We live in Canberra Australia.  I have a birth cert for my grandfather which has his father as Nathin Rees and mother Anna Rees formerly Hirshcovitch in as so far as I can decipher the names on the certificate but on his marriage certificate, death certificate and the 1901 census it appears as Reece.

Is it possible to look at the other census without spending a bit on money? I checked out marriages on the Free BDM just now but with no luck so far but will try births for Nathan/Nathin Reece/Rees/Reiss around 1861.

I believe my grandfather left England sometime between 1901 and 1914 and arrived in Sydney Australia, perhaps with some of his siblings.  Any easy way of doing this without going down to look at the maritime records in Sydney?

Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: Essie on Friday 04 February 11 08:00 GMT (UK)


Try looking in this Index first.
http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/

Essie
Title: REECE / AUCHTERLONIE
Post by: Chrislats on Monday 21 January 13 14:17 GMT (UK)
Hi Justmehereok

Florence Auchterlonie married Edward Reece, who I believe are your grandparents?

Florence's father Andrew Farmer Auchterlonie is my Great-Uncle. I have a lot of information about the Auchterlonie side of the family if you are interested. 

Do you want to send me a private message or reply to this post?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Chris
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: aspin on Monday 21 January 13 21:39 GMT (UK)
I have sent you a PM

Andrew Farmer Aucterlonie got his name from my grt grt Grandfather Andrew Farmer Turnbull this you will most likely have
They lived in Eastern lane Berwick upon Tweed

A sketch of the house they lived in in Eastern Lane
Elizabeth
Title: Re: Trying to find family history on Nathan REES or Nathan REECE
Post by: aspin on Monday 21 January 13 21:40 GMT (UK)
Sorry I forgot to resize
Elizabeth