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Down / Re: The Reading or Redding family, Holywood
« on: Monday 04 August 25 21:52 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for your help. I'll chase it up tomorrow.
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Down / Re: The Reading or Redding family, Holywood
« on: Monday 04 August 25 18:07 BST (UK) »
Ah! I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for getting back to me.
Do you know of any other way I could find out?
Do you know of any other way I could find out?
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Down / The Reading or Redding family, Holywood
« on: Monday 04 August 25 17:58 BST (UK) »
I used to know a family in the late 1960s who lived in either Oakley Avenue or Beech End in Holywood, surname Reading or Redding.
Does anyone have any idea what happened to them?
Does anyone have any idea what happened to them?
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Anglesey / Re: Plot lay-out for Maeshyfryd Cemetery in Holyhead
« on: Thursday 30 April 20 17:24 BST (UK) »
Should have added that, according to their website, they charge £30 for the service ...
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Anglesey / Re: Plot lay-out for Maeshyfryd Cemetery in Holyhead
« on: Thursday 30 April 20 17:23 BST (UK) »
Thanks, Pauline, I'll bear that in mind when I next visit (whenever that may be!). 
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Anglesey / Plot lay-out for Maeshyfryd Cemetery in Holyhead
« on: Thursday 30 April 20 17:16 BST (UK) »
Hi
Research carried out some years ago revealed that my great-grandfather, John Rich (1855-1902) was apparently buried in Plot 244 of Section B of Maeshyfryd Cemetery.
However, on visiting the cemetery in person, I found the grave to be unmarked except for a small piece of stone lying flat, possibly face down. Incongruously, all the graves around it appeared to be dated around 1929, so it is possible I have the wrong location.
Does anyone have any information on how the cemetery is divided up and, if possible, where John Rich may really be buried? (Incidentally, the grave of his son, also John (1895-1945) is very close by, just to the east of the Thetis memorial.)
Grateful for any help you can give.
Amlodhi
Research carried out some years ago revealed that my great-grandfather, John Rich (1855-1902) was apparently buried in Plot 244 of Section B of Maeshyfryd Cemetery.
However, on visiting the cemetery in person, I found the grave to be unmarked except for a small piece of stone lying flat, possibly face down. Incongruously, all the graves around it appeared to be dated around 1929, so it is possible I have the wrong location.
Does anyone have any information on how the cemetery is divided up and, if possible, where John Rich may really be buried? (Incidentally, the grave of his son, also John (1895-1945) is very close by, just to the east of the Thetis memorial.)
Grateful for any help you can give.
Amlodhi
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Norfolk / Re: How far did Norfolk labourers travel to find work?
« on: Sunday 11 May 14 16:27 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much indeed for that link, Jan - it clearly showed Jonas' age at death as 64. The age of Johans at death that year would have been 72 or so, arguably quite an error, even for those days. Given the naming convention as well, I think the John Rich born 1712 is the better of the two possibilities, although this must be investigated more fully at a later date. To further muddy the waters, I also found a couple of baptisms for Jonas Rich in Yorkshire ......
Using your link, I was also able to look at the original marriage entry for Jonas Rich on 31 March 1741, and there is an extra word next to his forename. Although almost totally illegible, it could just possibly be a J starting it, raising the possibility that it is another forename. I think I would need to view the original document with a magnifying glass in order to confirm or refute that. Have you had a look at it?
But thanks again for your help in this.
Using your link, I was also able to look at the original marriage entry for Jonas Rich on 31 March 1741, and there is an extra word next to his forename. Although almost totally illegible, it could just possibly be a J starting it, raising the possibility that it is another forename. I think I would need to view the original document with a magnifying glass in order to confirm or refute that. Have you had a look at it?
But thanks again for your help in this.
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Norfolk / Re: How far did Norfolk labourers travel to find work?
« on: Saturday 10 May 14 18:37 BST (UK) »
To Janfurness
Hi Jan - I've found another, possibly stronger, candidate for Jonas Rich (birth c 1709) on FreeReg - it is one John Rich, baptised in St Andrew's, Hingham on 20 November 1712. His father is recorded as being a John Rich as well, which follows the naming convention i have seen throughout almost all the Rich generations. Are there any records I could check to see if he moved from Hingham to Woodton?
Hi Jan - I've found another, possibly stronger, candidate for Jonas Rich (birth c 1709) on FreeReg - it is one John Rich, baptised in St Andrew's, Hingham on 20 November 1712. His father is recorded as being a John Rich as well, which follows the naming convention i have seen throughout almost all the Rich generations. Are there any records I could check to see if he moved from Hingham to Woodton?
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Norfolk / Re: How far did Norfolk labourers travel to find work?
« on: Wednesday 12 February 14 12:30 GMT (UK) »
A lot of interesting family histories here - no doubt that agricultural poverty hit East Anglia hard in the first half of C19, a result of cheaper wheat, etc, having started to be imported from the USA.