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The Common Room / Re: Burial Register abbreviations
« on: Monday 23 December 24 14:37 GMT (UK)  »
It is the Weld Chapel register and I think you're right about the abbreviation as I looked closer at the page and found the first one was a bit fuller "Edm.Regr". But what the significance of the note is, I'm not sure as the entries concerned do not appear in the main body of Edmonton entries. Rather the whole set of the chapel register appears to be reproduced in the Edmonton register as a side column.
But thanks anyway
Helen

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The Common Room / Re: Burial Register abbreviations
« on: Monday 23 December 24 11:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
Can anyone help with an abbreviation found in 1748 burials in Edmonton registers please?
It looks like "Ed.Regr". I presume the second word is regular but what does the term mean?
It only occurs on two men and one woman on a whole page of burials.
Thanks
Helen

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United States of America / William Johnson born about 1796 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
« on: Monday 11 November 24 19:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
Hoping someone can help me with information about a William Johnson born about 1796.

I have a 2x great-grandfather who fathers 7 children in Huntingdonshire and then disappears. At least 3 of his children emigrated to Vanderburgh county, Indianna and one of them died in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana.

I have found on FamilySearch some burials in Evansville, and one in particular in 1884 is about the right age. Unfortunately I cannot see the images, but hoping someone has access to burials in Evansville and can help with more information.

Many thanks
Helen

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US Lookup Requests / Re: George Minney Marriages in Indiana in 1840s
« on: Saturday 09 November 24 18:00 GMT (UK)  »
Hi guys
Sorry I’ve been away so long, been sick. Not a good time, first I had a bad reaction to my Covid jab then I managed to get food poisoning! Much better now, thankfully, and able to get back to family history.

Wow! Thanks for all the input guys and the links!

I was trying to find confirmation that the George Minney born about 1812 in Huntingdonshire and who married Hannah Pauley in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, was the same man who was in the 1840 census in Pigeon, Indiana, and in 1843 married Ann Manchett, and finally, in 1845, married Sarah Beul/Beal. If George had been a widower in both marriages, that would have strengthened my case.

I haven’t yet been able to get to my local FamilySearch Centre (part-time at two days a week in the next town) but I did find on the FamilySearch website that if I searched for just “Minney” in location “Indiana, United States”  and looked under “Memories” there was a piece written by a descendant “Solving the Minney Conundrum”, which confirms my theory and agrees with research done in England by the folks that subscribe to “The Minney Newsletter” at https://www.minney.org.uk.

It would be nice to have the images of the marriages lend extra weight to my theory but I think that might not happen, so will have to go with what I have.

Thanks
Helen

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US Lookup Requests / George Minney Marriages in Indiana in 1840s
« on: Thursday 17 October 24 16:37 BST (UK)  »
Hi
Need help please with some marriages in Indiana as I don't have access to US original records, just the transcripts.
I have a George Minney who emigrated to America and appears in 1840 census, in Pidgeon, Vanderburg, Indiana with a wife and child under 5. I am hoping it's his wife Hannah, whom he married in 1836 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, but I cannot find a death.

So my first question is: can anyone find me a death for a Hannah Minney in 1840-43 in, or near, Vanderburg Indiana please?

I have found two marriages for George Minney in Vanderburg, Indiana:
1) 5 Aug 1843 to Ann Manchett
2) 13 Nov 1845 to Sarah Beul (or Beal)

So my second question is: if anyone has access to the originals of these transcripts, could they tell me the marriage status and parentage of George, Ann and Sarah please?

Many thanks
Helen

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United States of America / Re: Absolom Johnson of Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, 1829-1857
« on: Thursday 17 October 24 16:00 BST (UK)  »
Hi Jim
Sorry, only just seen your post.
Thanks for filling in Absolom's and William's later life.
Absolom and William were two of seven children of William Johnson and Elizabeth Harvey, baptised in Hartford, Wyton and Houghton in Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire).
My great-grandfather Edward was the youngest and moved to London to have his family.
I have family for Elizabeth Harvey but I have not had any luck at all with William senior as he does not appear in any census with his family and I cannot find a death for him.
Helen

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Westmorland / Re: Help please with confusing baptism 1867
« on: Tuesday 30 January 24 14:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Rosie
agreed, but I have found evidence of both being at least partially registered, so they might have forgotten to complete the process - rather than it was a mix up at the GRO.
Helen

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Westmorland / Re: Help please with confusing baptism 1867
« on: Tuesday 30 January 24 12:44 GMT (UK)  »
Update
the local office were unable to help as they did not have the facilities to do a search and they did not have an online index. However, actually talking it through with them has sorted out my thoughts on the matter.

I have a theory that as Edward did have a brother James (who I have been unable to trace), that the two fathers were brothers and they had sons at a similar date that also died within days of each other in the same village. As they were both called very similar names, I think that they might have got confused with each other when the births were copied to the GRO and only one birth and one death were indexed.

As the boys are only a sideline of mine, I think that it will have to remain a theory.
thanks for all your help
Helen

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Westmorland / Re: Help please with confusing baptism 1867
« on: Friday 26 January 24 11:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
Thanks for your replies. Oops! Slight finger trouble on the baptism, thanks for mentioning it mckha.

Thanks for the snippet, Daisy, it does make more sense for my James. I did wonder if the GRO had two James side by side in their records and only indexed one of them, or maybe that happened when the local office sent their quarterly returns?

Think I will check the local office and see if they have more. Thanks for your input guys.
Helen

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