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Nottinghamshire Lookup Requests / Re: Everard Barlow descendants +Bulwell (?) marriage
« on: Thursday 28 November 19 14:33 GMT (UK)  »
I’m so sorry I have not used Rootschat for some years so have only just seen your reply! This is very exciting. Please, please contact me so we can exchange info, photos etc.

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Northumberland Lookup Requests / John strangeways Donaldson
« on: Saturday 30 July 16 15:43 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone help please? I thought this may be John Strangeways Donaldson Selby but is in fact his cousin, son of John Sr and Ann Yelloly. John Jr married Elizabeth Henderson 1816 and they had children Margery, Margaret, Ann, John S, James  & Thomas! All b Northumberland Ancroft. Margery married 1849 George Todd in London Islington. John married Anna Maria Verner 1855 in Canada & remained there, 8 children. I am interested in Margaret & Ann as they lived in my house in Suffolk, Yoxford from c1873, both 'living on own means' & are buried in St Peter's churchyard here. I am fascinated to know more - why did they come here? In 1851 John Sr, Elizabeth, Ann & Thomas are living in Friern Barnet in Middx. What took them there? John is listed as 'landed proprietor'.

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Bedfordshire Lookup Requests / Ridgmont War Memorial
« on: Saturday 05 December 15 16:01 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone help please? I am researching the men on Chesham, Bucks WM on which is listed an A W Garner. The only one on CWGC etc is Arthur William, 2nd Bn Ox & Bucks, d 16 May 1915, b Ridgmont & commemorated on their  WM. My problem is - I have found no other but cannot find a link for this man with Chesham. No documentary evidence, no obit in local paper. He was in Ridgmont in 1901, a cowman on a farm, but in the military in 1911, en route for India with 1st Bn Ox & Bucks so I am assuming if he came to Chesham, say for work, it would be between these dates. A Chesham casualty was also on board in 1911 but that may be a co-incidence. Would anyone be willing to look for an obit for me? Any other ideas? Many thanks.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Robert Hoyle - Rotherham - which War Memorial?
« on: Wednesday 11 November 15 15:08 GMT (UK)  »
Researching the men on my town war memorial in Bucks i find that Robert Hoyle was stationed there with the Northumberland Fusiliers for training in spring 1915. In July he married a local girl & was killed 29 Sept 1916. Robert Hoyle was from Rotherham, the son of Samuel Hoyle and Theodosia Lewis. She bore him 11 children but they never married. On the censuses she is listed as his married housekeeper but he a single man, 13 years her senior.

My main question is - on what WM is he commemorated? I have looked at rollofhonour.com but cannot find him, though i think not all the WMs are listed.

Many thanks

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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Re: Donaldson-Selby - Help please
« on: Tuesday 02 December 14 16:33 GMT (UK)  »
did anyone see my request in May of this year asking for more info on this family re daughters of John Strangeways D, Margaret & Ann, who living in my house in Yoxford, Suffolk in 1881 & Ann in 1891 after Margaret's death. have not had any replies. any info on these women & why they in Suffolk?

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Northumberland / John Strangeways Donaldson Selby
« on: Thursday 01 May 14 16:36 BST (UK)  »
There were requests re this family back in April 2009 with lots of info discussed & found.

I have recently moved to an old house in Yoxford, Suffolk & in doing some house history research I find that Margaret & Ann Donaldson, born Cheswick/Northumberland lived here & are I think buried in the churchyard. i found a ref to this & their father being John Strangeways Donaldson. googling him brought me to rootschat with all the fascinating info on the family. The sisters were here together in 1881 aged 55 and 54 and Ann alone in 1891 after Margaret died.

Can anyone tell me more about them? What brought them to Suffolk? Did they have an occupation here? On the census they are 'Living on Own Means' with one domestic servant. They are listed in Yoxford in Kelly's in 1879 but not it seems in this house. Any more information would be very gratefully received.

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Berkshire Lookup Requests / Re: Berkshire Chronicle- wwi casualty William Joseph Fells obit
« on: Saturday 04 May 13 12:22 BST (UK)  »
Thank you. Mine are being submitted to this via buckinghamshireremembers

www.buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk

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Berkshire Lookup Requests / Re: Berkshire Chronicle- wwi casualty William Joseph Fells obit
« on: Wednesday 01 May 13 18:18 BST (UK)  »
Yes, that's the one. I've found a few who are not commemorated by CWGC but are on our WM also some who should be on the WM who are not. I understand this is not unusual.

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Berkshire Lookup Requests / Re: Berkshire Chronicle- wwi casualty William Joseph Fells obit
« on: Tuesday 30 April 13 18:09 BST (UK)  »
thanks both.  very much appreciated.

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