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« on: Thursday 03 March 05 00:21 GMT (UK) »
I'm very new to this so please forgive me if I seem simple. I am trying to trace my fathers line. we have always used the name Playle as a surname. My grandfather was divorced and estranged when my father was 19 so I didn't know much about him. After unsuccessfully searching for him on the 1891 census and BMD I decided to search for his marriage (which I knew the date of) He was listed as a PLAYL I have since found his father who came to Grimsby on a fishing vessel, (also listed as Playl) (1881 census) He was John Playl A.B Seaman aged 18, Unmarried, Birthplace Maldon Essex, Address "Cambria" Gt Grimsby Lincoln England.
PRO ref RG11/3277 Folio 123 Page - FHL film no. 1341781
(I have no idea yet what the last figures mean but I am hoping someone can tell me.) He eventually married an Ellen Elizabeth who was a year older but either was at sea (on a different Trawler) or dead by the time of the 1891 survey.
Please forgive my ignorance, I have probably missed something that seems obvious to a seasoned researcher. Thank you for reading this message.