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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Mystery - Sydney james Peterson -COMPLETED
« on: Saturday 10 August 13 06:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi mxm

No-one has said he definitely changed his name but as he has been so hard to locate any information on, it was a thought. It has not been suggested by my friend either as she has struggled all along with her research and didn't know which way to go. I offered to help and struck all the problems she encountered which is when I turned to rootschat for suggestions. I will contact her and advise her you would like to make contact. Are you able to pass an email address to me? I would like to make sure we're talking about the same Sydney Peterson too! I am assuming you have documents which we have all been unable to locate which show there was no change of name then? I know sometimes birth registrations just don't happen but there seemed to be so many other coincidences also that suggested he either didn't come from where he said he was from or perhaps he wasn't born with the name he used later.
Anyway I will let her know you would like to be in touch and can help her with her research. I look forward to hearing back from you soon.
Regards
Carolyn

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Cork / Re: Connell - can't decipher place names!
« on: Tuesday 07 August 12 01:58 BST (UK)  »
ftcorkmdb I was very interested when I read your post. The baptismal certificate I have is a copy given to me by a relative who visited Ireland a few times. The parish priest I think is the one who wrote it out so there has been a mistake perpetuated along the way!! I am glad I put this post up now. :)
Thankyou
Carolyn

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Cork / Re: Connell - can't decipher place names!
« on: Monday 06 August 12 08:14 BST (UK)  »
Thanks gortonboy for your help. Those sites have been great and I particularly like the map!!!

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Cork / Connell - can't decipher place names!
« on: Monday 06 August 12 06:27 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone

My Connell family consisted of parents William and Ellen (nee Cox). Married in Cork in 1857. Their children were Sarah Jane, William Frederick, Mary Helena, Albert James and John (not sure if he has any other names!)

I have a copy of some baptismal certificates for the parish of Barryroe (Lived in Lislee) for the children Sarah, Mary and Albert. The residence looks like Sig or Sing Castle and I'm hoping to have this identified please.

The other baptismal certificate for John takes place at a parish called Tractor or Tracton Abbey. The person who has written out these certificates has not made it easy to read. It looks like John was baptised according to the rites of the Catholic church on the 5th August 1868 in the church of The Sacred Heart Minone?? Bridge.

I look forward to hearing from someone in the know  :)

Carolyn (Australia)

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Warwickshire Lookup Requests / Re: Stratford on Avon baptism - Parker
« on: Monday 25 June 12 14:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi Jim
Just as well I mentioned I was John's daughter in law!! We have actually ordered the certificate for William but wondered if it was worth looking for Edward since he's the direct line. I like to check under all stones.  :) Are there a lot of parishes in S on A???
Cheers
Carolyn

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Warwickshire Lookup Requests / Stratford on Avon baptism - Parker
« on: Monday 25 June 12 09:24 BST (UK)  »
H all
On behalf of my father in law I wondered if anyone could help with a baptism of his great grandfather Edward Banning Parker c.1854 in Stratford on Avon? The family are a messy one and it appears the parents married when the children were grown!! We can't find a birth certificate and as we all know, it's nice to locate the hatching, matching and dispatching to begin with. :D. We think the parents are Henry and Mary Ann and the census' have advised place of birth as Stratford on Avon (the family were here in 1851).
Many thanks
Carolyn
PS Just in case anyone does notice, my father in law has put something else about this family on the general board, so yes ,we do know about each other  8)

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Warwickshire / Re: John Bolton, Solicitor - buried where?
« on: Thursday 21 June 12 15:32 BST (UK)  »
Hi Daisy
I have checked out your link and will give them a try. Unfortunately the records they hold are not for the closed churchyards and there is a possibility John is in one of these. Only one of the cemeteries they hold records for was open when John died. You never know!

Cheers Carolyn

Hi Al
You were right - Leamington Library are very helpful and very quick!! What a shame there seems to be no obituary in the paper  ::) Will keep on trying...

Cheers
Carolyn


Hi Harrywrag

No I did not have that information. I'm assuming from what you've written this is a London newspaper? How interesting......and brief!!

Cheers
Carolyn

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Warwickshire / Re: John Bolton, Solicitor - buried where?
« on: Wednesday 20 June 12 15:30 BST (UK)  »
Thankyou for the direction Al, I will head that way and see what I can locate!
Carolyn

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Warwickshire / Re: John Bolton, Solicitor - buried where?
« on: Wednesday 20 June 12 14:24 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Hugs now I understand the town name  better! Closed churchyard info is fantastic as it gives me somewhere to start looking. Thankyou for your leads, fingers crossed I find him. :D

Carolyn

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