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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Hollingworth New Connexion Chapel
« on: Thursday 05 September 13 11:21 BST (UK)  »
I am interested in your message re the above, and am glad that you too have been to the Chapel yourself and discovered your grandfather's grave.  As I said in my original message, my sister and I walked around the chapel yard in 1981 looking for family graves, but it was very overgrown.   We were given a telephone number by the Archives Dept in Man.Central Lib. of the Methodist Minister who had responsibility for churches in the local area (I believe they operate a 'circuit').  We spoke to his wife and asked about the registers of the church.   She told us that all the extant registers had been deposited with Man.Archives and filmed obviously.  There are lots of gaps so it is very frustrating, and I don't think that they were destroyed in the fire you mentioned, but still believe them to be in private hands somewhere, hence my original message.     I know this doesn't help you, or myself either, but I think we just have to accept there is nothing further we can do.

Best wishes Butlerclan

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Surrey / Re: Entries on Family Search - Dorking
« on: Thursday 13 September 12 18:14 BST (UK)  »
I have now paid to look on the BMD site and found the marriage entry I thought was my ancestors.  John Edwards married Susannah Chandler on the 19th March 1777, Dorking which confirms that the entries for births I found in the Dorking register were their children.  They are Quaker records, and it would seem that those other references tagged on to the entries on Family Search were as someone suggested villages or hamlets.  John is stated to be of Nutfield on his marriage, and Susannah of Ifield.  I also paid to find the death of Susannah in 1788, and she was buried in Capal Society of Friends burial ground.

Just as a warning to fellow researchers trying to use the site above for which you have to pay to 'view' records, I paid for 10 credits and thought they would be sufficient, but annoyingly I looked at one entry for which I had to pay 1 extra credit and therefore had to pay for another 10 credits in order to look for my other queries because it uses 5 credits per view of page, more for full entry.   It appears to be a very helpful site if you know the names and dates and areas you are looking for.   I couldn't find the marriage of son James Edwards, so am assuming he did not profess to be a Quaker, but neither can I find him elsewhere, so if anyone can help me to find him marrying about 1804/6 in the Ifield area of Sussex, then I would be very grateful for your help.   I hope the foregoing is of some assistance to other reserchers.

Butler

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Surrey / Re: Entries on Family Search - Dorking
« on: Wednesday 12 September 12 17:25 BST (UK)  »
Thanks to all who have replied to my query.  It was of help to know that the records film RG6 are Quaker records.  I suspected as much and therefore have worked out that those births I have found were recorded, as stated, quarterly at Dorking.   The other set which matched exactly but had different names must have another obscure reason.  So don't worry anyone.

They were culled from Family Search as I said in my subject heading.   The marriage I found, again from a RG6 film was of John Edwards marrying 19th March 1777, Dorking.  But again, as stated, there were lots of Edwards around in Surrey and Sussex so without knowing who exactly he married I can't claim that record.  The mother in the baptisms was stated to be Susannah Edwards.

I am assuming that John Edwards did marry a Susannah and thereafter in the next few years they were having children registered as having been born, because I don't think the Quakers baptised children.

I will have to go to the PRO it seems to look at the films myself.
Thank you again

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Surrey / Re: Entries on Family Search - Dorking
« on: Sunday 09 September 12 14:26 BST (UK)  »
You have to register and pay for sight of anything on that site, so thank you, but it doesn't help with my queries as in my message.

Butlerclan

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Surrey / Entries on Family Search - Dorking
« on: Saturday 08 September 12 19:12 BST (UK)  »
I have found several entries of a family which I believe to be mine, but I am a little confused.  They are all straightforwardly stated to be at 'Dorking', but then they are on there again and each one seems to be a little different.  I believe the family came from Capel, but there are names in the second set such as Nutfield, Marsh, Gibbs, Rushett.  The film seems to be a Non-conformist register in the RG6 series, so could someone explain to me please what these differences actually mean.   I am also looking for the marriage of John Edwards and Susannah - whose death I found on 8th March, 1788 of Capel - the parents in question.

I am also looking for the marriage of their son James Edwards circa 1806 whose wife was Hannah on the 1841 Census, but she may have been a second wife, of course, and this could have been in Ifield as their son Peter was born there (whose baptism I can't find either)

I am sorry if this is rather long-winded, but I have absolute confidence that some very capable person has the answer I am looking for, or at least can point me in the right direction.

Thank you
Butlerclan :)

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Antrim Completed Look up Requests / Re: 1901 Census Upper Malven St. Belfast
« on: Thursday 21 June 12 18:23 BST (UK)  »
jimchelsea

I did find them on the Census. They were living somewhere else (can't remember off the top of my head) and moved to Upper Malvern St by the time of Mary Ann's birth.  So I can finish this thread if you like.  And thank you so much for taking the trouble to respond.
Butlerclan

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Antrim / Re: Belfast Directories
« on: Tuesday 19 June 12 10:58 BST (UK)  »
Aghadowey

It may well have been the thread, but I can't actually remember.  Whoever the helpful person was they actually e-mailed all the Directory pages to me and of course I no longer have that information.    At the time I was very grateful for all their trouble,  but couldn't actually identify my Bradshaws as I hadn't got back far enough.  I think now that the Bradshaws lived prior to 1901 in Belfast city centre.

Butlerclan

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Antrim / Re: Belfast Directories
« on: Tuesday 19 June 12 10:47 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Jim Chelsea.  That's very helpful.

butlerclan

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Antrim / Belfast Directories
« on: Sunday 17 June 12 16:38 BST (UK)  »
A few years ago a very helpful member of Rootschat sent me copies from his Directories of Belfast.   At the time I was looking for my Bradshaws.    I saved these on my old computer, but now I have to start again but this time I am interested in the families of Nesbitt and Butler who lived in Ghent St. Walton St and Disraeli St.    The time period of 1874/5 if possible.

Can you please help again.

Butlerclan

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