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London and Middlesex / Re: Seaman's Homes/Orphanages in London
« on: Saturday 13 December 14 19:46 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Peter,

I am so happy to hear from you, I have been searching for relatives of Fred Henry for a few years. I have Alfred Thomas' death certificate, he died onboard the Polam on the 12th May 1879, off the coast of Haiti. I would love to discuss more with you and send you some copies I have of crew lists for various voyages of his. My family has a few stories about what happened which I would be very keen to compare with your Aunt's. I will send you my email via personal message and look forward to talking with you.

It has made my evening seeing your message on here!

Best wishes,
Elissa

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Buckinghamshire / Re: 50 Wellington St, Slough
« on: Sunday 27 July 14 13:40 BST (UK)  »
Yes, that's them. William was a labourer.

In 1911 William is living in Vaynor, Glamorgan with wife Lily, to whom he claims to have been married for 10 years. As his brother and mother are in the same area I think it is very likely to be him. I can't find William or Mary Louisa on the 1901 census.

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Buckinghamshire / Re: 50 Wellington St, Slough
« on: Sunday 27 July 14 13:24 BST (UK)  »
I think I'll leave it here, I wasn't sure whether Slough is Bucks or Berkshire but the birth was Bucks so I'll stick with that. Sorry for the confusion!

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Buckinghamshire / Re: 50 Wellington St, Slough
« on: Sunday 27 July 14 13:20 BST (UK)  »
Her mother, Mary Louise Claridge. She gives 50 Wellington St as her address too.

EDIT: Interestingly the birth was registered 9th June, a whole month after the birth. If she was at some maternity hospital I wouldn't necessarily expect her to be there so long afterwards.

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Buckinghamshire / 50 Wellington St, Slough
« on: Sunday 27 July 14 13:15 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I am trying to find out about an address in Slough and wondered if any of you have come across it before. Minnie Elsie Claridge was born 2 May 1899 at 50 Wellington St, Slough to Mary Louisa and William James Claridge. Both her parents were from around Ramsbury in Wiltshire, yet for unknown reasons Minnie was born in Slough. By August 1899 she is back in Ramsbury to be baptised. By 1901 she is living with her grandparents and her parents have disappeared.

I wanted to try and work out why she was born in Slough and also possibly trace her parents and therefore looked up 50 Wellington St on the 1901 census. The building was unoccupied but the building next door is simply recorded as 'Salvation Army' with no further info or inhabitants. Is there some connection? I know people who were born in institutions often used a nearby address on certificates to avoid the shame, could something similar have happened here? I believe there was also a British Orphan Asylum on the same street, could that be connected? Minnie wasn't an orphan, and her parents were married, but something strange went on that left her with her grandparents so I wouldn't be surprised if her birth was connected to one of these two places.

Any advice, ideas, other places worth looking etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you :)

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Lancashire / Re: Suicide or an accident in Salford?
« on: Tuesday 08 April 14 09:44 BST (UK)  »
Ok, thanks for that information, that's very helpful.

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Lancashire / Re: Suicide or an accident in Salford?
« on: Tuesday 08 April 14 09:12 BST (UK)  »
No inquest, at least not that is recorded on the certificate. The death was registered by his daughter. I presumed that as it was 3 months later his death might have been treated separately from the initial incident, even though one lead to the other.

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Lancashire / Suicide or an accident in Salford?
« on: Monday 07 April 14 20:31 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I am trying to find out more about the circumstances surrounding the death of my ancestor John Talton Mason. He died 20th November 1859 in Greengate, Salford from inflammation of the asophagus caused by drinking muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid). He apparently suffered for 12 weeks. He was a coppersmith, so would have had access to the acid.

What I am trying to find out is whether he imbibed the acid intentionally or by accident. There are no comments made on the death certificate either way. Does anyone know where I should look to find out any more? I have made basic investigations into newspaper records but was told that the local Salford newspaper only started after this date. Might there be any court records for something like this?

Thank you for your help. :)

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Occupation Interests / Re: A Waiter in 1840
« on: Wednesday 19 March 14 21:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

Thank you for your message, I have since come across the man in question working in a boarding house so a domestic servant would definitely make sense. Thank you!

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