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Northumberland / Re: Disappearing Daughters
« on: Wednesday 01 August 12 22:11 BST (UK)  »
Yes Carole - I've just been looking at 'Joslin' on the 1901 and although the first letter does look like a 'J' the end of the word definitely doesn't look like 'in' - more 'ie' or 'ia'

You've been such a star - big brownie points, and if I can ever do anything to help back just let me know!

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Northumberland / Re: Disappearing Daughters
« on: Wednesday 01 August 12 21:58 BST (UK)  »
Found on 1911 Census with Charles Dalrymple Smith - and a Forster Sister-in-Law, so it is the correct person!

So chuffed!!!

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Northumberland / Re: Disappearing Daughters
« on: Wednesday 01 August 12 21:54 BST (UK)  »
Oooh - I hadn't found that one - I'll follow up!!! Great news! Thanks so much!

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Northumberland / Disappearing Daughters
« on: Wednesday 01 August 12 21:37 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

Hoping for some new eyes on this one

I'm trying to trace Cecily (c1883, Jesmond Northumberland) and Joslin (c1891, Jesmond Northumberland) after the 1901 census. They are the daughters of Charles Frank Forster (1847, Sunderland) and Emma Jane Foster (who dies in Chester Le Street in 1904)

I can't find any trace of marriages or deaths for them, or any trace of the family on the 1911 census - anyone have any ideas?

All help always appreciated and reciprocated where possible

Mads
xxxxxxx

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Carmarthenshire Lookup Requests / Re: Look-up - James Henry, Llanddarog 1814
« on: Sunday 05 December 10 20:03 GMT (UK)  »
Wow, Martyn

Coming up to 6 years since I wrote this post - have done a massive amount of work on, and finished, the Henrys since then, but thanks so much for getting in touch, it's always appreciated!

Mads

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Australia / Re: Out of my depth in Australia!!
« on: Tuesday 06 July 10 11:12 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Sue,

And thanks all for the help - it does seem like a rather interesting story - Victorian child abduction!

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Australia / Re: Out of my depth in Australia!!
« on: Tuesday 06 July 10 11:02 BST (UK)  »
Nope - sorry if it has confused you!!!

I know everything about my GGG Grandfather - just thought that this was an interesting name coincidence that was pointed out to me, and investigating a little bit to see if it might be my GGG Grandad in the years he spent at sea before marrying my GGG Grandmother and writing his voyage diaries.

It doesn't seem to be, but this Parramatta guy seems a really interesting one all the same doesn't he?

[Edit] Just read back and it still doesn't seem clear. The two Australian RFH's aren't my relative, but as he has links with Australia it seemed sensible to follow up the name to check it wasn't the same person in Parramatta.

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Australia / Re: Out of my depth in Australia!!
« on: Tuesday 06 July 10 09:04 BST (UK)  »
Ah - he's also a lot older. That death notice has him aged 53, which would put his birth around 1818.

My GGG Grandfather was an 1830 child!

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Australia / Re: Out of my depth in Australia!!
« on: Tuesday 06 July 10 08:59 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

What excellent work - and really interesting sources there.

A bit of a shame my ancestor didn't have all this lovely sounding property in Australia!

I'm lucky that we know an awful lot about our Captain Robert - we have numerous diaries that he wrote while at sea, and all of his mariner's certificates, plus a death certificate listing him as a Master Mariner (although with these coincidences I'm almost convinced to look again!). If only we could get a little more info on exactly where the Aus RFH was born!

Thanks so much for chasing my little mystery guys!

Mads
xxx 

(PS, I'm a girl :D)

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