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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Lookup for Fearon family - Huguenot family?
« on: Thursday 28 May 15 06:11 BST (UK)  »
Dear Richard Edmunds I have been working on editing all my lines for a few years now, after 29 years of research. However, I have been doing the Huguenot family of Fearon  Stokes,  Reason, Owen and etc., that you shared with me so long ago. At last I have read it slowly and taken in a bit more, but have not actually yet !! decided on who is on my direct line.  The 7 grandchildren will all get a copy [even if they don't wish to read it], they have to pass it to a local library in South East Queensland.
I am so grateful to you for putting me on the road with this family as it was a "Random gift of Kindness", which helped to fill in a lot of spaces, for at least four lines of families, in Australia.
I note you are still on this site doing a great job for others. I am 77 now and thankful to be alive... Thelma and Matt in Pialba Queensland.

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Lancashire / Re: Duckworth family in Lancashire
« on: Saturday 02 August 14 09:26 BST (UK)  »
Hello from Australia. I am descended from Robert Yates and Mary Duckworth .  Their son Edward Yates, a veterinarian married Betsy Haigh and lived at Holmfirth and Leeds in early 1800's.
I have much on this family that I have shared with another special lady who found me, just a couple of years ago.  I will help if I can, as I have the book. Where do you live, is important.

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Lancashire / Re: Duckworth - Yates family Blackburn Lancs.
« on: Saturday 05 April 14 06:37 BST (UK)  »
We found our YATES family at Blackburn Lancs. Edward Yates b.2.9.1811 Blackburn, christened 17.10.1811 Chapel St. Blackburn. His parents were Robert & Mary Yates [nee Duckworth 2012], Blackburn. RG4_1018. from archives search £5. “From England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes [RG4-8]”.  Found Mary Duckworth m.19.11.1810 Robert Yates [21 & 25 years]. Edward Yates married Betsy Haigh of Holmfirth, West Riding, Yorkshire. Joseph Yates witness at Edward and Betty’s marriage, is his brother. Found 19.8.2006 Joseph Yates b.4.5.1813 to Robert and Mary Duckworth christened 30.5.1813 Chapel St., Blackburn. Both Edward and Joseph were born Chapel St. Independant. The marriage 27.1.1836 for Edward and Betty was bought from West Yorkshire Archives. Register:-Betsy was of All Saints Parish Ch. Wakefield. Ref: AR12/41/LB-  Edward Yates, Leeds Parish and Betty [Betsy] Haigh of this Parish, sign Edward Yates & Betty Haigh. Witness:- Joseph Yates & Catherine Lascelles, ? Dixon. Edward & Betsy married by Licence.
Edward Yates was a Veterinary Surgeon and d.c.1854. This may help someone who has links down this line. We are thrilled to get more data from Rootschat just now.

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Lancashire / Re: Duckworth family in Lancashire
« on: Thursday 03 April 14 12:05 BST (UK)  »
Thanks to Sarah at the U.K. end of Rootschat.  I have now been able to get into this reply page - thankfully. Thank you Sarah.  Now, about two years ago, a very kind lady from England answered an old question I had on some links, I had some been researching for many years - being for Edward Yates of Blackburn who married Betsy Haigh of Holmfirth c.1836?  For a long time I had the Robert Yates of Blackburn and a wife Mary, but found there were so many ladies named Mary with different surnames, that it was just too hard.  This kind lady wrote to me, sent me some amazing research and then very kindly sent me the book on Thwaites Brewery. Wow !!!  I have been so busy trying to close down my research after 28 years, that I just had to leave it, until I thought about seeing if I could get some data from the net. I am so grateful to this friend, that I will have to share all this with her hopefully, soon. First I would love to know if there are any from this line of family that are interested in communicating with me. Liverpool, Lancashire is well known to me, as over all these years, I have researched my Bostock - Wilkinson, families out of Cheshire and Liverpool. I would love to hear from any who would love to share links. This lady has shared an amazing lineal chart with me too.  As I have helped many people over the years, this was a special and wonderful occasion for me. I am delighted to chat from Queensland Australia.  I have a Word Document, which I could send if any were interested in this line - Duckworth Yates, Haigh  Fearon Wilson and many others.       

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Lookup for Fearon family - Huguenot family?
« on: Sunday 15 September 13 23:48 BST (UK)  »
Dear Richard and Friends at Rootschat, Thanks for your help with replies. This is going a bit too far sideways for me at this time, but I am delighted with the response. Very Best wishes to all who participate...  Thelma in Queensland.

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Lookup for Fearon family - Huguenot family?
« on: Friday 13 September 13 23:06 BST (UK)  »
Dear Richard, I thank you very kindly for your input and help to Katy.
Thanks also for sharing with me, the Huguenot history, along the way.
Sincerely Thelma.

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Lookup for Fearon family - Huguenot family?
« on: Wednesday 11 September 13 09:56 BST (UK)  »
Dear Katy, I would love to share with you, but all the great data I have, came to me through the very kind Richard Edmunds of Rootschat. Yes, Claude Gaffee is part of that Fearon/Reson/Huet family and I would love to share with you. How can I give you my email address ?
I am sorry, but I can't seem to get it right, in trying to stay on Rootschat. They have just allowed me to reply to you, which was kind indeed.  I may not be able to help you anymore, but I am happy to try. I have learned no more since my contribution from Richard, although I have some data on the Stokes etc., line.  Best wishes with your family research. sincerely Thelma.

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Herefordshire / Skeats Skates Skeates
« on: Sunday 25 November 12 01:20 GMT (UK)  »
I have an extensive history on the Skeats/Montgomery family out of Southampton etc.  However I am looking now for the first JOHN SKEATS who was father of Nathaniel born 1807 at Hereford.  So many Nathaniel Skeats are born in Southampton and Appleshaw region of Hampshire, which seems to say there is a connection.  However, I am just looking for John Skeats who was the father of Nathaniel in 1807 Hereford. I have much to share re the large family who followed.  Thelma in Australia.

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Canada Lookup Request / Birth and parents in Nova Scotia,Canada.
« on: Friday 29 July 11 05:30 BST (UK)  »
John Montgomery was born Halifax Nova Scotia 1810 to ? father and mother Elizabeth Montgomery.  This was found on I.G.I. with no parents named. They were both British, while John's father was serving in the Navy ?.
We would of course, love to find the parents names and where they lived or died in Canada or England - Berwick on Tweed ?  We have much to share if anyone has an interest. Montgomery Down Web site. Thelma [Bostock] Birrell http://montgomery.50megs.com/index.htm


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