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Occupation Interests / Re: Surveying Instrument Maker/Telgraph Instrument Maker: 19th Century
« on: Sunday 23 June 13 14:38 BST (UK)  »
And you're right no OPR seems to exist for him or my G-Grandfather who was born a year later, also in Partick, but the earlier siblings did have, but were born in a different parish

Tommy

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Occupation Interests / Re: Surveying Instrument Maker/Telgraph Instrument Maker: 19th Century
« on: Sunday 23 June 13 14:37 BST (UK)  »
Yes, as far as I can see he is called Joy or Joie (once transcribed as Ivy!) but always male.

Which trade would this fall under, would that be clock/watch makers?  His family were all Boot Tree and Last Makers so odd that he had a seemingly very different path

Cheers

Tommy

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Occupation Interests / Surveying Instrument Maker/Telgraph Instrument Maker: 19th Century
« on: Sunday 23 June 13 13:10 BST (UK)  »
Help!!!

There is a Joy/Joie Weir b1848 in Partick, Glasgow in my family tree.  This is a male who appears on 4 x Census returns between 1851 & 1881, the latter in England.

In 1871, he is a Surveying Instruments Maker in Glasgow and in 1881, he is a Telegraph Instrument Maker, lodging at Blenheim Street, Chelsea and named Joie.  After this.....nothing.

Aware the name is unusual and subject to spelling variations and that it's always possible he emigrated but I've hit a brick wall.

Any suggestions on how to unlock the door?  Are there listings which could provide more inight.  In short.....help!

Yours hopefully...

Tommy

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Eric Crawford Weir & Patricia Ann Crooks
« on: Saturday 15 June 13 15:37 BST (UK)  »
Thanks folks,

I fear the middle name may be a coincidence then and we wouldn't be related.

Much appreciated

Tommy

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Eric Crawford Weir & Patricia Ann Crooks
« on: Saturday 15 June 13 14:42 BST (UK)  »
I stumbled across a listing for the above marrying in 1944 in Brentford, Middlesex and later having a child in Uganda.

Eric was born on 22 November 1914 and I think may be related, purely based on the Crawford middle name before Weir and the timing.  I think he may have been a grandson of Ebenezer Crawford Weir.  Can anyone shed any light on who his parents were which would prove or disproved this theory.

Possibly a slightly unusual request but I do think he and his descendents could be relatives

Very best

Tommy


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Australia / Re: HAMMER Family Tree
« on: Monday 10 June 13 09:04 BST (UK)  »
No probs, was a close match though

Thanks for this

Tommy

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Australia / Re: HAMMER Family Tree
« on: Sunday 09 June 13 17:01 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Gerry, yes I have this which ends with him being discharged after deserting the navy and found to be in the army - last mention is start of 1896 and then silence.

Thanks again

Tommy

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Australia / Re: HAMMER Family Tree
« on: Sunday 09 June 13 16:04 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,

I see an Alfred E. Weir mentioned in the Barrier Miner article you have of 1891.  I think this may be an ancestor of mine who was in the navy but seems to have vanished after 1893.  Any help would be welcome.  Would be an Alfred Ebenezer Weir b1873.

Best

Tommy

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: John Green & Elizabeth Henderson Weir Emigrated to Dunedin 1924
« on: Sunday 09 June 13 13:23 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Spades, much appreciated

Look forward to hearing from you Blochairn, please post away to activate the PM

Very best

Tommy

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