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London and Middlesex / Re: Searching for Mabel Dudman
« on: Thursday 13 September 12 16:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi Rosie,

Thank you for your reply.  Edward was very lucky to have a lovely family by the sounds of things.  I hope the same was for Gladys!  Stay tuned, I will get back to you when the information comes in.

Kind regards,

Sai

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London and Middlesex / Re: Searching for Mabel Dudman
« on: Thursday 13 September 12 10:46 BST (UK)  »
Hi Rosie,

The information about the family is from the original orphanage document when Victor was handed in.  Unfortunately Mabel didn't hand Victor or Gladys in as she was working.  A lady that the children were staying with took them to the orphanage and it is her statement that is on the official document.  There are terrible errors in this statement that I have already uncovered regarding Victor. Gladys and Mabel are a mystery, and the family..... who knows now. 
I have sent a letter to the LMA to find out who collected Gladys out of the foster homes and what happened to her, fingers crossed this information can help my search.

Why do you ask?  Can you help?

Kind regards,
Sai

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London and Middlesex / Re: Searching for Mabel Dudman
« on: Thursday 13 September 12 03:21 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much for your replies. 

MC8 ~ Your advice is perfect thank you, I will start with the search for collection of Gladys from the foster home.  I am sending letter to LMA today.  I think that this piece of information (if I can get it) will shed light on the family. 

I have found the below entries you have posted but for some reason I really don't think it is the family..... it might be...... the information I gave from the orphanage document may not be accurate (I can't imagine why it isn't).  Which makes it unreasonable to not find them in census.  ????????

I will post when I hear from the LMA.

Thank you again, greatly appreciated.

Sai

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London and Middlesex / Searching for Mabel Dudman
« on: Tuesday 11 September 12 15:19 BST (UK)  »
Can you help?  This is my brick wall, I can't seem to find any details, data on Mabel Dudman, here is some information:

Born @ 1882
In 1908 she was working at the Camberwell House Asylum as a laundry maid.

She had a son Victor who was born with the surname Barclay in 02/07/1903

On Victors birth cert Mabels last name is Barclay however I have not found a marriage cert and seem to think this was a fib.... all other documents she is a Dudman.

A daughter Gladys Dudman born 30/ 04/1906
A son George Dudman born and died 1905

Apparently Mabel had a brother Walter and sisters Milly (maybe Millicent) Lily (maybe Lilian) and Susie.
Apparently Lilian married a Massey.  Susie married a Sams.   

I am searching for any information on Mabel and her daughter Gladys, I have found information on Victor.

I can not find anything on the early census for this family unit. 

Would absolutely love some direction or advice. 

Thank you and kind regards.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Can you help find the Bowman Family Huddersfield U.K
« on: Wednesday 08 February 12 22:45 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Sandra and mirf, thank you both for your information.  Working on it now.

Kindest regards,
Sai

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Can you help find the Bowman Family Huddersfield U.K
« on: Wednesday 08 February 12 04:21 GMT (UK)  »
Can you help?

In the year of 1945

My Grandfather Walter Smith from Western Australia was a prisoner of war in the German camps. He escaped the Nazi's on the 'Great March' with a gentleman named Maurice Middleton. (I have exhausted all avenues for locating this U.K soldier...any suggestions would be greatly welcomed) Walter was repatriated to Australia via the United Kingdom. My Grandfather visited with close family friends. A gentleman noted in the memoir named Arthur Bowman died on the Peel Estate in Western Australia in 1930, it is Arthurs relatives that my Grandfather stayed with in Huddersfield. It is here that I would like advice on how to place an article or notice on the Nostalgia page (have tried the local Huddersfield Examiner with no luck).

Walter stayed for ten days with Mr and Mrs Bowman. They had a daughter named Ethal who had married a gentleman named Harry ( I have no surname for Harry) here he spent 10 days travelling around the U.K with Ethal and Harry, Granddad makes special mention that time spent here was integral to him in dealing with his life as a PoW for years.

I am looking for the Bowman family and in particular relatives of Ethal and Harry ( I know they may have passed away). It is the greatest hope of mine that somewhere in Huddersfield are pictures of my Grandfather with this family.............

Thank you 

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: ALMEY/UFFINDELL/MAUD/BOWMAN/POOL
« on: Thursday 23 June 11 08:08 BST (UK)  »
Dear Gill,

I am searching for the members of the Bowman family from Huddersfield Yorkshire @ 1944 /1945.  I am hoping that you may be able to help..... this is a long shot:

My Grandfather was a POW in Germany in WW2 (an Australian soldier).  He escaped the Great March and managed to get repatriated to the U.K.  to wait for passage back to Australia.  Whilst he was there he stayed with close family friends.  I am researching his WW2 POW memoir and the people he stayed with were Mr and Mrs Bowman, their daughter Ethal (nee Bowman) and Harry (her husband) spent ten days showing my Pop much of the U.K.  Ethal's brother was Arthur Bowman whom moved to Australia after WW1.  Arthur died at Peel Estate, Western Australia where he had been working.

Like I said it would be a real long shot, I am searching for photo's of this trip.  I understand that there were some that my Grandfather bought home with him that are now lost.... maybe there are still some with the Bowman family.

My Grandfathers name was Walter Smith.

Thank you for your time.

Kindest regards

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Australia / Re: Robert DUNN of Ballarat 1865 Look up Please
« on: Tuesday 10 May 11 14:19 BST (UK)  »
Found it! 
Catherine Webster Vippond daughter of Richard Vippond and Ann Bridges

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Australia / Vippond
« on: Tuesday 10 May 11 13:47 BST (UK)  »
Amazing findings on the Vipponds.

I too am searching the Vipponds and would like help clarifying a few things.

Was:
Richard Vippond married to Elizabeth Barnett or Barnard, I have found two conflicting records.

Did they have a daughter Catherine Webster Vippond born in Cape Town South Africa?  How can I find all the children of Richard & Elizabeth?

Was the above Richards father Richard Vippond from Cork?  If so how was the daughter born in Cape Town?

I have marriage certificate for Catherine Vippond:
Catherine Webster Vippond married Alfred George Smith at Church of All Saints Sandhurst Vic on 11th April 1861

Or was Catherine the fathers Sister?????? I might be a generation out.

Catherine's father could be Richard Vippond who married Ann Bridgett??

Would love some help and clarification


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