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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Newbies first post
« on: Tuesday 06 September 11 17:22 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: carol8353 on Tuesday 06 September 11 16:40 BST (UK)
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

I narrowed it down by putting in Essex as the county and between 1845- 1851.

And then checked by clicking on the blue word Tendring to see that Great Oakley came under that district.

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/tendring.html

Also using An.....ry for censuses.

Carol


Hi, Carol.

I see...I don't think I can make my searches in the free BMD that selectful....


I guess I have a heck of a lot to learn...

Thanks

Tiny

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Newbies first post
« on: Tuesday 06 September 11 16:56 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: carol8353 on Tuesday 06 September 11 16:24 BST (UK)
I see that Emma and James married in Tendring.

This looks like her birth reg.

Mar 1848

Emma  SMEE in Tendring volume 12 page 279

The marr cert will confirm her dad's name(hopefully!) and then you can follow her through the censuses.

Carol


Hi, Carol.

Guess the only thing to do is wait until I get the marriage cert.

I just hope I have ordered the right one. lol

Any ideas how I can trace a birth dating circa 1823 in England?

Regards

Tiny

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Newbies first post
« on: Tuesday 06 September 11 16:35 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: carol8353 on Tuesday 06 September 11 16:19 BST (UK)
According to the 1901 and 1891 censuses found for you on the previous page Emma was born in Great Oakley- not Scotland?

In 1881 she is at 44 Church Street Harwich.

James Sider 32 head fisherman out of employment b Boreham essex
Emma Sider 31 wife b Stones Green Essex
Robert W. Sider 6 son... .kids all b Harwich
Henry J. Sider 4 son
Samuel R. Sider 2 son
James E. Sider 10 mths  son

RG1/1782 folio 12 page 17.

Carol


Hi, Carol, again.

Yea, I am also looking for my Grandfather Sims' family; they are Scottish.

My Grandmother Sims' family Sider, and before that Emma Sider was Emma Smee.

All hail from Essex/Suffolk way

I have problems with dates.

When I strted trying to continue what a lot of you good people on roots chat have done for me; I was sane. I am slowly going mad.

Regards

Tiny

P.S. Just seen your latest posting. How are you searching? should I say which datbase?

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Newbies first post
« on: Tuesday 06 September 11 16:00 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: carol8353 on Tuesday 06 September 11 07:27 BST (UK)
HI there

Scotland has a completely different system to us,you pay a small amount on http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ to look at the entry and you see the actual image of the cert,which you can then download.

Works out at about £1 for each cert.

Carol

Hi, Carol.

I was afraid you were going to say something like that....lol

I did a quick search and came up with hundreds.....

Am trying, as I type, to trace to my grandmother's mother.

I know she married James Sider, and her name is Emma, nee Smee.

I have a death record for her on Freebmd, aged 91 at Maldon

BUT....Her DoB could be 1849/50/51

So, it isn't easy...

Take care.

Regards

Tiny

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Newbies first post
« on: Tuesday 06 September 11 01:23 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: carol8353 on Monday 05 September 11 07:23 BST (UK)
Quote from: TinyUK on Monday 05 September 11 02:48 BST (UK)
I know that James Sider died in 1888 @Woodbridge, Suffolk and his birth was June (qtr?) 1849 and records for the Sider family match that info.  I( think I would have to get a copy of his death cert to find out what he died of? and maybe shed some light as to why he was in Suffolk.

Tiny

Well Woodbridge in Suffolk isn't that far at all from the coast and harbour areas of Felixstowe and Harwich,so being a mariner you can see why he might have reason to visit there.

If you're not sure of UK geography you can see it on www.streetmap.co.uk and then pan out to see where Woodbridge is in relation to the rest of the county.

Carol


Hi, Carol.

Thanks for your input.

I am pretty well up to speed on UK and European geography. When I left the navy, I was a commercial driver. Artics. to be precise. Oh happy days....


I thought he was living in Kent, but I have no record of that. He could have died at sea, and returning to the port he left from, presumably, they would have registered his death there.

I have no idea (yet) where he was living, at the time of his death.

I have just ordered his marriage certificate.

BTW, do you know if it's possible to order, online, Scottish marriage certificates?

I am going to try and get my Great-grand-father/mother's marriage cert. ( James Sim )

The searching continues.

Many thanks for the help you have been.

Kindest regards

Tiny

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Newbies first post
« on: Monday 05 September 11 03:59 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: karenlee on Monday 05 September 11 03:52 BST (UK)

Just gone lunch time here in Oz....  so you must be the only night owl then.... ;D ;D ;D


G'day

Sorry, didn't realise you were so far away. I keep forgetting that we are now a global village.

I even have a cell 'phone.

BTW, where did you find the medal records, and 2. How can I know I have the right Robert Sim?

I do not have any of his medals (sigh)

Going to try and sleep now. But had to get the Marriage cert info out to everyone, and then I just strted looking again, and time flies...

Again, many thanks

Kind regards

Tiny

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Newbies first post
« on: Monday 05 September 11 03:48 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: karenlee on Monday 05 September 11 02:56 BST (UK)

Wonderful news Tiny... that helps heaps.

There is a Medal Card for a Robert SIM of the South Wales Borderers which shows that he was awarded the Victory Medal, British Medal, 1914 Star, Clasp and Roses..... and that his rank was Corporal and his Regimental Number was 10420.  As you note, there are many WW1 Service Records that were destroyed in WW2 so it is likely that you may not find his.  Perhaps a post on the WW1 forum might help.

Karenlee


You are a detective.

I have just been crawling all over a site that has free records (until you find one then they wan paying) And couldn't find anything. Even the SIMs' they found, were the wrong ones.

There is a WWI forum now.....thanks

Thought I was the only person up in the middle of the night....

Take care

Regards

Tiny

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Newbies first post
« on: Monday 05 September 11 02:48 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: karenlee on Wednesday 31 August 11 00:19 BST (UK)
Tiny

I look forward to hearing from you with regards the information on the marriage certificate that you have ordered. It should advance your cause no end.  

Karenlee

Hi, Karenlee

I presume that all those who have been helpful, will be able to read this post to you?

I have his marriage cert. in front of me.....So here goes..

Married on June 15 1913 ( was married on June 16) Robert Sim to Maud Louisa May Sider. Her father was one James Sider (deceased) Mariner and his father was James SIm Joiner (deceased)

He is shown as being a musician in S W Borderers @ Chatham Barracks. Maud residing at 120, Ordnance St, Chatham, he was aged 29 she was aged 25.

Lot of confirmatory information there, don't you think?

BUT (there has to be one. lol) I cannot trace him in the S W Borderers.

I know that James Sider died in 1888 @Woodbridge, Suffolk and his birth was June (qtr?) 1849 and records for the Sider family match that info.  I( think I would have to get a copy of his death cert to find out what he died of? and maybe shed some light as to why he was in Suffolk.

Do you think (anyone) that the next best step is to get my Great grandparent's marriage cert? Or is there a better route to follow?

I would like to find out more about Robert Sim's army career. I was told he was wounded in WWI, but cannot find any ifo on that. I understand that about 70% of war records were blitzed in WWII

Again, that  you all for your invaluable help, and for starting me off with a new hobby.

Kindest regards, as always

Tiny

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Newbies first post
« on: Thursday 01 September 11 22:48 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: carol8353 on Wednesday 31 August 11 07:19 BST (UK)
Tiny,

When you search FreeBMD less is more! Don't try and put in too much info.

Just his name and 1913 and you WILL get his birth.

Also a tip,when you want to reply with a quote,make sure you type your reply well after the word "quote" in [ and ] at the bottom of the previous poster and then yours won't become included in the blue section  ;D

Carol



Hi, Carol.

Thanks for the info and the tip. If...IF I have done this correctly, then this small missive should appear well below, and not in the blue.

Still waiting for the marriage cert of my grandfather/grandmother.

Kindest regards, as always.

Tiny

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