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Kent / Re: Loftus Family of Chatham
« on: Friday 27 January 12 15:49 GMT (UK)  »
I have seen the 1911 census.  He is listed as a granchild of the head of the family, but there are 3 daughters in the house who could be his mother, so it's a bit fo a mystery!

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Kent / Loftus Family of Chatham
« on: Friday 27 January 12 15:39 GMT (UK)  »
Hi :-)
I'm hoping someone with eagle eyes might be able to help me!

I have been searching through the City Arc baptism records for 2 names:

1. Edward Michael LOFTUS, born December 1905 (more than likely to a single woman)

2. Joseph William LOFTUS, born August 1916 to Rose Emily LOFTUS (a single woman)

They lived in Chatham, I have found some of the family records in Brompton and Chatham.  I'd like to see the first record as I don't know for sure who his mother is.  The second record is of my Great Grandmother's first child, born not long before she married my Great Grandfather.

I've searched the records but I haven't seen either record, maybe they weren't baptised around the time of their birth?  If anyone has seen these names on their travels, I'd be soooo grateful if you could let me know :-)

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Dating of Photo and comparison to later photo
« on: Friday 30 September 11 17:21 BST (UK)  »
I think it must be about war time, as my great uncle gwyn who is in the picture too was born in 1929, and he looks fairly young :-)

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Dating of Photo and comparison to later photo
« on: Friday 30 September 11 17:10 BST (UK)  »
The second photo is definitely my great grandmother.  I've attached another one too for comparison :-)

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Dating of Photo and comparison to later photo
« on: Friday 30 September 11 16:54 BST (UK)  »
Hello  :)
The photograph of the girl in service I think is my great grandmother Lily, as she was in service in Swansea in the early 20th century.  The photo looks like her, I think, but I'm not sure.  The date is after Queen Victoria died and before 1915 when the photographer listed on the bottom of the photograph closed up shop.

The second photo is of when she was much older.

I'd love to know your opinions :-)

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Durham / Re: John Thomas Payne (Help, I've hit a brick wall!!)
« on: Friday 30 September 11 13:24 BST (UK)  »
John T Payne was married in 1954 to Ivy D Stevens in Chatham, Kent.  I have the certificate, that says his father is George Payne and John's address was Sunderland.

I've found a few people who are researching George Payne on ancestry.co.uk and messaged them to see if their George Payne is the father of my John Pohn Payne, as many of them have living relatives listed which he may be one of, hopefully :-)

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Durham / Re: John Thomas Payne (Help, I've hit a brick wall!!)
« on: Friday 30 September 11 12:40 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so so so much to everyone who has posted :-)

Thanks to Stan's discovery of John Payne being wrongly transcribed on the birth records, the mystery may be solved!

Also thanks to Isobel for the extra information :-)

I have now found in all likelyhood the parents of John Thomas Payne, and have the information of his mother on the 1911 census, so now I need his father George Payne, who was born in 1989 in Sunderland :-)

Thank you so much for all your help, I am very grateful indeed! :-)

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Durham / John Thomas Payne (Resolved)
« on: Thursday 29 September 11 11:52 BST (UK)  »
Hi to all  :)
Hopefully I'm doing this right, this is my first post  :)
I am researching my Mum's side of the tree, and have hit a real brick wall when it comes to her Father's side.  He is listed on his own wedding (to my Grandmother, in 1954) as being named JOHN THOMAS PAYNE and being born in 1934 or 1935, and his address is listed as The New Arcade, Arcade Chambers, Sunderland and his Father is listed as GEORGE PAYNE whose profession was caretaker (I think, the writing is a bit hard to read!)
I have searched all sorts of records and come up with nothing.  I don't even know if the Payne's came from Sunderland originally, just that they lived there in 1954.
Any help anyone can offer would be greatly received and appreciated!!
Kelly  ;D

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