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Unwanted Certificates & Artefacts / Re: Memoriam/Funeral cards - Lawson, Fletcher, Gill & Lonsdale, all North Yorkshire
« on: Wednesday 22 August 12 12:28 BST (UK) »
Tilly,
Just a quick update. Thank you so much for the scans of the cards. I used the details to do some more research.
It appears that John Edward, Edith Ann, Eliza and Jane were infact my great great grandfather's siblings!
My great grandfather Thomas William Lonsdale was one of 5 children of Thomas William Lonsdale and Mary Ann Lindsley. Thomas William was the eldest son of Robinson Lonsdale and Jane, parents of the deceased.
It looks like there were 11 children in all! I've not looked any further into the whys and wherefores of the deaths yet - this family tree bug is only a part-time hobby to which I don't have enough time to commit - but from the sketchy details I have from family members, it looks like I'm on the right line. The dates most certainly add up!
I have been to find the gravestones - unfortunately couldn't find them but some of the other family were there! The particular graveyard seemed quite unorganised and may have had many unmarked graves, so maybe something else to look into at a later date.
Thank you again so much for sharing the information - it has given me something to focus on and work around, otherwise I would have had very little direction on that line of the family.
I'm very grateful!
Just a quick update. Thank you so much for the scans of the cards. I used the details to do some more research.
It appears that John Edward, Edith Ann, Eliza and Jane were infact my great great grandfather's siblings!
My great grandfather Thomas William Lonsdale was one of 5 children of Thomas William Lonsdale and Mary Ann Lindsley. Thomas William was the eldest son of Robinson Lonsdale and Jane, parents of the deceased.
It looks like there were 11 children in all! I've not looked any further into the whys and wherefores of the deaths yet - this family tree bug is only a part-time hobby to which I don't have enough time to commit - but from the sketchy details I have from family members, it looks like I'm on the right line. The dates most certainly add up!
I have been to find the gravestones - unfortunately couldn't find them but some of the other family were there! The particular graveyard seemed quite unorganised and may have had many unmarked graves, so maybe something else to look into at a later date.
Thank you again so much for sharing the information - it has given me something to focus on and work around, otherwise I would have had very little direction on that line of the family.
I'm very grateful!