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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Help with date or information on an old painting
« on: Yesterday at 13:29 »
Thank you all for your time and input with this post - there are some very interesting things to take in to account!

Thanks again,

Henning

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Help with date or information on an old painting
« on: Monday 14 April 25 13:30 BST (UK)  »
A cousin of mine recently shared this photo which shows an (oil?) painting of an ancestor which was taken a few years ago. Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the original is currently unknown for certain so this is the only thing we have to go on.

There are two possible people this could be in the family, both of whom had the same name (Thomas Eardley). One lived from 1835-1923 and the other 1784-1850. I wondered whether anyone might be able to suggest (based on the style/appearance) which of these men it could be? The older of the two was a Harbour Master and the younger was often at sea, though unsure of particular rank or position.

Any help would be much appreciated in trying to solve this mystery!

Many thanks in advance.

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Cornwall / Re: Historic Methodism and Stance on Healthcare
« on: Sunday 31 January 21 21:27 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for that - I was finding a mixture of things online and wasn't sure how definitive some of the answers were. I'll have another look shortly.

I believe that they were all Wesleyan Methodists.

Many thanks,

Henning

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Cornwall / Historic Methodism and Stance on Healthcare
« on: Sunday 31 January 21 20:52 GMT (UK)  »
I have some family who were based in Camborne and earlier St Columb Major who were all Methodists. It seems that there was also quite a family tradition for not accepting medical assistance and I was interested to know whether this may have been a Methodist view held at that time or whether it was just the stance of that side of the family who also happened to be Methodists?

In 1879 my 3xGreat-Grandfather was taken to court for refusing to have his 7 month old son vaccinated and wrote other letters to the newspaper through the 1880s about his views. He died in 1910 as he refused to have surgery to remove his appendix. I also found an obituary for his mother who died in 1899 as a result of refusing medical assistance.

I know that the family where strong Methodists, although I am curious to know whether there was a link between the two things at the time or whether it was just coincidence.

Many thanks in advance,

Henning Walker


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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Does this count as my coat of arms?
« on: Friday 12 June 20 15:16 BST (UK)  »
That's very interesting! I am not descended from the Reverend John Hockin - he is a cousin many times removed, although I am the seven or eight times great-grandson of the original man who defended Gwithian from the French.

I suspected that this link would be quite tenuous and I suppose that if the rule I thought had applied to this coat of arms it would most likely be usable by several thousand other descendants alive today!

I can't quite think what I would do with a coat of arms anyway, so I think I shall leave this one where it is for the moment. Quite an interesting story if nothing else!

Thanks,

Henning

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Does this count as my coat of arms?
« on: Thursday 11 June 20 17:24 BST (UK)  »
Found it - this is from "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank" by John Burke. Published by H. Colburn, 1835.

Henning

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Does this count as my coat of arms?
« on: Thursday 11 June 20 17:16 BST (UK)  »
I'm sure I saw it in a book somewhere, but I am struggling to find the original source.

There is a web page with some more information here, although I will continue looking for the original reference: http://www.telecall.co.uk/arms.htm

Thanks,

Henning

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Does this count as my coat of arms?
« on: Thursday 11 June 20 16:49 BST (UK)  »
I am very confused about coats of arms and crests. I know that people commonly think they have a claim to a coat of arms or crest through a surname, but actually don't as they need to be issued to them and generally only continue along the male line.

Last year I discovered that one of my ancestors was awarded this coat of arms in the 17th Century for defending the beach of Gwithian from a French ship. He was later awarded it by Queen Anne and I remembered reading that this was exempt from the primogeniture classification of other coats of arms and for this reason and can be used by descendants through female lines as well.

My first question is - does this count as a crest or a coat of arms? I am very unclear on the differences. Also - would I have a legitimate claim to this coat of arms as it is a direct ancestor and awarded by the crown?

Any clarity on this matter would be much appreciated!

Henning

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Lincolnshire / Re: Unknown Woman named Milchia c. 1770s
« on: Thursday 11 June 20 16:34 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for the feedback on this thread - I knew there were two churches in South Kelsey, although I wasn't sure of the history with them. Most of my family seem to have been affiliated with St Mary's rather than St. Nicholas.

I did run another a search for name variants on her name and there are a couple of people called Milcah and Milcha who sort of match the age and were born in surrounding areas. I suppose it is possible that one of these is the one I am looking for, but there is nothing conclusive to link them.

I had assumed that all of the records would be online as they have otherwise been quite helpful in putting together the other bits of this tree... I suppose it is possible however that there are some missing or not yet transcribed from around this time.

Many thanks again,

Henning

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