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The Lighter Side / Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« on: Wednesday 27 July 05 02:07 BST (UK)  »
SyGenealogy is part of the URL for my SY Family Genealogy website.

http://sygenealogy.home.comcast.net

 :o

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: 1851 Census lookup for HARROTT
« on: Wednesday 27 July 05 00:35 BST (UK)  »
Hopefully someone can look in the Manchester area and find additional information from the census. From past experience I would like to have another source that confirms the IGI data.  :)

Thank you

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The Common Room / Re: Surname Origin -Montsellier
« on: Tuesday 26 July 05 02:20 BST (UK)  »
I am interested in anything that may help me find the origins of the SY family in France in about the 16th century.  My SY family were members of the French Reformed Church (Huguenot). That is were I have a brick wall. I can trace the SY family to approximately the time of the origin of the French Reformed Church; however, that is where the line ends.

I have Googled on Montsellier; however, I did not find anything about the location of Montsellier. Can anyone tell me of the general location of Montsellier, France?

I know there is a village of "SY" in France located Northeast of Paris.

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / 1851 Census lookup for HARROTT
« on: Tuesday 26 July 05 01:11 BST (UK)  »
I do not have very much information to start with other than what follows. 

According to my mother, my great-grandfather was Joseph Thomas(?) HARROTT. According to United States census records Joseph HARROTT (no middle name provided in census record) was born about 1836 in England. Also, according to US census records, his father was Thomas HARROTT, occupation miner, born about 1809 in England. They immigrated to the US sometime before 1862 when Joseph HARROTT and his wife Anna had their first child in the US.

Family legend has it that Joseph Thomas(?) HARROTT was born in Liverpool perhaps in August of 1836. I hesitate to mention this as I cannot confirm the information, and it may turn out to be nothing but family myth.

Thank you in advance for any help.

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England / Re: Texan needing help in England for HARROTT
« on: Tuesday 26 July 05 00:57 BST (UK)  »
carol8353,

Thank you for the help. I will heed your advice.

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England / Re: Texan needing help in England for HARROTT
« on: Monday 25 July 05 00:04 BST (UK)  »
I need a little help that may seem very basic to those of you in the UK.

OK, in the United States we have states such as Texas, Counties within the State such as Dallas County, and cities within the County such as Dallas or Mesquite. When I researched my family in Germany it was very similar with States such as Brandenburg and Regions (counties) such as the Uckermark, and cities.

I am a little confused with the UK systems. Like this example:

Saint Michael, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England

England is the country, but what is the city, region, state, and so on?

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England / Texan needing help in England for HARROTT
« on: Sunday 24 July 05 21:07 BST (UK)  »
I have decided to pursue my mother’s English and Welsh genealogy for a while since I have traced my father’s genealogy back to the point where I find myself in the realm of speculation.

I need some help getting started on the other side of the great pond (Atlantic Ocean) as I live in Texas.  ;D

I do not have very much information to start with other than what follows.  :(

According to my mother, my great-grandfather was Joseph Thomas HARROTT. According to United States census records Joseph HARROTT (no middle name provided in census record) was born about 1836 in England. Also according to US census records, his father was Thomas HARROTT, occupation miner, born about 1809 in England, and his mother was Maria born about 1808 in England. They immigrated to the US sometime before 1862 when Joseph Thomas HARROTT and his wife Anna had their first child in the US.

Family legend has it that Joseph Thomas(?) HARROTT was born in Liverpool perhaps in August of 1836. I hesitate to mention this as I cannot confirm the information, and it may turn out to be nothing but family myth.

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

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The Common Room / Re: Surname Origin -Montsellier
« on: Saturday 23 July 05 21:27 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: kali on Thursday 21 July 05 00:51 BST (UK)
SY FROM MONTSEILLER SOUNDS GOOD, THE SURNAME THEN BEING SY?   thanks, pauline , berlin bob, (excellent site on sy family), & manchester rambler.

I'm glad you liked my Sy Genealogy website.

And thanks to the others regarding the word Montseiller. I had googled for it and didn't find anything. Now I will google for Montsellier. That may be one of the missing links I need.

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