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Armed Forces / Re: Help needed to identify a uniform c.1885
« on: Sunday 19 October 14 22:57 BST (UK)  »
OK, thanks Ken.  I'm going to do as you suggest and try to get a good scan of the collar badges.  Unfortunately there are no clues whatsoever to be had from the actual photo.
Thanks again

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Armed Forces / Re: Help needed to identify a uniform c.1885
« on: Sunday 19 October 14 15:25 BST (UK)  »
Hi Ken
Thanks for looking into it for me, I really appreciate it.  I think I've got Jeremiah on the 1891 census in Bermondsey (although he's using the surname Kelly).  Much to my frustration I've never been able to find his birth. In the censuses he gives either Bermondsey or Lambeth but despite trying every which way of spelling Kelleher I haven't found him.  I've found 13 siblings for Jeremiah but none of them were called Daniel (although that's not to say I've missed one!)
I'm waiting to hear back from the person who has the original photograph to see if there's maybe a photographer's name or location on it somewhere.
Thanks again  :)

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Armed Forces / Help needed to identify a uniform c.1885
« on: Saturday 18 October 14 19:17 BST (UK)  »
Evening,
Does anyone recognise the uniform worn in this photo please?  (Apologies for the poor quality scan)
Picture is of Jeremiah Kellehar born in London, c1867 and as he looks very young in this photo I'm assuming the date is around 1885 but it's just a guess.
Would really appreciate any help!
Thanks very much

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Thanks for that - the good thing about it is that it's a Word document so you can enter a search for what you're looking for, which makes things quicker!
However, I know the family were back in Bermondsey by 1921 at the latest, and didn't return to Billingshurst.  But thanks for the thought though!

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Thanks for that, I'll check it out over the weekend  :)
I was told that the family pronounced Kellehar as Kelly-er, so I can understand how it could have been registered as Kelly in the census, but I must admit I thought that births would have been registered as something a bit closer to Kellehar.  This is the first time in my research that I've come across a name changing in this way - it makes life difficult, doesn't it?!
Thanks again!

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Hi Ray,
Yes Jeremiah's father was a Jeremiah too, and a hoop bender like his son.  I think I have him on the 1871 and 1881 censuses - surname is Kelley in 1871 and Kelly in 1881.  I haven't found them prior to 1871 yet, although I think they should be in the same area in 1861 as their son Ted was born in Tooley Street in about 1859...
Appreciate your help!


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Thanks Ray and Beth - Verney Road is my family, my nan grew up at number 83.  Ray, I had wondered about James Kellehar on the Electoral Register, I wondered if Jeremiah's middle name was James or something like that and he interchanged them but I haven't been able to find his birth yet (surprise surprise), so until then I won't know. 
I've got the marriages (thanks though).  I tried every which way I could think of spelling Kellehar on FreeBMD with no joy at all.  Would be great to find at least one of the Billingshurst births!

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Brilliant! Thanks so much Ray, that's the right one as Jeremiah was indeed a hoop bender. Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it  :)

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