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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Wedding atire, 1932
« on: Saturday 28 February 26 16:52 GMT (UK)  »
For all we know the couple might have destroyed their copy of the wedding photograph because it wasn't to their liking.  Having said that, I think this lovely Studio Photograph was what was fashionable in that area of the UK in that time frame.

I surfed and this is what came up:-

"Wedding photography in the UK in 1932 was characterized by formal, staged studio portraits, often capturing the high fashion and elegance of the era, frequently with a focus on, but not exclusive to, the affluent "Society" weddings. "


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I think they possibly work on an estate or live in the same village.  From the flowers in their lapels I guess they intend visiting a local hall for a gardening competition.    In my files is a 1700s newspaper article about the winners of various flower/vegetable categories.  Winners mentioned were a Lord, a Major and gardeners, which shows that some estate owners did know their employees.

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I wonder whether I can find out more about why an RAFVR chaplain, Rev. A(rthur) S(tanley) Ireson (born 1905) was mentioned in despatches? I see that he held the rank of Squadron Leader in 1940. He was a parish priest in Coventry before the war. I seem to recall hearing that he had been senior RAF chaplain in the Mediterranean, but have no idea if this is true.

Years ago I used to use a Church of England website to follow the career of one vicar and I think this might be the modern website.

Church of England clergyman records are primarily accessed through the

www.Clergy of the Church of England Database (CCEd), covering 1540–1835 with over 1.5 million records.

For modern clergy (post-1858), Crockford’s Clerical Directory
https://www.crockford.org.uk/

and the National Register of Clergy are the main sources, while Lambeth Palace Library offers archives for genealogical research.

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Armed Forces / Re: Royal Navy Pensioner 1911 Henry Sherrington
« on: Monday 02 February 26 13:57 GMT (UK)  »
I know that the carpenter in my OHs tree worked on wooden sailing ships, which meant he sailed with the ship.

I've had a look at carpenters working on metal/steel steam ships and here's what I found:-

"English (British Royal Navy) metal military steamships had a carpenter on board throughout the 19th and into the 20th century, though their role evolved from wood-focused shipwrighting to broader maintenance and damage control. Even as ships transitioned to iron and steel hulls, they still contained significant amounts of wood (decks, partitions, furniture, and masts) that required a specialized artisan to maintain."

 

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Scotland / Re: Scottish naming traditions in the 19th century
« on: Thursday 29 January 26 02:15 GMT (UK)  »
I once had the same problem of not finding a birth/baptism for one of my ancestors.  A rootschatter found him for me.  The problem was that when a family moves the census taker in the new place might write down what they heard .  For instance my family name of "Shearing" was translated as "Sharring" when the oldest son moved many miles away from his home county.  Going further back in time I think the original surname was probably "Shearen" from Ireland.
  Maybe the "mick" at the end of your surname should be something else.   Residents in coastal places could be from anywhere as I discovered when I tried to trace the  surname of sea captain  "Ward" (getting results such as "Howard" "forward", etc)  - so hard luck!

Looking at the rootschat SIT list of surnames it appears others are looking for similar surnames - perhaps you could refer to their histories to see if it helps you.

http://surname.rootschat.com/sit-surnames.php?letter1=M&letter2=5#top_data

P.S. In olden days newspapers used to print arrivals and departures of ships which I found extremely helpful.

P.P.S.   I found one of my OHs seaman ancestors records were held in Canada!   

Key Collections in Canada
Maritime History Archive (Newfoundland): Holds roughly 70% of British crew lists and agreements for the periods 1863–1938 and 80% for 1951–1976. These are arranged by the year the voyage ended and by the ship's official number.
Library and Archives Canada (LAC): Holds copies of Lloyd’s Captains Registers (1851–1947), which include information on British masters and mates, as well as records of Canadian-registered ships that were closed out.
British Military and Naval Records (RG8): Held at LAC, this fonds contains records from 1757–1932, including Admiralty Pacific Station records (1858–1903).
How to Search for Records
Identify the Ship's Official Number: To locate crew lists, you usually need the vessel's official number, which can be found using the Crew List Index Project (CLIP) database.
Search the MHA Database: The Maritime History Archive has a combined crew list search tool available on their website.

Good luck
Rena

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Scotland / Re: Scottish naming traditions in the 19th century
« on: Friday 23 January 26 23:36 GMT (UK)  »
 I thought that was "hand clasping",  which is not the type of record that I have.

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Scotland / Re: Scottish naming traditions in the 19th century
« on: Monday 19 January 26 23:16 GMT (UK)  »
My paternal grandfather was the son of John and was given the name of a local benefactor (his employer). In those days grandparents had large families and it's certainly a tangled web when  (for instance) seven sons give their first sons the name William and they all married a "Mary (which is what hap;pened in olne of my lines.  One reason babies died was smallpox and the other was that the father lost his job, which meant mother was hungry and didn't produce sufficient milk.  A couple might not be able to afford a  "wet nurse" (e.g. a mother who had had her own baby) would charge to feed somebody else's baby)   My maternal grandmother's youngest brother was kept alive by a "wet nurse" after their mother died of an infection when the baby was three weeks old.

One of my uncles has quite a long list of given names;  some family surnames names and the name of a local doctor named "Cameron".  My maternal gt. grandfather carried the name of a local employer, which, presumably the parents hoped could have helped him get a job in later life

.Scottish naming patterns traditionally followed a specific, repeating cycle:

the 1st son after the paternal grandfather,
2nd son after the maternal grandfather,
3rd son after the father;
4th son after the father's oldest brother.

the 1st daughter after the maternal grandmother,
2nd dau. after the paternal grandmother,
3rd dau. after the mother,
with surnames often used as middle names

It was cheaper to have a civil marriage service given by the local sheriff.  It took me years to find the parents of Mary Bell and only found out when her parents came forward to the local church and confessed that they had married outside of the church and please would the vicar baptise their adult daughter Mary Marshall Bell.

Good luck.

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Lanarkshire / Re: The Fultons brickwall
« on: Saturday 03 January 26 01:01 GMT (UK)  »
I wondered if the brick wall could be knocked down by lengthening the surname Fulton to Fullerton which is a surname in the Domesday Book.

One of my ancestors worked in Milton slit Mill, which was part of the Dalnottar Iron Works,  making metal tools such as spades, etc..

Ireland had an interest in iron foundries too:   The Irish iron industry transitioned from using local charcoal and iron ore resources to importing cheaper English and Scottish pig iron and coke via its ports.   I found that my ancestors moved for more money in their pay packets.  Presumably working in a foundry would be too much as a man grew older, which could explain why the ancestor went back to the weaving industry.

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The Common Room / Re: Census and the homeless
« on: Wednesday 24 December 25 23:09 GMT (UK)  »
I once found entries for a group of entertainers sleeping at the roadside on the way to the holiday resort of Blackpool on the west cost of England.

When she was a penniless student my late cousin volunteered to record nmes for the census.  She found people sleeping in seemingly empty houses and in tents on rough ground.


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