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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Cause of death 1851.. help please
« on: Sunday 21 June 15 16:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

Could someone please help me to decipher the cause of death here please? The deceased was a 39 year old woman who died in 1851. I can make out the words "acute" and "26 years" but struggling with the rest. Any luck?

Many Thanks,

Conor

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Undecipherable Occupation
« on: Sunday 21 June 15 16:20 BST (UK)  »
Cheers for your help all. Looks about right to me

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Undecipherable Occupation
« on: Thursday 11 June 15 14:43 BST (UK)  »
Occupation of a 29 year old Canadian man living in Gillingham in 1901. Any help appreciated.

Cheers

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World War One / Re: John Mcdowall Bell - 4th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
« on: Monday 13 October 14 05:54 BST (UK)  »
Thank you both for your help on this one guys. Looks like there were at least 6 people named "J Bell" in the 4th Scots Fusiliers during ww1 so i definitely have a lot of digging on my hands. I know that he survived the war, so i have that to work with i suppose.

Cheers

Conor

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World War One / John Mcdowall Bell - 4th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
« on: Sunday 28 September 14 18:52 BST (UK)  »
Hi Everyone,

I was hoping to get some help finding some war records or information regarding my 2x Great Grandfather John Mcdowall Bell.

John was born around 1887 in Ayr, and was married to Georgina Lumsden in 1909. His official name was simply "John Bell" but he occasionaly shows up as John Mcdowall Bell (McDowall being his mothers' maiden name)

On the death certificate of one of his daughters on July 1st 1917, it describes John as being an Iron Moulder, and in brackets - "A Private in the 4th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers."

 Due to John Bell being one of the most common names in the country at the time It has been extremely difficult for me to locate him in any records, and suprisingly just as hard finding information on his battalion during the war. It would appear that the 4th Bn RSF served in the Dardanelles in 1915, but I cannot be certain that he would be in the battalion at the time. Would anyone be able to help me on this one? It would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Conor Oldroyd

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The Common Room / Suicide of my 3x Great Grandfather Joseph Lumsden
« on: Tuesday 26 August 14 16:37 BST (UK)  »
Hello everyone,

I am trying to find any newspaper articles relating to my 3x Great grandfather Joseph Lumsden who committed suicide in Ayr on the 4th September 1913. All i know at present is that he poisoned himself. I have tried searching British Newspaper Archives for any further info, but unfortunately there are no local Ayr papers on their system for 1913. Does anyone know where else I can turn for some further info?

Thanks

Conor

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Need help deciphering a 1906 Cause of death
« on: Thursday 14 August 14 13:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi guys, can somebody help me decipher the cause of death here please? I can make out the words convulsions and syncope, but not the others.

Thanks

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Travelling People / My 4x Great Grandfather - Colour Sergeant James Lumsden, 46th Regiment of foot.
« on: Sunday 06 July 14 14:17 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I'm hoping that somebody with a good knowledge of British military history will be able to assist me with what my my 4x Great Grandfather, Colour Sergeant James Lumsden would have gotten up to in his military career.

He joined the 46th Regiment of foot in approx 1838 and stayed with them until after the Crimean war until 1857 (though he was stationed at the depot to train new solders other than going to actually fight). He then retired from the 46th on a Chelsea pension and later became the Colour Sergeant of the Ayrshire Militia until his death in 1883.

What I do know is that in his 19 years of service, he served in Barbados in 1842, St Vincent in 1843, Barbados in 1844, and Canada from 1845-1848.

However, will he have seen active service whilst in these places? Were there any wars or conflicts occurring at the time that required British regiments to fight in? Or was it more just to establish colonial rule? I've tried google searching possible conflicts that they may have been involved in but I've had no such luck. In short, what was the role of the British army in Canada and the Caribbean in the 1840s?

Thanks

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The Lighter Side / Your favourite family history story?
« on: Wednesday 02 July 14 16:19 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone.

For me personally, my favourite part of genealogy is finding some real characters in your ancestry. My favourite Ancestors are my 3x Great Grandfather Charles Henry Oldroyd b.1853 d.1896 (He died in a lunatic asylum). and Gregor McGregor Summers. (1861 - 1932) They quickly became my favourites when i located these newspaper articles on the two of them, regarding their rather interesting methods of stealing! (Which isn't neccesarily something to proud of!)

The first is of Charles stealing 2 watches from a burning house. He was caught red handed, and it turned out that slipped one of the watches into the pocket of the officer who arrested him on the way to the station, and tried to frame him of secreting one of the watches!)

The second is of Gregor (who is quite surprisingly described as an "amateur ni**er") stealing a curtain and a window blind, "With the view of having them transformed into a pair of fancy dancing trousers". Why he thought this would do him any favours in court, I do not know.

These 2 stories certainly gave me a big insight of what these ancestors were like. What's your favourite story about one of your ancestors?

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