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Lanarkshire / Re: Research Extras - Surplus Information
« on: Sunday 12 November 06 12:44 GMT (UK)  »
In my early days on Scotlandspeople I acquired many certs which did not pertain to my tree!  Now I am a bit cuter on searching!!  If anyone is interested in what I have please message me and I will supply the information.

1873 Births Edinburgh - names Alexander Robertson, Maggie Mary Ann Vallery, Alison (Atkinson?) Moffatt

1903 Births Govan - names Elizabeth McWilliam, Mary Ann Regan, Margaret Buchanan Dunn Donaldson

1918 Marriages Hutchesontown - names Charles Goldie/Mary Ann Hane, John Reilly/Mary Sutherland

1927 Marriages Kelvin - names Angus Kennedy/Isabella Gorell McDougall, Robert John Dowrie Grant/Mary Hellen Regan

1923 Marriages Govan - names Bernard Bryan Regan/Johanna Duffy, William John Stewart/Catherine Neilson or Best

 :)

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Gloucestershire / Re: John Lord of Dursley/Dorsley
« on: Sunday 12 November 06 12:06 GMT (UK)  »
On a general shuftie through the censuses there are a large amount of Lord's living in Slimbridge (next door to Dursley) and Coaley (up the road from Dursley).  So I would say it is certainly possible your ancestor was a Dursley chap. 

The only Dorsley I can find appears to be in Devon.

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Shropshire Lookup Requests / Re: JAMES of Much Wenlock
« on: Friday 03 November 06 08:08 GMT (UK)  »
That would be lovely Lloydy!  Thank you!

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Shropshire Lookup Requests / Re: JAMES of Much Wenlock
« on: Thursday 26 October 06 10:22 BST (UK)  »
Thank you all for your replies!  I have the birth entry but haven't sent for the cert as I suspect it will state father unknown as did my other rellie's birth cert.  However her baptism entry had a note by the vicar naming the father "this woman did confess to me this day...."

I know he was Richard Edward James because my mother (his granddaughter) knew him as a child and also his wife was Fanny Burd who I have also traced.  Her aunts and cousins confirm this also.  He stayed in Nottinghamshire all his life after being in service as an Ostler where he met his wife who was a cook at the big house.

I know Ann later married a John Hollis because he was her lodger when she lived with Richard.  In later censuses Richard was shipped off to granny james and Ann married John and had two daughters.  Lloydy, It is interesting that there is a James family with Hollis half siblings in West Bromwich - suspect the James and Hollis families were more intertwined than I thought!

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Shropshire Lookup Requests / JAMES of Much Wenlock
« on: Monday 23 October 06 11:31 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone assist with a lookup of the parish registers for my rellie Richard Edward James?  He was born circa 1871 listed as Much Wenlock to Ann James. However, on the census she is listed as unmarried.  I am holding on to a straw that she would have had him baptised in Shropshire and maybe told the vicar the father's name in the register (I have had this happen with another rellie!).  Ann came from a family who owned a shop throughout the years and subsequently set up her own business in Nottingham and married a John Hollis who also came from Shropshire.  Any help much appreciated! 

Anyone who has Shropshire James in their tree I would be glad to hear from!

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Gloucestershire / Re: My Stonewall - Any suggestion
« on: Monday 23 October 06 11:07 BST (UK)  »
Have you tried the parish registers at Gloucester Record Office?  I have found valuable information in these baptismal registers listing parents and then finding their marriage entries which listed their respective fathers names.  They do a phone service also.

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Gloucestershire / Re: Gloucester post office embezzlement case 1888
« on: Wednesday 30 August 06 19:48 BST (UK)  »
Hi

spent all afternoon at the records office and with the help of one of the archivists set about tracking down Alfred Edward Johnston and the Post Office story of 1886.  However, despite checking the card index on the Journal and Citizen under various topics could find nothing to narrow it down.  Checked the fiched copies of the Gaol Registers for 1886/87 but nothing there either.  Apart from trawling through pages and pages of the newspapers for a year or more I am at a standstill.  Do you have any other information for me to use?

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Gloucestershire / Re: Gloucester post office embezzlement case 1888
« on: Monday 21 August 06 16:15 BST (UK)  »
Hi!  Forgot whilst convalescing that I was unable to drive car or use bus hence did not get into GRO!  I am off next week and will definitely be making a visit so have made sure details are in my bag!


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Gloucestershire / Re: Gloucester post office embezzlement case 1888
« on: Monday 03 July 06 16:32 BST (UK)  »
Hi.  I have been twice in the last few days to the Glos RO but had not read your post befor going!  However, due to an op next week (12th July) I will be on enforced R&R for two weeks so will be pottering along there again.  I will make a note of these details and if you have anything else let me know and I will look it up for you where possible.

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