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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Looking for information about Ada Bell.
« on: Monday 21 December 15 17:25 GMT (UK)  »
The only Ada Mackay born about 1900 in England is this:
Births Mar 1902   (>99%)
Mackay    Ada         Prestwich    8d   352

Following this birth they appear on the 1911 Census in Bradford, North Manchester.  Is this likely to be your family??

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London and Middlesex / Re: William John Eve, born 1855
« on: Monday 21 December 15 17:22 GMT (UK)  »
William's baptism in 1858:
First name(s)    WILLIAM JOHN
Last name    EVE
Birth year    1855
Birth date    04/08/1855
Baptism year    1858
Baptism date    18 Apr 1858
Father's first name(s)    William Robert
Mother's first name(s)    Elizabeth
Father's occupation    Gun Smith
Address    Buckle Street
Parish    St Mary, Whitechapel
Church address    Whitechapel High Street
County    London
Country    England
Archive reference    X024/096
Record set    London, Docklands and East End Baptisms, 1558-1933

William J Eve married Alice Parsons in 1885, Mile End Old Town:
Marriages Sep 1885   (>99%)
EVE    William John        Mile End    1c   900
PARSONS    Alice         Mile End    1c   900

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Looking for my grandmother's brothers - JONES?
« on: Friday 18 December 15 19:56 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: CaroleW on Friday 18 December 15 18:52 GMT (UK)
He was born 1929 so was too young to have served in WW2
But people faked it! Some were found out....some weren't.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: William and Rebecca (Smith) Cook
« on: Friday 18 December 15 16:28 GMT (UK)  »
William Cook
b. 1868
d. Jul/Aug/Sep 1948
Place - Sheffield, Yorkshire
Vol 2D Pg 71

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: RE: How to find my father
« on: Thursday 17 December 15 16:11 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: conahy calling on Thursday 17 December 15 08:40 GMT (UK)
(The Salvation Army cannot help where adoption has taken place due to UK legislation)
No idea of the origins of this.....but I rang the Salvation Army and although an adopted person is harder to find as there are the possibilties his/her name was changed but they confirmed they can search. They did say they do have guidelines by law they must follow though.

Quote from: youngtug on Thursday 17 December 15 08:04 GMT (UK)
It would be best to remove the names of people who could still be alive, it is against the policy of RootsChat to display the names of living people.
Mhmmm...............this has been brought to my attention by another user, but thanks :)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: RE: How to find my father
« on: Thursday 17 December 15 07:43 GMT (UK)  »
Oh, I love posts like these  :D  but unfortunately I also have to be careful as it is living people :(

The Salvation Army Family Tracing Centre is absolutely BRILLIANT and suggest you speak to them immediately. They are expert researchers with over 100 years' service in tracing long lost family or relatives.

An alternative is: have you tried to find a marriage for a (*) in Sheffield? That would be your first pot of call - then you can search for children to see if they stayed in Sheffield where they had any or if they moved away.

Good luck & best regards,
Jayne.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Just had my first 1939 Register "Evidence of death request" back from Findmypast
« on: Wednesday 16 December 15 09:43 GMT (UK)  »
Nanny Jan -  TalkTalk have been involved in some major scandals lately, so I'd watch your details and e-mails.

I tried opening my dad's record who was born in 1932, and sent in an affidavit my dad signed to allow them to open his record.  FindMyPast came back and said the following:
Quote
We have opened the closed record you requested. We have also opened the other closed records of that specific household for reasons which we cannot disclose.

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London and Middlesex / Re: Looking for location of photo - London, Shoreditch/Hoxton area.
« on: Tuesday 15 December 15 12:48 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Emma Pierce on Tuesday 15 December 15 12:02 GMT (UK)
Thanks it looks good, i guess next step would be to see if that street used to run a bus service?
Yes, good idea, as there is a bus stop in the background. It's a red stop so you should check if buses ran down the possible streets you have. It is likely, in the '50s, that many bus services travelled that way as it has always been a predominantly poor + working class area so doubt people had cars.


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Ireland / Re: Age of a minor at marraige
« on: Tuesday 15 December 15 12:39 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: WhiteHunter on Tuesday 15 December 15 12:01 GMT (UK)
'of full age (subsequently proven to be 23 years old) who was a soldier stationed there.
Full age is a very simple term to represent a person being over 21 years, the age you didn't need consent to marry.   

Quote from: WhiteHunter on Tuesday 15 December 15 12:01 GMT (UK)
What was the age that a person was classed as a minor?
A person classed as a minor admitted to being under 21 years, therefore his/her parents would be questioned if they gave consent to this marriage. People under 21 who said they were of full age had no consent to marry normally.

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