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Family History Beginners Board / Re: workhouse entry
« on: Wednesday 07 October 20 10:57 BST (UK)  »
one of my new relatives is looking at Thomas and Ann Hitchens from Chester I'm not convinced as he says Lancashire not Cheshire?

I have read though all the advice from my last thread sadly to no avail, The reason for the workhouse questions is the son Ralph was from Cheshire but died in the Manchester workhouse. I have looked at the Hitchens from Cornwall but been told we are not related and to far away so I am waiting on DNA results from Ancestry.

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Family History Beginners Board / workhouse entry
« on: Wednesday 07 October 20 09:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi folks can someone clarify the workhouse entry rules.
Did you have to be from that parish to enter or did it not matter?

is it correct that before 1918 if you were in a workhouse you could not vote?
and if correct did that mean you were not on the voters list?

What documents would I be looking for re 1780 to 1800 birth that will name parents as I am still unable to find a birth record for Henry Hitchens only his word in 1851 Cheshire census and a co worker on his 1861 death. Me and 42 other tree re searcher's cannot find a birth to move forward.
Henry Hitchens born between 1780 and 1800 Knowsley, Lancashire: married 1825 Davenham, Cheshire children all Northwich and dies 1861 Cheshire workhouse accident.
Thanks Shona Ford nee Hitchens

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: passenger ship name
« on: Monday 01 June 20 08:31 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your help, I have sent a message to seaweed and will wait to here from him.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: passenger ship name
« on: Monday 01 June 20 04:09 BST (UK)  »
His name is Henry Hitchens. 

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Family History Beginners Board / passenger ship name
« on: Monday 01 June 20 02:52 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone I hope some one can answer something for me. I have seen posted that a relative came to New Zealand in 1860 in a vessel called ZAMBUCK but I can not find the ship/boat/floater of any kind with this name it say it carried the Fencibles I have checked the book and the site for the Royal New Zealand Fencibles. Can any one help please thanks Shona Ford

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Brick wall
« on: Monday 06 April 20 11:02 BST (UK)  »
so I have Lawrence Roy Hitchens birth registration, it has Henry A.H Hitchens at 55 years in 1895 and place as Cheshire so im still looking at 1840,  his death registration has him at 67 in 1906 still has me in 1839 and the marriage in 1865 says 22 which makes 1843 and if the 1851 census with Eliza and Henry is right was 11 years old makes 1840. I am still looking around the 1839 to possibly 1840 ish
 ;) i still am unsure of whom his parents are? ???

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Brick wall
« on: Monday 06 April 20 07:08 BST (UK)  »
Yes  :-[ sadly he has left no information about his parents. I find it interesting that he seems so educated and has fine writing skills for a laborers son, as I stated If? Henry and Eliza are his parents and they are in the union poor houses how has he got out of the poor house and got medical training to take himself to New Zealand and be come a Mason and other social standings is troubling me no end. ???  I do Thank all of you for your help and tips I will have to keep digging along. :)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Brick wall
« on: Monday 06 April 20 00:11 BST (UK)  »
Colin Lamb
 I am glad someone else has picked up on the high living of a laborers son, if Henry and Eliza are his parents I have the rest of his family in the union poor houses so how dose one go from the poor house to a social light in New Zealand it does not make sense to me.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Brick wall
« on: Sunday 05 April 20 09:48 BST (UK)  »
Thats part of my issue when I look for him as Henry Albert Holland Hitchens ,I can only find the hole name in New Zealand nothing in England and nothing I have tells me that Eliza and Henry are his parents its only from word of mouth or because other have used it. I wont to be able to document what I state so I know I have the right person.
 

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