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Devon / Re: Parents for John Cox (1802-1844) and Thomas Cox (1799-1850)
« on: Wednesday 31 December 25 12:06 GMT (UK)  »
Yes, they are. The familysearch result is a mistranscription. They are actually in the parish of St Mary Major in Exeter, not in Devonport, as can be seen on the original scan on Ancestry

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Devon / Parents for John Cox (1802-1844) and Thomas Cox (1799-1850)
« on: Tuesday 30 December 25 21:13 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all,
Wishing everyone here a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! I would like some help in reexamining a brick wall of mine, owing to a breakthrough I made that I still can't see the significance of. The man in question is Thomas Cox (1799-1850), who in Exeter in 1825 married Mary Jarman and had Mary Anne (1826-1834), James (1828-1830), Elizabeth (1830-1898), James (1833-1883) and Thomas (1839-1859). The breakthrough I am talking about is noticing that James in '71 is living in Exeter next to Emmanuel Cox (1852-1931). This is surely not a coincidence, and I traced Emmanuel to try and find a connection. Emmanuel was the son of Emmanuel Sr (1830-1902), in turn the son of John Cox (1802-1844), who appears in '41 in Exeter as a plasterer. He married Mary Ann Moxey (nee Binnear) in Exeter in 1822. The most likely relationship seems to be Thomas and John being brothers and hence James living next to his first cousin Emmanuel. The trouble is that I can't seem to find a good candidate baptism for them, which is why I am asking for a second look, which can always help in case I have missed something  ;)
Best wishes,
FG

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South Africa / Re: Ernest George Mackenzie b.1892 mystery emigration and death
« on: Monday 03 November 25 21:53 GMT (UK)  »
Dear all,
Thanks so much to everyone here for the help in shedding more light on this mystery. Apologies for the long delay in getting back; I have had quite a lot of work at uni at the moment so slightly paused researching. A few concluding thoughts:
- It does absolutely seem like the man who died in '56 is our man. I shall definitely buy the probate record and compare signatures, which would hopefully verify this
- I wonder where the whole SA thread might have come from; my suspicion is this was something told as a 'cover story' for what seems to be an unofficial divorce and cohabitation arrangement between our man and Genene, who seems never to have divorced William Buckley and chaned her name. Maybe the Dutch surname played a role here too
-Anyone got any suggestions as to where I could go further with this; would there be anywhere i could look to trace his journalistic career?
-I will compile everything here to send to my godfather, for whom I am doing this research (EG Mackenzie was his grandfather)

Once again, warmest thanks for helping me out with this  ;D
FG

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South Africa / Ernest George Mackenzie b.1892 mystery emigration and death
« on: Thursday 30 October 25 14:43 GMT (UK)  »
Dear all,
I am looking to trace a man who mysteriously emigrated to South Africa from England some time in the 30s or 40s. Ernest George Mackenzie was born in Bedminster in 1892 to Henry William Mackenzie and Florence Louisa Fulford. He can be easily traced in the censuses in the Fulham/Kensington area up until 1921. He worked as an insurance official, and had four siblings: Arthur Henry William (1884-1963), Henry John (1885-1938), Charles Henry (1887-1929) and Dorothy Kathleen (1889-1949). He married Florence Louisa Cass Fulford and had one son, Kenneth Francis Ewart Mackenzie (1918-1997).  The family story goes that he emigrated, abandoning his family, and last saw his son some time in the 30s, before emigrating to SA. I would like to trace what happened to him and when he died.
Best wishes,
Francis

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / looking for a marriage and children for John Townsend Lowther (1793-1865)
« on: Thursday 21 August 25 20:06 BST (UK)  »
Dear all,
I am a complete newbie to Channel Islands genealogy, and would be grateful for some help in finding a possible marriage or death for John Townsend Lowther on either Jersey or Guernsey. Lowther was born in Bath in 1793 to John (1758-1829) and Mary Walter (1759-1818), and was brother to Henry (1787-1795), Mary Walter Lowther (1792-1827), Betty (1794-1794), Charles James (1800-1866) and John (1802-1857). Bancrupcy proceedings list him in London in 1821, followed by Guernsey in 1826, listed as a 'merchant' and 'varnish manufacturer'. Lowther's father John moved with him to Guernsey, being buried in St Peter Port in 1829. Lowther then shows up in St Helier in '51, where he is listed as a widower followed by a  return to London, with him living in the West London Union Workhouse in '61 and dying in Holborn shortly after. I would like to identify his wife and see if they had any children.
Best wishes,
Francis

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Devon / marriage or death for Elizabeth Jarman b. 1803 Brampford Speke
« on: Thursday 21 August 25 19:52 BST (UK)  »
Dear all,
I would like to find a marriage and/or death record for Elizabeth Jarman, who was born in 1802 in Brampford Speke near Exeter. She was the daughter of William (1768-1842) and Amy Lowton (1772-1828), and the sister of Mary (1798-1854), Thomas (1805-?), Jane (1808-1879) and William (1811-1882).
Best wishes,
Francis

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Suffolk / Re: marriage or death for Susannah Crick b.1779 Bury St Edmunds
« on: Thursday 21 August 25 19:48 BST (UK)  »
Wonderful work. Thanks so much,
FG

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London and Middlesex / Re: A maiden name for Ann Priest (1767-1837)
« on: Thursday 21 August 25 10:17 BST (UK)  »
Have seen 'Collins' on ancestry too. No evidence attached to any of the trees though...

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Suffolk / marriage or death for Susannah Crick b.1779 Bury St Edmunds
« on: Wednesday 20 August 25 08:47 BST (UK)  »
Dear all,
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. I would like to find a marriage or death certificate for Susannah Crick, born in 1779 in Bury St Edmunds. She was daughter to Philip Crick (1758-1813) and Susannah Mills (1759-1832, and sister to Philip (1778-1816), Elizabeth (1782-?), Charlotte (1784-?), Mary Ann (1787-?), Edmund (1790-), Frances Sophia (1792-1861) and George (1796-1838) All the children were baptised in 1797, ruling out a death in infancy.
Best wishes,
Francis

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