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The Common Room / Re: Looking for my long lost family Hartridge/Presley Kent and Epling/Lively USA
« on: Wednesday 25 June 25 07:46 BST (UK)  »
Hepburn,

It really is.   I wished my grandad had asked more questions. Had spoken to his mum. Albert just casually said it and my grandad just absorbed it. Never said a word for a long time until he casually said it to his daughter in law (my mum). So there’s no one to ask now. We don’t know the circumstances.

How do I connect to the Hartridge/Presleys of Kent? And then to this huge community in America the Lively/Eplings?

I hope one day some one who holds the key does their DNA and we can finally solve this mystery.

Thank you for responding to my post.

Josie

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for my long lost family
« on: Tuesday 24 June 25 16:12 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Pinetree on Tuesday 24 June 25 14:48 BST (UK)
Interesting from 30 Mar 1929.  Interesting that Stella is now shown as Stella Wilson

Her eldest son with Albert was born in 1929

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for my long lost family
« on: Tuesday 24 June 25 15:16 BST (UK)  »
I’m not hopeful. Especially if she was in a relationship with Albert at the time??? Who she also has children with.

But I’m grateful for any help I can get. You have solved one mystery maybe you are the one to solve this one too???

It was said this man was an ice cream seller. Now so far this isn’t true. Also I think it was said he was Italian. Again this is not true as my dad’s DNA doesn’t reflect this. Unfortunately we don’t have my grandads DNA.

Look forward to see what you can find.

Josie

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for my long lost family
« on: Tuesday 24 June 25 15:03 BST (UK)  »
Oh my goodness. Incredible information. Thank you very much for sharing this. Totally taken aback with all this new information.

Like you said wow she then becomes Wilson. I can’t find her wedding certificate even an index for her and Albert Wilson.

Wonder how they met???

You have been an invaluable help.

Many thanks

Josie

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for my long lost family
« on: Tuesday 24 June 25 14:36 BST (UK)  »
What an amazing story Biggles. I can’t believe you managed to solve your family history. This gives me hope.

Was a pleasure to read and thank you for sharing.

I too have Italian heritage. My nan was from Calabria.

Kindest regards
Josie

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for my long lost family
« on: Tuesday 24 June 25 14:33 BST (UK)  »
This is absolutely incredible. I can’t believe it. After all these years of searching.

Do you know the outcome of this case??


All we know is that Josie was raised by Stella’s mum and dad in Nottingham while Stella moved to London and had her other children. One being my grandad.

Honestly thank you so much for taking the time to have a look for me. Incredible.

DNA suggests that Josie’s granddaughter is my dads Half 1st cousin 1x removed
Paternal side
210 cM | 3% shared DNA
So I’m gathering not the same father????

Can’t thank you enough
Josie

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The Common Room / Re: Looking for my long lost family
« on: Tuesday 24 June 25 14:20 BST (UK)  »
Hi Pinetree,

Yes my great nan was Stella Annie Startin. 
B:21 Apr 1907 Cannock, Staffordshire, England
D:28 Jan 1984 Hackney, London, England

Her first daughter Josephine was born in Notts, in 1928. Oh this is incredible news. I’m in touch with Josephine’s granddaughter who has been trying to find out her great grandfather. Oh wow!!!!

Is there any paperwork with this?

So excited. Kindest regards
Josie

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The Common Room / Looking for my long lost family Hartridge/Pressley - Kent, Epling/Lively - USA
« on: Tuesday 24 June 25 13:38 BST (UK)  »
USAHi All,

I have found myself looking for my paternal grandfathers father after DNA confirmed that who he thought was his dad wasn’t.

My grandad was Peter Wilson from Hoxton, London in 1933, born to Stella Startin from Nottingham. Her husband/partner was Albert Wilson from London.

Albert once said to my grandad words to the effect of  “I’ve raised you as mine, however you aren’t. Your father is an ice cream seller”. That was that. My grandad never questioned this. Never asked his mother. He only mentioned this again later in life. No other family members knew.
 
Albert is noted on my grandads birth certificate and DNA matches are not close enough to work out his exact parent. Or if they are they themselves don’t know their family history.  So research has been hard.

I have spent years grouping DNA matches into different families. I believe I come from the Hartridge Presley family from Kent. I also have connections to the Epling Lively family from Virginia USA. 

I would like to try and find the missing links to my family tree and wonder how I may find out who exactly fathered my grandad.

If anyone has any advice or knows of any connections it would be greatly appreciated.

Kindest regards
Josie
Bethnal Green, London

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Elizabeth Carroll born 1847, Griffin Street, Deptford
« on: Thursday 19 June 25 16:11 BST (UK)  »
Hi Daisy.

Thank you so much for your contributions and for taking the time to research. I shall have to go back and add this new info to my tree.

So kind of you.

Kindest regards
Josie

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