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Family History Beginners Board / Re: misdemeanour in service
« on: Thursday 05 June 25 18:38 BST (UK)  »
Looking at various newspaper items I get the impression that it refers to situations where employees commit an offence against their employer, which possibly was considered an aggravating circumstance. For example:

21 November 1868: Reading Mercury
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John Dance, and George White were charged with a misdemeanour in service, on the 17th inst., at Midgham. The accused are farm labourers to Mr. Stephen Tomlinson, of Midgham. Mr. Tomlinson had occasion to go to Reading on the I7th inst., and next morning he found that the window of his cellar, which had been left closed, was partly open, and it appeared that the defendants had got in and helped themselves to beer. Fined 9s. 9d. each, and costs 5s. 3d. each.

That's great, thank you very much!

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Family History Beginners Board / misdemeanour in service
« on: Thursday 05 June 25 18:10 BST (UK)  »
Hello
Does anyone know what misdemeanour in service means?  One of my ancestors was given one month's hard labour in Berkshire Gaol for this crime?
Thanks in advance.

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Occupation Interests / Re: Master Hairdressers
« on: Sunday 16 February 25 11:44 GMT (UK)  »
The Hairdressing Journals are held/or can be viewed at the British Library in London.  Unfortunately the Library had a cyber attack in October 2024 and this has affected their services.  You need to go to the Library first to get a Reader Card taking documents to prove your identity https://www.bl.uk/research/reader-pass/.  Then you can order the Hairdressing Journals which come in Yearly books but this has to be done on a separate visit https://bl.libguides.com/requesting!.  They are quite interesting and hold information about obituaries, bankruptcies and articles along with adverts.  You are only able to order 6 years worth as one order and up to 4 orders, if that makes sense.  I have been once and looked up a couple of years but hoping to go back and research more. 

My training was in London and I achieved Master Craftman status and  spent many years traveling the world competing for the UK (as well as running a business).

My mother also a Master craftsman, was trained by Raymond Bessone ( known as Teasy Weasy and  Britain's first celebrity hairdresser) he had a salon in Soho, he also trained people like Vidal Sassoon and I remember both of them very well as both along with their families spent time at our home over the years.

However there is no hairstylists prior to my mother in my ancestry, my mothers God mother was one as was her husband, so I think my mothers inspiration was from them.

The Hairdressers Journal was THE magazine which was/is a source of information for the industry, anyone who was/is anyone in the industry will be in that and it has been in print monthly for at least 100yrs so if you can find out where they are archived that will be a good sources

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I feel that I have exhausted all avenues for George Frederick Allen so thought I would post on here as a last chance!  My Mum's Uncle George Frederick Allen was born on 27th February 1901 at 1 Clinton Road, Mile End Old Town, London.  George was the second child of Frederick Allen, a hairdresser, and Rose Allen (nee Halpin).  In 1907 George's father, Frederick Allen, went into the workhouse deemed insane and sent to Long Grove Asylum and lived there until his death.  Later that year George and his 3 siblings were placed in a Scattered Home in the Area, presumably because their Mother could not afford to look after them.  George left the scattered home at the age of 15 and was apprenticed to Mr Lee, 126 Acre Road, Kingson upon Thames.  Mr Lee was a Saddle and Harness Maker and this was George's apprenticeship.   I have been to the London Metropolitan Archives who hold brief records on his scattered home admittance etc and his apprenticeship to Mr Lee.  We know that the Indenture of Apprenticeship was signed on 27th December 1916 but began on 5th May 1916 and was supposed to be a 4 year apprenticeship.  On 28th March 1918 the Mile End Guardians wrote to George's Mother complaining of her interference with her son so he was still doing his apprenticeship then.  The next record we can find of George Allen is on his Mother's admittance to the Workhouse in St Marylebone and her subsequent admittal to Long Grove Asylum in 1924.  Here it states that George is dead.  I have searched all the death records for the time between 1918 and 1924.  There are 2 deaths, one for a George Allen who died on 24th December 1923, aged 22 (this would be his correct age) in the War Memorial Hospital in High Wycombe of Pneumonia and cardiac failure.  At first I thought this was our George Allen as he was a Machinist at a Chair Manufacturer in High Wycombe and could link in to stitching for harness making etc.  This George left money but no family could be found to pass it on to so it went to the Government.  However, we then found a death for a George Allen age 20 years on 18th January 1923 at Earls Court Station.  This George appears to have committed suicide by diving in front of a train.  There are numerous newspaper reports of this and I have attached one.  George's employer gave evidence at the inquest.  He said George had been working for him as a Potman for 3 months at 1 Amherst Road, Hackney and George went out and never returned but he didn't know if he had any family.   In the 1921 census George's sisters lived in Hendon Lane, N3 about 8 miles from here .  George's mother worked at Jermyn street which is 3 miles from Earls Court so could he have visited her and then committed suicide.  It seems, however, that George's family did eventually learn of his death - BUT which death was it?  We can't locate George in the 1921 census as a Potman, Harness or saddle maker or a record that proves it is him.  There is one George Allen in Ireland in the Army.  My Mum knew that her Dad, Albert Allen, had one sister, and not that he was one of 4 children and we wonder if this was because of the perceived 'shame' at the time.  George's other sister committed suicide in 1927 by putting her head in a Gas Oven.  George's Mother's family had a history of mental illness so it is possible that the second death is more likely.  I would, however, like confirmation.  I have learnt that his inquest report doesn't exist.  However, the newspaper reports give a lot of information but no information from the police.  I have contacted the British Transport Police History Group and they made several suggestions including contacting the Metropolitan Police but I have had no luck.  I went to the National Archives yesterday to look at The metropolitan police: general registry: registers of murders and deaths by violence but it only included deaths by murder.   Any suggestions would be gratefully received but it could be that we will never know ...

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This chap is an Officer in the Mercantile Marine as it was known at the time.
A ship engineer for a ship building company was a civilian.
Thanks, that's very helpful.  Although I'm surprised there aren't stripes round the wrists indicating the rank.

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I now believe this could be a photo of Robert John Thompson who was a ship engineer for Messrs Thornycroft and Co (ship builders) in Southampton.  It may have been taken on the occasion of his marriage to Annie Edith Player in 1906 which would fit with the age of the photo.  Does anyone know whether uniforms were worn by engineers?  Thank you.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Thompson Family
« on: Friday 09 August 24 14:12 BST (UK)  »
Update on this photo.  I now believe this is not actually a family photo but a photo taken at the Essex Annual Provincial Lodge of Grandmasons.  My Great Great Grandfather was a Freemason.  We believe it may have been taken in 1906 in Harwich where the annual event was that year.  The photo looks like it could have been taken on the pier at Harwich and an old aerial photo of the buildings between the 4th and 5th Man (from the left) seem to match up.  I know there were previous comments about it being between 1908-12 so I'm wondering whether it could have been as far back as 1906 and would have made my Great Great Grandfather 49 at the time.

The event was held at the Volunteer Drill Hall, Barrack Lane, Harwich in 1906. In an article in a newspaper it reads 'after dinner the toastlist was disposed of in 8 minutes and the guests were taken on the Fesex? for a trip up the Orwell (river) as far as Pin Mill - Felixstowe, Parkestone Quay and Harwich Harbour being afterwards visited. Tea was partaken of at Harwich and the visitors returned home by boat and rail ...'  - hence why we think there's a possibility it may be at Harwich.

The reason we think it could be Trinity pier as at Harwich have the white poles as the original photo see snap 1 there are buildings by the pier that fit the original photo numbered 1 and 2 in the 2nd snap and 3 points to where the pier is located and snap 3 show the same buildings between the 2 mens heads on the original photo and as a bonus there are terraced housing in the correct position as the original photo.

Any help in confirming would be much appreciated.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Thompson Family
« on: Sunday 19 November 23 17:21 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

You have confused me a bit.  :)

What does the sentence "The building you point out is the Floral Hall built on the Cliff Gardens." mean? Did you show them a photo of (definitely) Southend for comparison?

The building which can be seen to the right of the dapper chappy in the middle looks - I would say - nothing at all like the Floral Hall/Happy Valley.
To the right of that there is a long row of low buildings.

If I had to stick my neck out, I would say it looks more like the cockle sheds at Leigh-on-Sea. But I could be completely wrong!  ;D

Sorry for the confusion.  Yes you're right he says it is not the Floral Hall which I thought it might be - https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-aerial-view-of-southend-on-sea-circa-1929-81613579.html this link takes you to a photo of a Southend Aerial shot taken in the 1920s which shows the Floral Hall with no houses to the right of it so we are ruling out that part of Southend.  I'll see if I can find a photo of the cockle sheds from that time to compare.  Thanks

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