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The Common Room / Re: Cleaning up a gravestone
« on: Sunday 19 October 25 14:24 BST (UK) »
It's Holy Trinity in Stratford-upon-Avon and the transcripts are apparently in the library at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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The Common Room / Re: Cleaning up a gravestone
« on: Sunday 19 October 25 10:58 BST (UK) »
Thanks everyone for your suggestions - shining lights and using talc seem like sensible options without causing any damage.
We have since found out that a local school carried out a survey of the gravestones some 40 years ago and that there is a copy of the transcripts in the local library, contrary to me being told by the church archivist that there wasn't a copy!
We have since found out that a local school carried out a survey of the gravestones some 40 years ago and that there is a copy of the transcripts in the local library, contrary to me being told by the church archivist that there wasn't a copy!
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The Common Room / Cleaning up a gravestone
« on: Saturday 18 October 25 12:04 BST (UK) »
Hi, we have found a potential ancestor's gravestone but it's pretty much illegible and covered in lichen. Would it be ok if we tried to clean some of it off with plain water and a cloth/soft brush?
We've asked the church if they have transcripts of the stones which they don't and have tried to email the council for permission but heard nothing back.
Thoughts please :-)
We've asked the church if they have transcripts of the stones which they don't and have tried to email the council for permission but heard nothing back.
Thoughts please :-)
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The Common Room / Re: Help please - very confused!!!
« on: Sunday 14 September 25 16:20 BST (UK) »1881 has a Mar William Greenhill in London, occp Stamper, born c 1819 Birmingham.
1881 Mary Ann Greenhill is saying she is widowed.
Great, thank you, I'll look into this :-)
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The Common Room / Re: Help please - very confused!!!
« on: Sunday 14 September 25 16:19 BST (UK) »Can see just 1 death for a William Greenhill correct age & place.
Died 15/12/1890 Erdington Workhouse aged 69.
Possibly the 2nd. marriage was bigamous.
Hmm interesting, if it was bigamous that would make sense of why they said they were bachelor and spinster
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The Common Room / Re: Help please - very confused!!!
« on: Sunday 14 September 25 16:18 BST (UK) »What county are we looking at here?
I presume England?
Oops really sorry, that would be of some help wouldn't it? All this took place in the Aston area of Birmingham
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The Common Room / Help please - very confused!!!
« on: Sunday 14 September 25 12:16 BST (UK) »
I have been researching my husband's great great grandmother Harriet Terry, but have got very confused in doing so!
The only birth we managed to find was a Harriet Lawrence (mother's maiden name Terry) for the birth year of 1846. This matches a baptism for a Harriet Lawrence Terry with parents Henry Lawrence and Mary Ann Terry but it says to a single woman so they obviously weren't married.
The birth certificate says that the mother is Mary Ann Lawrence (formerly Terry) although there is no marriage record.
Harriet's marriage certificate says that her father's name was William Terry (a stamper). We then found a marriage for Mary Ann Terry to William Greenhill (a stamper) so presume she has named her step-father rather than her biological father.
Then to confuse matters even more, Harriet aged 5 is living with her grandparents (1851 census) - Samuel and Ann Terry. We can't find her anywhere on the 1861 census.
Then in 1887 we found a marriage for Mary Ann Terry to Henry Lawrence (Harriet's biological parents) , but it says they were bachelor and spinster! Brain frazzled
The only birth we managed to find was a Harriet Lawrence (mother's maiden name Terry) for the birth year of 1846. This matches a baptism for a Harriet Lawrence Terry with parents Henry Lawrence and Mary Ann Terry but it says to a single woman so they obviously weren't married.
The birth certificate says that the mother is Mary Ann Lawrence (formerly Terry) although there is no marriage record.
Harriet's marriage certificate says that her father's name was William Terry (a stamper). We then found a marriage for Mary Ann Terry to William Greenhill (a stamper) so presume she has named her step-father rather than her biological father.
Then to confuse matters even more, Harriet aged 5 is living with her grandparents (1851 census) - Samuel and Ann Terry. We can't find her anywhere on the 1861 census.
Then in 1887 we found a marriage for Mary Ann Terry to Henry Lawrence (Harriet's biological parents) , but it says they were bachelor and spinster! Brain frazzled
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Warwickshire / Re: Samuel Greenway and Alice Keeling
« on: Sunday 15 June 25 18:55 BST (UK) »
Great thank you, I've got a free trial for FindMyPast at the moment but nothing is showing up... Must try harder 
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Warwickshire / Re: Samuel Greenway and Alice Keeling
« on: Sunday 15 June 25 17:50 BST (UK) »8 Oct 1694 licence . Samuel Greenway wid of Kingsbury and Barbara Orton sp. Se is of Little (Parva) Packington. There's a Timothy Orton mentioned - farmer) - possibly bondsman. My Latin's a bit rusty
Where did you find this please?