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Travelling People / Re: Gray/Elliott family
« on: Thursday 22 August 24 13:56 BST (UK) »
Sorry just realised you said yourself our stories are similar. My eyesight is shocking at the moment. 
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Travelling People / Re: Gray/Elliott family
« on: Thursday 22 August 24 13:55 BST (UK) »
Yes I have seen it come up a lot in that tree. I know travellers do have name patterns.
I think our situation was pretty similar. Our Abigail died in her 40s so I think very little information was passed on. That and they have moved to Yorkshire from Lincolnshire and her parents had a few arrests for disorderly behaviour under their belts. Tough lives for them all I guess!
I think our situation was pretty similar. Our Abigail died in her 40s so I think very little information was passed on. That and they have moved to Yorkshire from Lincolnshire and her parents had a few arrests for disorderly behaviour under their belts. Tough lives for them all I guess!
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Travelling People / Re: Gray/Elliott family
« on: Thursday 22 August 24 11:37 BST (UK) »
Thank you
Yes that's them. Their daughter Abigail is my grandfathers grandmother. I think Abigail is where they stop being known as travellers. Those in my family I've spoken to didn't know of any travellers in the family. Which seems such a shame to have no kept any connections. I think Abigail married a local lad as I don't see any hints to a traveller history on his side.
Yes that's them. Their daughter Abigail is my grandfathers grandmother. I think Abigail is where they stop being known as travellers. Those in my family I've spoken to didn't know of any travellers in the family. Which seems such a shame to have no kept any connections. I think Abigail married a local lad as I don't see any hints to a traveller history on his side.
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Travelling People / Re: Gray/Elliott family
« on: Thursday 22 August 24 08:42 BST (UK) »Im descended from Charles gray of Meldreth via his son Christopher Gray who married Maria Smith d/o William Smith and Ann Elliott of Willoughby on the Wolds. These two ended their days in Horncastle.
Christopher & Maria had my great great grandad Samuel Gray, who married Deliah Smith the daughter of Thomas Smith and Mary Brown. These were all travelling families and they repeatedly intermarry.
Hi An65
I'm descended from William and Ann too (if I have done my tree correctly) Their daughter Matilda is my ggg grandmother.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Look up request please Hilda Locking
« on: Wednesday 21 August 24 16:24 BST (UK) »Just posting for information
Marriage Dec qtr 1925
Kay Douglas V E
Locking Hilda
Ecclesall B. 9c 941
You will need to purchase the certificate for more information from it
Deaths Mar qtr 1981
KAY HILDA 22NO1905 SHEFFIELD 3 1555Probably the wrong year quoted for her birth when she died
Birth appears to have been registered in the next qtr
Births Mar qtr 1906
Locking Hilda MMN Fairey Ecclesall B. 9c 443
Thank you! Very much appreciated! That's exactly who I was bringing up as her mother but didn't want to be wrong. I've got quite invested in them.
Thank you for your responses!
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Family History Beginners Board / Look up request please Hilda Locking
« on: Wednesday 21 August 24 15:10 BST (UK) »
Hello, I'm looking to confirm the next generation in my tree. I've got who I suspect but I want to be as accurate as possible.
I'm trying to confirm the parents of Hilda Locking who married Douglas Kay
The married in 1925 but I can't find a detailed marriage. Just their names and the date of the marriage.
Douglas was I think jan 5th 1904
Hilda Locking was born Nov 1905
I know she definitely died in 1981 as I was both in 1980 and was supposed to be taken to see her and she died 2 days before. We were living overseas.
Thank you for time taken to do this!
I'm trying to confirm the parents of Hilda Locking who married Douglas Kay
The married in 1925 but I can't find a detailed marriage. Just their names and the date of the marriage.
Douglas was I think jan 5th 1904
Hilda Locking was born Nov 1905
I know she definitely died in 1981 as I was both in 1980 and was supposed to be taken to see her and she died 2 days before. We were living overseas.
Thank you for time taken to do this!
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Lincolnshire Lookup Requests / Re: Abigail Fairy of Horncastle
« on: Tuesday 20 August 24 23:17 BST (UK) »
Seems like George was quite a rotten man! Good to know non the less! Thank you!
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Lincolnshire Lookup Requests / Re: Abigail Fairy of Horncastle
« on: Tuesday 20 August 24 23:14 BST (UK) »There is an article in the Lincolnshire Chronicle on 18th March 1864, which indicates that Matilda was a Romany.
She was in front of the magistrates for being drunk and riotous on the Boston Road.
"he is described as "MATILDA FAIREY alias GIPSEY TILL, of Horncastle,"
Other times in front of the magistrates in 1881, 1889 and 1896.
Another in 1873 when "George Fairy, of Horncastle, charged by his wife Matilda Fairy with using threats to her, was discharged."
David
Thank you! I thought as much as had found snippets elsewhere that hinted at a possibility. This is amazing and much appreciated! As are all the other responses from people!
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Lincolnshire Lookup Requests / Re: Abigail Fairy of Horncastle
« on: Friday 16 August 24 20:23 BST (UK) »Interesting entry below;
Bapts/Burials St Mary, Horncastle
WILLIAM Fairy buried 1 Aug 1860, infant, abode Millstone Street
ANN Fairey bapt 10 Dec 1863, buried 10 Aug 1866 age 2
ELIZA Fairey 07 May 1866, buried 18 Feb 1869 age 2
Both bapt to George/Matilda
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ELIZA ANN Fairey bapt 17 May 1876, abode 9 Waring St
Mother MATILDA Fairey, A married woman living apart from her husband
Appears to be buried 20 May 1876 poor little baby.
All above on FreeREG
Checked GRO Ann and Eliza's birth regs are there mmn Smith
FAIRY, ELIZA BROWN mmn SMITH
GRO Reference: 1876 J Quarter in HORNCASTLE Volume 07A Page 583
Looks like Matilda may have had a child with her employer in the 1881 Census?
1891 George/Matilda are living next door to one another but separate residences.
Trish
I noticed a Tree does not have Matildas death reg.
Looks to me that she married her Boarder from the 1901 Census.
Marriages Mar 1904
Fairey Matilda Horncastle 7a 787
Henry JACKSON on same page
1901 census
Matilda Fairy Head Mar (no age given on Anc.) born Navenby Image is 66
Harry Jackson 67 Boarder Wdr Farm Lab
Death Reg;
Deaths Mar 1906
JACKSON Matilda age 66 Horncastle 7a 370
George died 1903 so she was free to Marry.
I have a feeling in my searches around that they may have been romany travellers. Matilda's family were at least.
Thank you
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