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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Date for shoemaker shop photo
« on: Wednesday 26 November 25 18:21 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for all your comments.

Treetotal - I'm trying to help the FB poster in her family research.

Before posting, I did some research into Wood-Milne name and dates but couldn't find anything conclusive. However, it does appear that Wood-Milne was used as a trade name from mid-1890s before the Wood-Milne company was formed c.1907.   

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Date for shoemaker shop photo
« on: Monday 24 November 25 16:15 GMT (UK)  »
I'd appreciate any thoughts for a date for this photo of a shoemaker/cobblers shop, believed to be in Blackburn, Lancashire. 

Any suggestions most welcome.  Thank you.
Malcolm

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The Common Room / Re: Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers?
« on: Wednesday 19 November 25 15:04 GMT (UK)  »
Just renewed annual Worldwide subscription for £89.99 for another year.  This has worked for me for several years.

Malcolm



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World War One / Re: MOD can reissue returned WW1 medals
« on: Friday 20 June 25 17:45 BST (UK)  »
Part 3.

Here are some photos of the 2 medals (British War Medal & Victory Medal) I managed to get reissued by MoD - see my original 2016 post.

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World War One / Re: MOD can reissue returned WW1 medals
« on: Friday 20 June 25 17:44 BST (UK)  »
Part 2.

Here are some photos of the 2 medals (British War Medal & Victory Medal) I managed to get reissued by MoD - see my original 2016 post.

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World War One / Re: MOD can reissue returned WW1 medals
« on: Friday 20 June 25 17:41 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Mark G on Wednesday 18 June 25 23:10 BST (UK)
It would be interesting to see what the medals look like. I saw a pair of two medals that were issued in the 2000's to a lady whose father had served in the Great War. Their naming was not in the style of Great War medals and the Allied Victory medal had a crude tubular piece of metal to support the suspension ring. The ribbons were of a modern type, nothing like those of the Great War.

It is interesting to know that the MOD issues such medals, potentially that could mean a large amount of work for themselves.

Here are some photos of the 2 medals (British War Medal & Victory Medal) I managed to get reissued by MoD - see my original 2016 post.

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Australia / Re: Thomas Emmett transported to Australia for life in 1834
« on: Monday 31 March 25 16:03 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Neale1961 on Monday 31 March 25 02:01 BST (UK)
There is a record of Thomas EMMETT of "Hive" having a NSW prisoners Savings Bank book.
It shows £2 (and interest) but does not show that it was ever accessed to have funds withdrawn.

I could not see Thomas Emmett per "Hive" in the 1841 NSW census, nor the 1837 general convict muster.

Perhaps he died just a few years after arriving in NSW.


Quote from: judb on Friday 28 March 25 07:07 GMT (UK)
Thomas Emett
Date of arrival; 11 June, 1834, per ship Hive
Sentence: Life
How disposed of: Henry O'Brien, Yass Plains

FYI some history on Henry O'Brien. His farm at Yass Plains was called "Douro".
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/obrien-henry-2515
Where did you find the record about his savings book?  Is it on Ancestry?  I have worldwide subscription from UK).
Thanks .... Malcolm

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Australia / Re: Thomas Emmett transported to Australia for life in 1834
« on: Sunday 30 March 25 23:11 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: hanes teulu on Saturday 29 March 25 16:08 GMT (UK)
FindMyPast's "Oz" records appears to have the original ship's muster for the convict ship Hive that took Thomas Emett to NSW. The column headed "Married or Single" shows "M" and the column headed "Family" shows "2".
A separate FindMyPast "Oz" record, which appears to be a typed version of these musters, has interpreted the column headed "Family" as "2 female children." Not clear how it was able to do this? This was also the record that included "carrotty whiskers" which was not on the original!!

The newspapers reports re. Thomas make no mention of a family. He was "25, a spinner and worked for Fielden & Co, spinners at Blackburn." So, I've been chasing a possible marriage and baptisms in the Blackburn area in a fairly narrow time frame given Thomas' age and incarceration date.

The site is "OPC Lancs" -
https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

Thanks hanes teulu. I'd already seen the ships muster for convict ship Hives that you mention showing Thomas married with 2 children,  it's on Ancestry (I don't have a FindmyPast subscription), but I hadn't seen any record that mentions 2 female children.  However, this is correct. He married Bridget Johnson in 1829 in Chorley. Lancashire, and they had 2 daughters Mary Anne Emmett b. 1830 (baptised Oct. 1830) and Elizabeth b.1832 (baptised Nov.1842 aged 10 years).  Bridget also gave birth to a son Richard Emmett in 1837 but no father is named on his baptism record.  Richard Emmett is my great grandfather.

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Australia / Re: Thomas Emmett transported to Australia for life in 1834
« on: Friday 28 March 25 15:15 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks everyone for your replies and interest.

The 1849 death age 40 and 1842 pardon is definitely not my Thomas.

I'd noticed from UK newspapers reports a surprising number of Thomas Emmetts sent to Australia in 1830s/40s from Lancashire. Very confusing.

Sparrett - I don't think he died on the voyage. The NSW convict indent lists all convicts who arrived on ship Hive from England on 11 June 1834, and Thomas is listed.
 
Quote from: judb on Friday 28 March 25 07:07 GMT (UK)
Ancestry has this record from:
New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834
Convicts arrived 1833-1834

Thomas Emett
Date of arrival; 11 June, 1834, per ship Hive
Sentence: Life
How disposed of: Henry O'Brien, Yass Plains

Very annoyingly I can only access this record on Ancestry by using the spelling "Emett" - nothing under Emmett

Judith

That is my Thomas!!  I can't find this on Ancestry, maybe outside my subscription from UK. Is that the full entry?  Wonder what "How disposed of" means?

I can't access Australian Archives website at the moment, the website site seems to be down.

Thanks everyone.
 Malcolm

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