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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: The Adams Family
« on: Thursday 29 June 17 11:05 BST (UK)  »
If you are talking about Sophia Anne Adams who married John Apthorpe, which I assume you are, I have her parents as Mary Ann Brook 1816-1855 and Nathan Adams 1811-1873.
Mary Ann was born in Paris and died in Tothill Field Prison.
Sophia was my great great grandmother.

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The Common Room / Re: Prison Records
« on: Friday 15 October 10 17:49 BST (UK)  »
Yes London

ok I'll give that a try then thanks

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The Common Room / Prison Records
« on: Friday 15 October 10 17:30 BST (UK)  »
Hi all
Does anybody know if any prison or court records are available anywhere please?
I appear to have a relative who died in Tothill Fields Prison in 1855 and I'd love to know how she got there!
Thanks

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Occupation Interests / Re: 1900's railway occupations help needed
« on: Monday 11 October 10 16:39 BST (UK)  »
ok, many thanks.
This branch of my family were a right bunch of ne'erdowells, so demotion is a distinct possibility  ;D

The latest birth cert that arrived today is even more mystifying, as he is a munitions worker in 1917......

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Occupation Interests / Re: 1900's railway occupations help needed
« on: Sunday 10 October 10 12:00 BST (UK)  »
I can't see anything on my copy marriage cert that says special licence, and it says after Banns.
None of his family have signed or witnessed, and it is not her parents but a relative who has witnessed her signature.
Both bride and groom gave the same address.  ;)

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Occupation Interests / Re: 1900's railway occupations help needed
« on: Saturday 09 October 10 08:53 BST (UK)  »
I'm still struggling with this one, although the 1911 census has turned up some interesting possibilities.
I realise that this is now off-topic, so please tell me if I need to re-post it elsewhere.

I am fairly certain that I have found the 1904 birth that I was looking for, living with grandparents as his mother is in hospital.
I still haven't found his father or sister in 1911.
However, going back to the 1901 census I found him as an 18 year old with his parents.

My dilemma is that he is too young for the wedding certificate that I have just one year later which says he is 21.
Nowadays we have to supply a birth certificate to get married....     Could anybody tell me whether he could have lied about his age in 1902?
I know that you could lie about your age to join the army at that time, and even in WW2

Occupation-wise 1901 is general labourer, 1902 shunter, 1904 railway porter.
Father is butcher 1901, shunter 1902, unemployed butcher 1911 - stretching things I know but would he have wanted to put father unemployed on his marriage certificate?

Any help appreciated as I have very little hair left to tear out..

P.S. His father hasn't signed the marriage cert as a witness, it is some unknown name, possibly best man. Her mother has signed

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Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests / Re: Baptism - George COOPER c1881 Iver Heath
« on: Friday 23 January 09 13:47 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Newf on Friday 23 January 09 12:56 GMT (UK)
Glad the Peabody address got resolved - can you not use the 1901 site to do an address search and compare with 1911 - sort of a 'control list' so you dont spend too much on 1911 ?

Thanks for all your help - I really appreciate it  :-*

The 1901 site can be address searched, but then I can't get into it to find page references or anything.
Ancestry.com doesn't have an address search (or I can't find it) and the definitions of the huge number of Camberwell districts just give street names. All I have for address is 7K Peabody Buildings Camberwell SE

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Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests / Re: Baptism - George COOPER c1881 Iver Heath
« on: Friday 23 January 09 11:45 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Newf on Friday 23 January 09 11:16 GMT (UK)
Does anybody in your family remember a Brummy accent ?

No, there's nobody to ask now, only my mum who is 85 and would mistake a Brummie accent for a Geordie  ::)

I've solved the peabody buildings mystery.
When my gf got married in 1926 he did so from Peabody Buildings Camberwell, and this is where Maisie visited mum from.....mum said Camden hahahaha

I've tried searching in 1901 but there are so many Peabody's spread throughout Camberwell, I can't figure out how to get to the right one......

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My advice would be to wait until all the search features and subscription rates are available in the 1911 census  :)

As in, ancestry.com will get it you mean?
It's so frustrating when I've waited 2 years for the 1911 to be released!

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Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests / Re: Baptism - George COOPER c1881 Iver Heath
« on: Thursday 22 January 09 22:44 GMT (UK)  »
Nope, in 1901 they are still in Brum, dad is an inspector and young George is a book stall assistant

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