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Cheshire / Re: 16 Shaw Street in Dukinfield
« on: Wednesday 17 August 11 16:15 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Carole.   I found the information on ships arriving in Canada and a friend in England confirmed the one arriving in Britain.  Her age was actually 53.  Now if I could only find out how to determine who lived at that address it may solve a mystery. 

B

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Cheshire / 16 Shaw Street in Dukinfield
« on: Monday 15 August 11 21:54 BST (UK)  »
It is possible that my great grandmother Sarah Shaw went back to England in 1933 for a visit and returned to Canada in 1934.  Her last address on the ship manifest before she returned in 1934 was 16 Shaw Street in Dukinfield.  Could someone inform me how I can find out  who lived at that address in 1933/34?  I am trying to confirm if she did travel to England after her husband died in 1932.  They brought five children with them to Canada in 1925 but left three grown sons behind in Lancashire and siblings and cousins in Cheshire.  Unfortunately there are no relatives left who might have known if Sarah went to England.   If I had the name of the resident in the house at 16 Shaw Street I believe I  would know if it was my great-grandmother who took that trip to England.
Any help would be appreciated.

Barb
Canada

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United States of America / Re: George Beveridge Archibald b. 1886 or 1887 in Scotland
« on: Monday 18 April 11 18:23 BST (UK)  »
Thank you everyone . . . I believe my missing George has been found!   Also thanks for the leads on the Beveridges as well.

bfw

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United States of America / Re: George Beveridge Archibald b. 1886 or 1887 in Scotland
« on: Sunday 17 April 11 18:52 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Ambly and Omaha Boy.  Some things are clearer and some not so much.  Yes, George's mother was a Beveridge and married William Archibald. Margaret was living at Gladstone Terrace in Crossgates when she died.  I never knew about the Beveridge cousins that went to BC.  Three of the Archibald sons went to BC also one being my grandfather but not until the early 20's.  I will search for further info here in Canada.   Thank you for the lead. 

George though is still a mystery man.  Why would he register for the draft in the U.S. if he came to Canada?  I will look for a migration record for him.   I have the Archibald family connected to the Lindsay family in the 1700's but didn't follow the Lindsay lline as it wasn't too direct.  Another avenue to explore. 

Thank you again. 
Bfw

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Lancashire / Re: Susannah Briggs b abt 1811
« on: Sunday 17 April 11 18:24 BST (UK)  »
Thank you both.  I know Robert married Ann Box but didn't realize he was married another time.  I am looking for his occupation, parents,  children etc.  From the IGI I found Susannah b. 1811, two Williams - one in 1813 and the second in 1815 and Isabel b. in 1818.  I couldn't find any more.  Susannah married John Shaw on the 4 Nov 1832.  I have found only four children for them.  Thomas 1835, John Thomas 1838, Jane 1840 and Martha Jane in 1843.  Other children?  No luck in searching.  Marriage and children were in Bolton Le Moor. 

Their son John Thomas married Mary Huntington in Cumberland and they had ten children. Eight sons and two daughters.  Daughters were named after Mary's family. Some of the sons were named:  John Thomas, Thomas, John, also one of his sons was named Robert and another William Briggs.  I believe I have the right connection but lots of info is blank.

Thanks again for your help!

BFW
Canada

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United States of America / George Beveridge Archibald b. 1886 or 1887 in Scotland
« on: Sunday 17 April 11 01:57 BST (UK)  »
Searching for a great uncle that disappeared.  I have a 1917/1918 draft registration card for a George Beveridge Archibald born in Scotland and the last address in Scotland is correct.   The  registration is for County: San Louis Obispo State: California.  Could anyone look up a marriage for him or a census to give me some idea what happened to him.  He was my grandfather's brother and the family knows nothing about him.

Thanks,
bfw
Canada

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Lancashire / Susannah Briggs b abt 1811
« on: Sunday 17 April 11 01:48 BST (UK)  »
This lady is my 3rd great grandmother and was born in Bolton Le Moor.  She married John Shaw in 1832 at St. Peters.   I am trying discover information about the Briggs family.  I believe her father was Robert Briggs but not 100% sure. 

Does anyone have a Briggs family tree that includes this family?

bfw

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Cumberland Lookup Requests / Re: Marriage in Carlisle? Shaw/Huntington
« on: Friday 08 April 11 00:40 BST (UK)  »
My great grandfather was William Briggs Shaw and his birth certificate shows his father as John Thomas Shaw and Mary Huntington.  Mary's mother was Isabella Hewitt married to Thomas Huntington.  One of my great Grandfather's brother's name was Joseph Hewitt Shaw and Joseph was Isabella's father.

I have the right family but cannot find any information about their marriage.  Isabella and Thomas were married in Gretna Green but not Mary and John Thomas.  I also do not have a birth date for Mary but she (according to the census) was born in Curthwaite. 

The 1861 census shows John T and Mary living in Carlisle as a married couple.  They had a son John T. born in 1860 but he died shortly after birth and in the census there was just the two of them.  They went on to have nine more children and a daughter Isabella died shortly after birth.

BFW 

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Fife / Re: Offer: Headstones In Largo & Kilconquhar Cemeteries
« on: Sunday 03 April 11 01:49 BST (UK)  »
Norrie I was wondering if I could impose on you to look for my 3rd great grandparents - Robert Black and Margaret Brown.  He was born in Ceres abt 1784 and she was born in Largo in 1790.  They were married in Ceres in 1809.  I can find no record of their deaths as their names are very common.  It is hard to pin down.

Any help would be appreciated.
BFW
Canada

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