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Staffordshire Lookup Requests / Re: Husselbees born Tunstall
« on: Monday 21 October 24 11:27 BST (UK)  »
Never got a response. Still unresolved.

regards

graham

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Staffordshire / Re: 1851, 1861 census for the Austin family
« on: Thursday 14 July 22 14:46 BST (UK)  »
GREAT WORK! Ciderdrinker. Your matching of the marriage certs for Hannah compare closely with the details I have on Ann's marriage to James.

Much obliged

Graham

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Staffordshire / Re: 1851, 1861 census for the Austin family
« on: Thursday 14 July 22 13:20 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that. It proved useful as it validated the error in the belief that the Robert Austin family I hoped was the one that my gggrandmother Ann Jervis was related to. The 1861 census for the family that was validating had an unmarried dau Ann and my Ann was already married and living with her husband James Jervis.

So it seems that I have reached a blockage in taking this family line further.

Thanks again for your help.

Graham

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Staffordshire / 1851, 1861 census for the Austin family
« on: Wednesday 13 July 22 11:43 BST (UK)  »
I trying to gather evidence to establish a marital connection with my great grandfather. My gggf James Jervis married Ann Austin in 1845 in Stoke on Trent. The marriage cert gives Ann's father as Robert Austin as a shoemaker. But in the 1841 census there is a Robert Austin with a daughter Ann living in Stoke on Trent with an occupation of printer. Hopefully the 1851 and 1861 will settle the issue.

I would be grateful if someone could assist me.

many thanks.

Graham

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Lincolnshire / Re: Hepzibah Holland 1871,1891,1901,1911
« on: Saturday 23 April 22 11:45 BST (UK)  »
Looks as if the family had tough times and a sad end for Hepzibah.  The Lincolnshire Workhouse also seems to have been quite brutal as this amongst several disciplinary reports sets a disturbing place to spend your last days, quote from Sheffield Daily Telegraph 1901

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE IN LINCOLN WORKHOUSE. Yesterday, remarkable case of suicide was innrofj to Lincoln Coroner (Mr. A. Trotter). deceased was Gervase Broughton. who has been an inmate of the Workhouse since 1892. He had twice suffered from stroke,


Thanks for your help.

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Lincolnshire / Re: Hepzibah Holland 1871,1891,1901,1911
« on: Friday 22 April 22 09:52 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: trystan on Friday 22 April 22 08:52 BST (UK)
Quote from: gjervis on Thursday 21 April 22 17:02 BST (UK)
Sorry if I have caused you annoyance but I do see family history as particularly about stories of our ancestors in what they thought about and reacted to in reports in news papers, gossip in the local and the hardships they had to endure.

I will think twice before using Rootschat without explaining about why I post up requests in the future.

Graham
Graham,

Well if you posted a request like this on the "Lighter Side" and just say at the outset that this is to look at the backstory of a character in a novel then I'm sure people would enjoy the fun of it.

All the best,
Trystan

Have clearly failed to explain myself. Am not writing a novel but researching my wife's extended ancestors in Lincolnshire and John Holland is my wife's 3rd great great uncle. I was intrigued by the forename Hepzibah and wondered what influenced her parents in its choice.

It was never my wish to upset a number of people but I guess we approach our interest in family history from different angles.

best wishes

Graham



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Lincolnshire / Re: Hepzibah Holland 1871,1891,1901,1911
« on: Thursday 21 April 22 17:02 BST (UK)  »
Sorry if I have caused you annoyance but I do see family history as particularly about stories of our ancestors in what they thought about and reacted to in reports in news papers, gossip in the local and the hardships they had to endure.

I will think twice before using Rootschat without explaining about why I post up requests in the future.

Graham

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Lincolnshire / Re: Hepzibah Holland 1871,1891,1901,1911
« on: Thursday 21 April 22 16:35 BST (UK)  »
Not sure until you find one. There is also a Hepzibah Smith in Harry Potter and there might have been some interest about why such an unusual forename was chosen as a witch in the half blood prince.

Thanks again it seems that the Smith family was pretty conventual.

graham

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Lincolnshire / Re: Hepzibah Holland 1871,1891,1901,1911
« on: Thursday 21 April 22 15:52 BST (UK)  »
Many Thanks. I thought that there might be an interesting back story as George Eliot's 1861 novel "Silas Marner" had a character called Hepzibah.

Graham

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