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Family History Beginners Board / 10th Royal Hussars
« on: Tuesday 18 January 05 22:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

If anyone out there could offer any insight to the following I would be very appreciative.

My Grandfather, William Stanway, was a trooper in the 10th Royal Hussars at the time of his marriage in 1925 at the age of 23. (Stated on the marriage cert.)
Q. How did the son of a silk weaver from the mill town of Macclesfield end up in a cavalrey regiment - would he have volunteered or been conscripted? and why a regiment which appears to have been based so far from home?
Q. Does anyone know how I can find out any details of his service history?

Any ideas would be welcome, as there is nobody left alive to ask.
Thanks
Sandra Massey

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Cheshire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Plea for advice 1871 Census Macclesfield
« on: Thursday 11 November 04 22:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Paula,

Thanks for the reply.   I believe Mary would have a strong Irish accent being born there and moving to Macclesfield, and more to the point on her marriage certificate she signs with 'her mark' which indicates she could not read or write, so I think you are correct in that what I am seeing is the enumerators interpretation of Mary's verbal account.
My conclusion is that Phenas is really John Thomas and that Mary possibly called him by another name than the one he was registered with.

Thanks for the help, much appreciated
Sandra

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Cheshire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Plea for advice 1871 Census Macclesfield
« on: Thursday 11 November 04 22:18 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Peter,

Thanks for the advice.  I feel a bit more confident now about applying my own interpretation and dismissing some of the 'red herrings'.

Many thanks
Sandra

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Cheshire Completed Lookup Requests / Plea for advice 1871 Census Macclesfield
« on: Wednesday 10 November 04 22:25 GMT (UK)  »
I am still a novice and would greatly appreciate any advice anyone has to offer on the following:
I am researching the STANWAY family from Macclesfield. 

 My current line has taken me to NOAH and MARY Stanway.  I have their marriage cert.  In the 1871 census their name is transcribed as HANWAY. Also Mary was born in Ireland but is given as being born in Macclesfield. Are these types of transcription differences common? 
They were resident at 16 Wardle Street in Macclesfield, and I have found them there in 1881 (transcribed as STENWAY) and 1891.
I was expecting to find a son John Thomas listed who was born in 1861 however the only male child listed is Phenus(?) who is given as 10 years old, but no trace of him on BMD, but I do have a marriage cert for John Thomas - has anyone any ideas?

Thanks in anticipation
Sandra

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Cheshire / Re: Cheshire Surname Research
« on: Sunday 26 September 04 16:00 BST (UK)  »
Hi Peter,

Thanks very much for the help.  I certainly have more to go on now.  I notice that the ages of Noah and Mary are not consistant between the 1881 and 1891 census data - Noah ages only 4 years and Mary loses 2 - is this a common error? - I assume that the address and agreement of names is enough to say I have the right people?.
Once again, many thanks
Sandra Massey

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Cheshire / Re: Cheshire Surname Research
« on: Wednesday 22 September 04 21:40 BST (UK)  »
Hi Peter,

Thanks for the welcome.  I too am Macc born and bred although left when I was about 10 years old, and now living in Chester.  Just to give you a quick idea as to where I have got 'stuck':-
I have a marriage cert. for (John)Thomas Stanway m Annie Holt in 1889.  J.T's father is given as Noah Stanway, a slater residing in Wardle Street.  I have found the marriage of Noah Stanway to Mary Murphy in the Cheshire BMD and also I have found them in the 1891 census living at 16 Wardle Street along with John Thomas, and a lodger.  I suspect there should be more earlier siblings but I cannot find a way of getting to an earlier census.

With regard to Ernestina Stanway - I thought this would be easy due to the uncommon name (how wrong can you be?).  She is one of five siblings of my grandfather William Stanway.  I found her in the 1901 census living at 11 Silk Street.  There may be others born after my grandfather who was born in 1902.  However as my grandfather spent most of his life not communicating with any of his family and my father died very young I am really working blind on this one.

I would be very appreciative of any pointers you can give - I had not realised just how many Stanways there were in Macc.

Kind regards
Sandra Massey

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Cheshire / Re: Windmill Square - Macclesfield
« on: Tuesday 21 September 04 22:49 BST (UK)  »
Hello Chris,

I have just registered with RootsChat tonight.  I cannot for some reason access your photo of Windmill Square, but my grandparents used to live at 7 Dean Street, which was a small cul-de-sac off Windmill Square.  I spent a lot of time there in the 50's and 60's.  I also remember there were two shops, one on the corner and another one on the left as you turned off Windmill Hill just before you entered the square proper.  There was also an 'oatcake' bakery at the top of Dean Street just next to the 'hole in the wall' entrance to the playing field.  I also seem to recall there was some sort of Chapel opposite to the shop on the corner.  I believe all of it is now demolished, although I have not been back for many years as I now live in Chester. 
I hope you have found some of this detail of interest, if not please excuse my nostalgic ramblings.

Best regards
Sandra

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Cheshire / Re: Cheshire Surname Research
« on: Tuesday 21 September 04 22:31 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for various members of the STANWAY family from MACCLESFIELD, Cheshire.  Particularly trying to find any early offspring from NOAH STANWAY and MARY (MURPHY) married in 1856, but can only find 1 son THOMAS born 1862.
ALSO - ERNESTINA STANWAY b c1899, married Thomas Archer then I lost track.
Please excuse any errors made, I am a beginner  - this is my first posting.

Thanks.
Sandra Massey 

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