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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: St Francis Home for Working Boys - Albany Street St Pancras 1911
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 12:24 GMT (UK)  »
Yes - that must be the one. The address is exact! I originally found it in the history directories site but I would very interested to see anything you have found it the Times. Do you have anymore information?

Many thanks

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / St Francis Home for Working Boys - Albany Street St Pancras 1911
« on: Sunday 25 January 09 10:35 GMT (UK)  »
I believe a relative of mine was in this working boys' home in 1911.

Does anyone have any information about it?

I have checked various "institution" web sites to see if it appears in them but I can't see it anywhere!

I wonder if it was an auxillary home for the very large St Francis boys' home in Bedfordshire.

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South Africa / Re: James Royce b.1897
« on: Tuesday 09 September 08 23:49 BST (UK)  »
Hi James Jeffery Royce was my great grandfather (if I mentioned James Henry then I am going mad!)
Cath

PS Found a potential WW1 medal card but not conclusive as there real information on it.
Both my great grandmother and great grandfather are listed as living in the same address in Gower Street, London on their wedding certificate.

One of the witnesses was a Braxton (ie - a relative of my great grandmother) but the other was a GW Luxford who means nothing to me so I will see what I can dig up about him.

I'll also investigate the Royce Family you mention in Hereford.

I'll keep you posted
Cheers
Cath

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Kent / Newspaper and inquest reports 1999
« on: Saturday 06 September 08 14:01 BST (UK)  »
Rather modern family history this!

Just received my father's death certificate and discovered that he drowned in the River Stour in Kent in 1999. I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of newspaper archives etc for that date online.

Thanks
Cath

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Breconshire / Re: James Royce b.1897
« on: Thursday 04 September 08 20:27 BST (UK)  »
Hiya
I've put a post on the SA board.
You never know... ;)

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South Africa / James Royce b.1897
« on: Thursday 04 September 08 19:48 BST (UK)  »
Hi All
Been suggested I contact you good folks for some ideas about tracing the birth of my great grandfather James Henry Royce born 4th May 1897, possibly in South Africa.

He does not appear on the birth register in the UK, nor does he appear in the 1901 census.

His father (Thomas) was a civil engineer and may have been working in South Africa. His wife may have been swedish and she may have died giving brith to a boy (who also died) who was younger than my Great Grandfather. On my great grandfather's marriage certificate it says that his father was deceased and this was in 1922.

I've checked to see if there was a Royal Engineer called Royce who was in the Boer War but this doesn't appear to be the case.

There was a benefactress called Miss Grafton involved in his childhood. My grandmother always thought he was born in Worthing but I have recently found out that there is a worthing in East Cape South Africa. We know he returned to England (he married here) and did an apprentice in Stained Glass with a Mr Paul in London.

We've been trying to crack this one for 3 years so any help would be appreciated. My gran is now 84 and so all the information above could be incorrect or he could have just "made it up." He could of course have been lied to as a child. He has no other family that we can ask...

If there's anyone with any information that could help us I would be incredibly grateful.

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Breconshire / Re: James Royce b.1897
« on: Thursday 04 September 08 17:38 BST (UK)  »
I spoke to my grandmother again last night. Everytime I talk to her she remembers something else...

So - his mother may have died in childbirth producing a brother. This might have happened in South Africa. His mother might have been Swedish. There was a benefactress called Miss Grafton. There may be a connection to Eardingsly (the spelling is almost definitely wrong here) near Hay on Wye.

He was a stained glass artist and apprenticed to a man called Mr Paul in London. He also ended up being one of the most significant furnace builders of his generation.

He had one leg significantly shorter than the other - may have been a war wound but may also have been TB hip, perthes disease or polio.

When my great grandmother got mad at my great grandfather he used to call him "a bloody gypsy" (I apologise to anyone offended by my not very PC great granny!)
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However he was blue eyed and red haired.

He lived at 105 Gower Street which was the same address as his future wife (this off the marriage certificate!) - got married in 1922 to Elizabeth Mary Jane Braxton, in London.

His father is listed as Thomas (Decd) on his marriage certificate.

You'd think with all this information I would be able to find his mother and father!!!!!!!!!

Been at this 3 years now and still no closer!

Cath

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Breconshire / James Royce b.1897
« on: Tuesday 02 September 08 18:32 BST (UK)  »
This is a real long shot.

My great-grandfather James Jeffery Royce, born 4 May 1897 does not appear to exist!

However, from what I have gleaned from my grandmother, there may be a connection to Hay and she has also mentioned a "worthing connection".

The census return for Hay Union workhouse lists the matron at the time as Annie Worthing.

However, looking at the census returns I can't find James Royce (or Rees - which is my other cunning thought).

BUT - as far as I can see, there are only about a dozen children and a fair few elderly men and women. WHere are all the other children and women and men? Are they listed seperately and does anyone know where that might be? Were the able bodied men and women housed in a seperate building or place? Was there a Union School? He would have been 3 at the time of the census but may be listed as 4.

Finally, in later life I know he had a much shorter leg on one side. Was this the result of polio or TB? Was there a TB/polio hospital in the area that he could have been in?

Any advice would be most welcome as I have hit a total brick wall with this. Thanks in advance
Cath

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The Common Room / Re: James Jeffery Royce
« on: Wednesday 28 May 08 23:11 BST (UK)  »
Yeah - that's me!

It's not going to be a straight forward solution this one - I suppose I am hoping that someone will stumble across a typo or an institution record and remember the name and this post...

Here's hoping!

Cath

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