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Occupation Interests / Railway Signalman
« on: Tuesday 05 October 10 12:59 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I was wondering how I would go about finding records for James kearsley, railway signalman from 1871 to at least 1901.  He appears to have been based almost entirely at Swanley Junction, Kent during this period. I beleive it was originally the London, Chatham & Dover Railway and probably ened up as the Southern Railway after the 1923 grouping.

Many Thanks

Matt

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World War Two / Re: RAOC BEF Evacuation
« on: Tuesday 05 October 10 12:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi Redd,

Wow thanks for that. Looks good. I might need a little help with the abbreviations. I will have a proper read an come back.

Thanks again.

Matt

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World War Two / Re: RAOC BEF Evacuation
« on: Monday 04 October 10 20:14 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Peter J on Sunday 03 October 10 19:58 BST (UK)
Hello Matt,

Sounds as though you already have his service records - would that be correct?

Peter

Peter,
yes you are correct I do have his service records. Being an engineer I have no idea what they mean.

Matt

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World War Two / Re: RAOC BEF Evacuation
« on: Monday 04 October 10 20:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi Redd,

Yes please, that would be really very useful and thank you.

thanks

Matt

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World War Two / RAOC BEF Evacuation
« on: Tuesday 28 September 10 13:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

I am trying to pieace together my Grandfathers service history in the Royal Army Ordnance Corp. I have tried writing to Deepcut Barracks but get no responce.

In 1937 he was posted to 4 Section RAOC & later in 1939 4 section at HQ.ADV.ORD Depot, Didcot.
From 6/9/1939  - 17/6/40 he is with the BEF, his units are H.Q. A.O.D. It changes to G.H.Q 2nd Ech & then G.H.Q A.O.D. On 3/6/1940 he was posted A.F.V.O.D.

A single line states From BEF on 18/6/40 and he is at Penny Gillam Camp near Launceston, Cornwall.

I beleive he arrived back via Falmouth. He never spoke about his experience, but I guess he must have been part of the BEF left behind after Dunkirk. I think however he lost friends in a unpleasant way. Can anyone shed some light on this please. I would love to know some kind of location.

Regards

Matt

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Family History Beginners Board / Anyone going to Kew
« on: Monday 22 March 10 19:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

Is anyone one going to Kew and prepared to do a search for me please or point me towards a trusted individual who undertakes this kind of work? I am willing to pay for time. I just can't get there and would have appeared to have exhausted all other avenues. I am trying to find the Baptism of James Kearsley in the following:

WO 156/415
Royal Military Chapel, St James's Park, London
Covering dates 1838 Jan 01 - 1852 Dec 31

Years 1840, 1841. Although May, June 1840 seem the most likely. Parents Richard Kearsley of the Grenadier Guards and Wife Sarah. Birth info has Westminster St Margarets as the parish he was born in and the RMC falls under that parish.

Many Thanks

Matt

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Surrey / Re: Sarah from Shalford
« on: Wednesday 17 February 10 12:12 GMT (UK)  »
Cenus info shows James born in London Westminster. This is also on his military documents as Westminster St Margarets, but alas no birth info.

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Surrey / Re: Sarah from Shalford
« on: Tuesday 16 February 10 18:20 GMT (UK)  »
Hi All,

Thanks for the replies.
Firstly there would appear to be two Shalfords, essex near Braintree and Surrey near Guildford. I am interested in the Surrey one.
Lizdb, yes thats her. I have her on the census returns until 1891, although it took some doing as they where missed transcrided as Bearsley, kersley etc.
Unfortunately James was the last born in 1840/1841, Richard died when James was about 9 months old. I cannot find any birth index for James Kearsley (1840) or parish entries for sister Sarah Ann (1835) online, although I have marriages for both, but no mother mentioned! Sarah Ann I beleive was born in Tower Hill/Tower of London & James in Westminster St Margarets.
The only conclusion I can come up with is that as Richard was in the Grenadier Guards at the time it was a military wedding/baptisms etc. Although I think I have exhausted the army births, the Grenadiers may be a special case. As Richard was from the Manchester area I haven't ruled that out, but again can't find evidence to support it. Hence the Sarah angle and Shalford. Its starting to get frustrating, but I am not going to let it go.

Rosie99 I will have a go with the Surrey History centre.
Matt

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Surrey / Sarah from Shalford
« on: Tuesday 16 February 10 12:59 GMT (UK)  »
This is a long shot I know.
I'm trying to find the marriage of Richard Kearsley to Sarah at some point prior to their first child in 1835. As I have had no luck on the Kearsley side I thought I would attack it from Sarah's side. To cut a very long story short I beleive that Sarah was born about 1812 in Shalford, Surrey. Census info would seem to show that once married she stayed in the Bermondsey area after Richard died in 1841.
So the big question is if she was born in Shalford where do I find the parish information? I guess that I would have to find all the Sarah's christened/bapitsed there in or around 1812 and eliminate them one by one.

Matt

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