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Leicestershire / Re: Markham Brothers hosiery business - information sought
« on: Friday 09 April 21 17:54 BST (UK) »
Yes Simon - Charles Edward was my great-grandfather 
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Louth / Re: Where is 'Aneen', County Louth anyone?
« on: Sunday 03 July 11 14:01 BST (UK) »
Yes unfortunately. It is my working assumption that this
O'Neill was related to the O'Neill family based in Toprass and Barronstown in the west of the county, but I am trying to find some proof of that - so maybe the name is from somewhere around there?
Mark.
O'Neill was related to the O'Neill family based in Toprass and Barronstown in the west of the county, but I am trying to find some proof of that - so maybe the name is from somewhere around there?
Mark.
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Louth / Re: Where is 'Aneen', County Louth anyone?
« on: Sunday 03 July 11 12:39 BST (UK) »
Thank you for the suggestions Shane.
The lease was for a house in the village of Crossmaglen, County Armagh. Now that I look at the date again I see that the first lease for the property in 1812 (not 1801, sorry) has Felix O'Neill simply listed as from Dundalk. It is in the subsequent lease in 1818 that he is described as been from Aneen, County Louth. The landlord in County Armagh was Thomas Ball but I doubt if that's much help.
Any ideas?
Mark.
The lease was for a house in the village of Crossmaglen, County Armagh. Now that I look at the date again I see that the first lease for the property in 1812 (not 1801, sorry) has Felix O'Neill simply listed as from Dundalk. It is in the subsequent lease in 1818 that he is described as been from Aneen, County Louth. The landlord in County Armagh was Thomas Ball but I doubt if that's much help.
Any ideas?
Mark.
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Louth / Where is 'Aneen', County Louth anyone?
« on: Sunday 03 July 11 00:13 BST (UK) »
Hello everyone.
I am researching the O'Neills of the Fews as my wife's family are part of this clan. A connected family lease from 1801 describes the lessee, Felix O'Neill, as being from "Aneen, County Louth". I cannot find reference to any such place existing today. Can anyone help me identify where this place was?
Thank you for any help you can offer me.
Best wishes,
Mark.
I am researching the O'Neills of the Fews as my wife's family are part of this clan. A connected family lease from 1801 describes the lessee, Felix O'Neill, as being from "Aneen, County Louth". I cannot find reference to any such place existing today. Can anyone help me identify where this place was?
Thank you for any help you can offer me.
Best wishes,
Mark.
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Devon Lookup Requests / Directories lookup 1920s-60s: Paignton - KNIGHT
« on: Thursday 20 May 10 22:07 BST (UK) »
Hello. I have been trying to track down my grandmother's aunt and her husband who were Leicester-born but I hit a brick wall in finding what happened to them when they moved from there in about 1924. I may however have tracked them down to Paignton, Devon, where they appeared to be in the 1940s and 1960s. Can anyone help me with directory look-ups that might show when they moved there and where they lived?
The man I am seeking was called Samuel Charles Knight and he appears to have died in 1960 at 15 Kings Ash Road in Paignton. His wife - my grandmother's aunt - was Minne Knight (nee Markham) although she appears to have died in 1942.
Samuel appears to have remarried a women named Beatrice in 1947 so there may be a record of Beatrice residing there at dates after 1960 too (I don't know when she died).
Any directory look ups at all from 1924 through the 1960s would be very much appreciated - even if the result is a negative one. Thank you in advance to anyone out there who can help me break through my wall and solve this family mystery!
Mark.
The man I am seeking was called Samuel Charles Knight and he appears to have died in 1960 at 15 Kings Ash Road in Paignton. His wife - my grandmother's aunt - was Minne Knight (nee Markham) although she appears to have died in 1942.
Samuel appears to have remarried a women named Beatrice in 1947 so there may be a record of Beatrice residing there at dates after 1960 too (I don't know when she died).
Any directory look ups at all from 1924 through the 1960s would be very much appreciated - even if the result is a negative one. Thank you in advance to anyone out there who can help me break through my wall and solve this family mystery!
Mark.
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Devon Lookup Requests / Burial look-up please: Paignton
« on: Tuesday 18 May 10 21:50 BST (UK) »
Hello. I am trying to track down my grandmother's aunt and her husband who were Leicester-born but I have hit a brick wall in finding what happened to them when they moved out. I may however have tracked them down to Paignton, Devonshire. Can anyone help me with burial look-ups?
The woman was Minne Knight (nee Markham) and appears to have died in 1942.
Her husband was Samuel Charles Knight and appears to have died in 1960 (at which time he lived at 15 Kings Ash Road in Paignton).
Samuel appears to have remarried a women named Beatrice in 1947 so there should be a post-1960 burial of Beatrice Knight too.
I would very much appreciate it if anyone out there could help me break through my wall and solve this family mystery!
Thank you in advance,
Mark.
The woman was Minne Knight (nee Markham) and appears to have died in 1942.
Her husband was Samuel Charles Knight and appears to have died in 1960 (at which time he lived at 15 Kings Ash Road in Paignton).
Samuel appears to have remarried a women named Beatrice in 1947 so there should be a post-1960 burial of Beatrice Knight too.
I would very much appreciate it if anyone out there could help me break through my wall and solve this family mystery!
Thank you in advance,
Mark.
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England / Death/Burial lookup please
« on: Sunday 02 May 10 15:43 BST (UK) »
Hello there.
I am trying to break through a brick wall that has me unable to locate what happened to my grandmother's aunt and uncle after the 1911 census. They had no children up to that point but I cannot find any official record of their death (using the Ancestry.co.uk index) or their emigration, or any appearance in the US or Canadian or Irish records.
My latest thought is that perhaps they might appear somewhere in an index, if someone could do a look up for me??
The two individuals are:
Samuel Charles Knight, born 1871 in Leicester, and
Minnie Knight (nee Markham) born 1870 in Leicester.
They were still living in Harrow Road, Leicester in 1911 and Samuel's name appears in local directories for that address up until 1925, but after that...?
Information on any likely individuals would be much appreciated! Thanks a million for any help you can give me,
Mark.
I am trying to break through a brick wall that has me unable to locate what happened to my grandmother's aunt and uncle after the 1911 census. They had no children up to that point but I cannot find any official record of their death (using the Ancestry.co.uk index) or their emigration, or any appearance in the US or Canadian or Irish records.
My latest thought is that perhaps they might appear somewhere in an index, if someone could do a look up for me??
The two individuals are:
Samuel Charles Knight, born 1871 in Leicester, and
Minnie Knight (nee Markham) born 1870 in Leicester.
They were still living in Harrow Road, Leicester in 1911 and Samuel's name appears in local directories for that address up until 1925, but after that...?
Information on any likely individuals would be much appreciated! Thanks a million for any help you can give me,
Mark.
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Northamptonshire / Re: Drover licences - do they still exist?
« on: Monday 28 December 09 20:46 GMT (UK) »
Hello Sandy - and happy Christmas!
Ah, so is that where the records would exist? As I am living in Ireland, it would be wonderful if anyone who was looking up the Quarter session books was able to scan for any reference to the man for me.
His name was John Serjeant (a surname that officialdom spelt lots of different ways, as you can imagine) and he was born in 1801 in Peterborough. His children's birth/baptismal records have his occupation noted as drover from 1831 through to 1843. The 1851 census records him as a salesman, although I guess it is possible that this is one way of describing the same occupation. He had died by the 1861 census, although I cannot find a certain death record for him.
Any record of when he started and ended this work, who he worked for, where he lived, or anything else the records say about him, would be very exciting to learn.
Thanks a million to anyone who can help,
Mark.
Ah, so is that where the records would exist? As I am living in Ireland, it would be wonderful if anyone who was looking up the Quarter session books was able to scan for any reference to the man for me.
His name was John Serjeant (a surname that officialdom spelt lots of different ways, as you can imagine) and he was born in 1801 in Peterborough. His children's birth/baptismal records have his occupation noted as drover from 1831 through to 1843. The 1851 census records him as a salesman, although I guess it is possible that this is one way of describing the same occupation. He had died by the 1861 census, although I cannot find a certain death record for him.
Any record of when he started and ended this work, who he worked for, where he lived, or anything else the records say about him, would be very exciting to learn.
Thanks a million to anyone who can help,
Mark.
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Northamptonshire / Drover licences - do they still exist?
« on: Sunday 27 December 09 21:11 GMT (UK) »
Hello all. One of my Northamptonshire ancestors was a drover in (at least) the 1830s and 1840s. I have just read that drovers had to be licenced - although I do not know up until what period.
Are there any extant records of drover licences for Northamptonshire/Peterborough? If so, where would I find them?
Thanks a million for any pointers,
Mark.
Are there any extant records of drover licences for Northamptonshire/Peterborough? If so, where would I find them?
Thanks a million for any pointers,
Mark.