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Devon / Re: MILLIS, MELLIS, MELHUISH - Devon
« on: Tuesday 06 November 12 07:32 GMT (UK)  »
BTW...forgot to mention that is could be May Pearl Melhuish, born in Lancashire - the background countryside in the painting leads me to believe was was born in the country and lived there and not London...see what you think!

cheers,

Dom

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Devon / Re: MILLIS, MELLIS, MELHUISH - Devon
« on: Tuesday 06 November 12 07:24 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Janey, that's a great help! is there any way i could send you a picture of the painting? i tried to attach here but cant upload for some reason. my email address is (*).

You brilliant research seems to throw up more questions! Is there any way "May" is just a nickname and not on her birth cert at all? was this common at the time?

Cheers,

Dom

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Devon / Re: May MELHUISH painted by Albert Henry Collings circa 1910
« on: Saturday 03 November 12 10:55 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there!

I have a portrait painted by Albert Henry Collings of a "May Melhuish", and I'm trying to find out who May was and where she came from. I guess hers was an important family (Collings was the royal portrait painter of the day), but I cant seem to find any records of her. The painting is around 1910 and she looks t be in her mid to late twenties or even early thirties, so maybe she was born around 1880 onwards? She is also painted wearing riding attire, so obviously she came from a privileged background. Can anyone help?

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Death at 76 Eridge Road ~ Croydon?
« on: Friday 08 May 09 17:03 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that Jan. Here goes:

So I'm trying to find details of my mothers father, whose name was John Parsons, and according to a copy of my mother's birth certificate, was a mechanic at the Omnibus Garage in Croydon, at least in 1934. My mother was born in 76 Eridge road, and was living with my grandmother, Mary Anne, O'regan (formerly Johnson b24/6/1092 d 5/11/1984) at 36 Fairholme Road in Croydon. All I have is my mother's birth certificate, although I do know a few more details about Mary Anne - the names of her sisters and siblings etc, but that's about all. If anyone can help please give me some pointers! I really don't know where to begin.....

Cheers,
Dom

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Death at 76 Eridge Road ~ Croydon?
« on: Friday 08 May 09 16:31 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that Valda. Incidentally, I'm a bit new t al this, but I'm trying to trace my mother's father. I have an address where they were living in Croydon, but I'm not sure if they were married. There was a correction made to my mother's birth certificate (1947, she was born in 1934) in which his name was supposedly omitted - that's how she found out who her real father was, (which was a shock) but not his background or whereabouts, and I know she'd love to know!

Are there professional researchers who can undertake this work for me? I've tried Ancestry but all I've managed to get are entires in the Birth registers. I'm sure there's more info on there, but it seems to be a bit of a minefield... can you (or anyone reading this) suggest any help?

Cheers,

Dom

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Death at 76 Eridge Road ~ Croydon?
« on: Thursday 07 May 09 09:25 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that Valda. My mother was born in 1934. Would her mother had to have been living there in the workhouse? I'll follow up the links you suggested. Many thanks!!!! Dom

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Death at 76 Eridge Road ~ Croydon?
« on: Wednesday 06 May 09 22:59 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone! Googled, as you do, 76 Eridge Road, Croydon looking for my mother's birthplace, (5th June 1934) but it seems this was a euphemism for the workhouse infirmary - is this true? And if it is, does that mean my grandmother, Mary Anne O'regan (or Parsons, or even maiden name Johnson) would have been a resident, or was this used as a hospital for locals? And if she was, are their any records still held? Actually, I'm trying to trace my mother's real father, given as John Parsons, according to her birth certificate who worked at the Omnibus Garage and lived at 34 Fairholme Rd, Croydon. I don't think they were actually married though...can anyone help me through the mire?! Thanks, Dom.

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