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Europe / Re: How do i obtain details of a marriage in Vienna c1950
« on: Wednesday 17 December 14 09:51 GMT (UK)  »
Dawn

Many thanks for your quick reply. This is very helpful indeed. 

James

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Europe / How do i obtain details of a marriage in Vienna c1950
« on: Tuesday 16 December 14 20:41 GMT (UK)  »
I am trying to find the marriage records for Sergeant James H. Rankin who served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers through the war years and then with the Army Service Corps after the war.  He served in North Africa and Italy and then garrison duty in Vienna. He married a local girl Johanna around January 1950.  Maiden name not known. The couple had a son born in Vienna in August 1952.  James died of heart disease in St. Thomas` hospital London in December 1954. His widow Johanna may have emigrated to Canada.

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

James

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Surrey / Re: Who lived at "Oaklands" - Croydon area?
« on: Tuesday 21 October 14 16:54 BST (UK)  »
Thanks everyone for your comments.

ShaunJ    The majority of the envelopes were cut down and only the portion which contained a drawing survived presumably for insertion into a scrap book.

LizzieL   I was thinking the artist may have been Clementina Thornton.   I have found two more back portions of envelopes dated 25 Feb 1878 & 2 Jan 1881.  I wonder could the monogram `CH` be the house name i.e. Clobham House or `OH` Oaklands House.  Both of these envelopes were posted in the sub-post office of Lower Addiscombe Road, East Croydon.  The drawing of the helmet has the initial `C`.

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Surrey / Re: Who lived at "Oaklands" - Croydon area?
« on: Saturday 18 October 14 21:44 BST (UK)  »
LizzieL

My apologies for not responding sooner to your posts.  I am only now getting the time to digest the information you have provided.  All very much appreciated.

This correspondence addressed to Major Thornton came onto the market in the mid 1990`s.  It contained approximately 160 envelopes all with pen & ink illustrations from 1864 - 1886.  Some of them were addressed to Maj. Thornton at Victoria Park Dover 1870 -1871. 

I was looking through my file and found a note i made about a Clementina Thornton of Chobham Lodge, Park Hill Rise, Croydon in the 1881 census.  She was aged 60 and not married.  I suppose this lady might be another source for this correspondence.

James   

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Surrey / Re: Who lived at "Oaklands" - Croydon area?
« on: Thursday 16 October 14 14:05 BST (UK)  »
Chris

Thank you for the info and links.  All much appreciated.  I have re-sized the three images.

James

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Surrey / Re: Who lived at "Oaklands" - Croydon area?
« on: Tuesday 14 October 14 21:12 BST (UK)  »
David

Posted in Croydon 1 Sept 1880 & 22 Dec 1885

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Surrey / Re: Who lived at "Oaklands" - Croydon area?
« on: Tuesday 14 October 14 21:07 BST (UK)  »
David

Many thanks for the additional information which is very interesting and helpful.  I will attempt to attach an image of three of the envelopes with the pen & ink drawings.  Failing that i could send an e-mail to you direct.

James

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Surrey / Re: Who lived at "Oaklands" - Croydon area?
« on: Tuesday 14 October 14 10:23 BST (UK)  »
Hello dms2000

Thank you for your recent post.  Yes i`m still very interested in finding out more about Capt Curtis Stevenson as it looks as if he or another member of his family had this illustrated correspondence with Major Thornton.  Whoever it was certainly had an artistic talent and a great imagination. I should say that i am not related to any of these families.  I collect illustrated envelopes and i managed to acquire some of them a few years ago.  Unfortunately there were no letters with the envelopes.  The envelope with `OAKLANDS` printed on the reverse has some pen and ink drawings of characters in military uniforms. It was posted in Croydon on the 11 Feb 1878. Any information you have on the Stevenson family would be much appreciated.

James

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: McIlwain`s Canadian House/Londonderry
« on: Tuesday 20 May 14 10:58 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Scotmum for your very helpful reply and the various links.  All very much appreciated.

I have posted up the postcard with the Canadian House cachet in the off chance that someone has a similar card.  The card was posted in Londonderry on the 13 Oct? 1906.  The family had been in the States in 1904 hence the referrence to "same place as before".  I was able to find their sailing details in 1904 on the Ellis Island website.
They sailed on the SS Astoria on the 1st July 1904. Still looking for the 1906 sailing.  I presume the steamer operated out of Moville. 

James

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