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Messages - Linda Maughan

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Orkney / Re: Sutherland (birth look-up needed)
« on: Sunday 25 May 08 08:49 BST (UK)  »
Hi again Corinne, thanks for the tip.  I am living in Spain at the moment and the internet access I have here (up in the mountains) isn't a good connection - keeps going off.  I am returning to England in July though so have made a note of your post and will do more research on the Leslie name when I get home. 

Nothing more has come to light so this info is another push for me.  Thanks again  :)

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The Common Room / Re: My Family Wall ....
« on: Wednesday 24 October 07 21:17 BST (UK)  »
I will check details from my family tree files and pm you.  I'm just on my way to bed, it's 10.20pm here (in Spain) and I have to be up early tomorrow.  Your posts have been very interesting to follow

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The Common Room / Re: My Family Wall ....
« on: Wednesday 24 October 07 19:07 BST (UK)  »
Absolutely fascinating!  Thanks for adding the pictures, if you have any more I would be interested to see them.

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Orkney / Re: Sutherland (birth look-up needed)
« on: Thursday 04 January 07 23:07 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks  :)

Good Luck with your search too, at least I get enjoyment from this, frustrating as it is at times ... still fun though  :)

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Orkney / Re: Sutherland (birth look-up needed)
« on: Thursday 04 January 07 22:51 GMT (UK)  »
Well I at least managed to make up part of mil's family tree in time for her birthday in May.   I was able, through a contact on another genealogy site, to trace her Jones family back to the late 1700's  That was a terrific discovery...also the contact sent me 13 family photos, including pics of mil's grandmother!   Loads of info too.
 
Unfortunately there was nothing with regard to her mother, no photos or any info  :(  But she is over the moon with the infor on her fathers side so that is good!  I live in hope!

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Orkney / Re: Sutherland (birth look-up needed)
« on: Thursday 04 January 07 22:33 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for replying to this post Spanish Eyes. I have taken a look but can't find any reference to my mil's mother there.

Since my first post I have discovered that mil's mother was in fact married previously as I now have her death certificate, dated 1935 she was 43 when she died.  On there it gives her name as 'Margaret Leslie Sutherland otherwise known as Jones' (mil was obviously correct in saying that her parents were not married) it then says 'widow of - Sutherland'   No Christian name of her former husband which is rather annoying!  So I am assuming her maiden name could have been Leslie.   I don't seem to be getting anywhere with this!   Looks like one of those mysteries which will never be solved!

Thanks anyway!


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Orkney / Re: Sutherland (birth look-up needed)
« on: Saturday 20 May 06 18:11 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Diane

One other thing....according to mil Margaret was from Kirkwall, Orkney.  I can't be 100% sure about this as it is only what she thinks.

Linda

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Orkney / Re: Sutherland (birth look-up needed)
« on: Saturday 20 May 06 17:47 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the offer Diane

The only info I have is mil's father was called Percival Morris Jones and his father was Morris Davis Jones.  Mil was born in May 1930 and she can vaguely remember an older brother, maybe a couple of years older so the marriage could have taken place a couple of years before 1930.   She seems to think that her parents may not have been married but they are listed as Mrs and Mrs Jones in the electoral register in 1932.

Thanks for any help but please do not waste any credits if you need them for yourself as this may well be a wild goose chase if it turns out that they were not married after all.

Linda


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Orkney / Re: Sutherland (birth look-up needed)
« on: Friday 10 March 06 10:56 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Corinne, I hadn't thought of that  :)  So that could be a lead to her mothers maiden name if I'm lucky  :)  Still can't find her birth though  :(

Linda

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