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Kent / Re: Orphanages in Kent
« on: Saturday 15 October 11 20:28 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: casalguidi on Tuesday 01 March 11 10:56 GMT (UK)
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Hi all,

I'm having similar problems trying to find any details on St Peter's Orphanage & Convalescent Home in Kent. I know my ancestor was there due to a census record in 1891 after she lost her parents. However I'd really like to know when she left and general details about her time there.

Has anyone any idea where I can start to find these kind of records should they still exist?

Kind regards
Matt Ellis

Matt, if you are still looking for information on this could you perhaps provide a little more detail ie. name/age/birhplace/last known residence before being placed in the orphanage?  I ask because it could be that they were transferred there from a Union workhouse which may hold some records.

Casalguidi :)

Hi Casalguidi,

Yes I'dstill be interested in this person. I have since tracked her back to London and her marriage but any addiotnal information during her timein the Orphanages would be welcomed as it may lead to other info on her other siblings.

Name- Emily Blanche Ellis (aka Blanche Ellis)
Birth- 1879
Last known location- St George Hannover, Westminster, London.. I live pretty close London and often pop to the LMA and Westminster Archives, so if you cant help but know of archival documents that may help, please point me in the right direction...

Thanks
Matt Ellis

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London and Middlesex / Re: burial lookup
« on: Wednesday 05 May 10 13:39 BST (UK)  »
Good day all,

My father and I are at a loss for one of my ancestors, a George Thomas Ellis of 6 Marsham Street, Middex who died in St George's Union Infirmary, Fulham Road on 21st Jan 1886 from TB. We have tried in vane to locate his burial location around the West of London area, but as yet have had no success.

Burial locations we have so far checked are Brompton, Hanwell, Kensal Green, Gunnersbury and Hillingdon cemeteries. We'd be most grateful for any leads to his where abouts if anyone could point us in the right direction perhaps?

Kind regards
Matthew Ellis

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Uniform identification and era?
« on: Thursday 18 February 10 20:44 GMT (UK)  »
I was graced with having promiscuous ancestors so several generations often overlap. I've had the pleasure of meeting all but one of my great grandparents and its actually myself and my father researching and theirs 20yrs between us, and he's fairly young himself at 51.

So teenage pregnancy isn't really a new thing for the UK, well least not in my heritage anyway.
I actually remember proposing to my wife and my great grandmother asking when the baby was due , she actually thought I was getting married purely out of fatherly duty.

I thankfully broke the mold and waited to have children with my wife. Unfortunately for myself and my grandmother I waited slightly to long and she missed out meeting her great-great grandaughter by three months. Such is life I guess.

Thanks again
Matt Ellis

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Uniform identification and era?
« on: Thursday 18 February 10 20:06 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for both replying to my original post.

In answer to your question China, the top photo is a reprint taken in the 1980's, but the original was carded and sepia as you concluded.

However the two photos are on the original card merged as you see them in the reprint. The owner of the photos my great, great aunt and most of my family hadn't even noticed that they we're infact two separate imagines interwoven until I pointed out the different light sources on the faces.
 Now everyone's wondering when/how this image has come about.. If you are indeed correct on the dating of the Female then she would only have been in her late teens to early twenties and didn't meet the gentlemen on the photo until at least 1875-1880?

I unfortunately do not have access to the originals now as my aunt understandably wanted them back as they are her great grandparents. She's nearly 100yrs herself and has been a wonderful source of information, hopefully I'll inherit the photos when she passes on now that the family have designated me as the family historian and digital backups can now be held and the originals returned.

Thank you again for your assistance and now wait in anticipation on the identification of the uniforms.

Matt

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Uniform identification and era?
« on: Thursday 18 February 10 16:06 GMT (UK)  »
** Also posted in Armed Forces Forum **
Good afternoon,

I'm having problems identifying a photo of my 3x grt grandfather George Thomas Ellis, we believe the photo was taken between 1850 and 1871 but cannot be sure, and we're having problems identifying if its either the uniform of a Royal navy or Merchant seaman. It also looks like his partner Mary Ann has somehow had her photo added at a later date as the light levels are angled differently on both faces, was that a common practice?

We also came across a photo around the same time period of his brother James Ellis in a uniform and was told by a relative that they didn't believe he was in any armed force and it was likely just theatrical dress and probably a smoking jacket?? Again was having your photo taken for theatrical fun something that was common in the mid 19th Century?

 Any help in identifying either uniform would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards
Matthew Ellis

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Armed Forces / Uniform identification and era?
« on: Thursday 18 February 10 15:56 GMT (UK)  »
Good afternoon,

I'm having problems identifying a photo of my 3x grt grandfather George Thomas Ellis, we believe the photo was taken between 1850 and 1871, but are having problems identifying if its either the uniform of a Royal navy or Merchant seaman, mainly because its a head and shoulders shot.

 We also came across a photo around the same time period of his brother James Ellis in a uniform and was told by a relative that they didn't believe he was in any armed force and it was likely just theatrical dress. Any help in identifying either uniform would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards
Matthew Ellis




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World War One / Re: Great Grandfather, Connaught Rangers
« on: Thursday 08 October 09 17:48 BST (UK)  »
Good day all,

I'm also wondering where I can find service history for the Connaught Rangers dates ranging from 1892 to 1904.

I'm wondering is there anywhere online that has these kind of records or would I need to go in person to the National Archives in Kew or elsewhere?

I do have a discharge paper or at least a photocopy of it


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Kent / Re: Orphanages in Kent
« on: Sunday 04 October 09 14:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi all,

I'm having similar problems trying to find any details on St Peter's Orphanage & Convalescent Home in Kent. I know my ancestor was there due to a census record in 1891 after she lost her parents. However I'd really like to know when she left and general details about her time there.

Has anyone any idea where I can start to find these kind of records should they still exist?

Kind regards
Matt Ellis

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Essex / Re: County Asylum Cemetery
« on: Sunday 04 October 09 09:18 BST (UK)  »
Post me your email address and I'll send the tree owner a message asking to get in touch... oh and looking at the tree now its appears its one of Elijahs daughters - Adelaide Mary Moss that your related to.

I'm off out now so there will be a delay in any responces.


If only I had luck like this seaching for my own family members...

Kind regards
Matt Ellis

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