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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: East Sussex Record office Lookup please - Thomas Zeally Richards
« on: Monday 18 November 24 15:27 GMT (UK) »
I have asked a friend to look in the papers but didn't find anything. 
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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: East Sussex Record office Lookup please - Thomas Zeally Richards
« on: Sunday 17 November 24 23:36 GMT (UK) »
Thank you everyone. It is always good to get other peoples' perspectives on matters! Yes it really sounds like he ran off with Lucy, first of all to Millbrook under the name of Zeally and then onto Oxford under the surname of Richards.
Lucy ends up in 1911 in one room as a boarder, before dying a year later. I tried looking for a Lucy born in Bramley Surrey in 1834 and came up with Lucy Mitchell. She married Charles Frederick Chittle in 1853 and had a son, John Frederick Chittle in 1854. It seems the marriage didn't last as Charles Fred. Chittle then pops up with his new 'wife' Mary Ann (no marriage record)
Lucy and Charles' son seems to have died aged 1 in Reading. Did Lucy leave with the baby and flee to Reading? Lucy Chittle then appears in the 1871 census as a dressmaker lodging in Eastbourne.
Can't prove any of it but seems plausable.
Lucy ends up in 1911 in one room as a boarder, before dying a year later. I tried looking for a Lucy born in Bramley Surrey in 1834 and came up with Lucy Mitchell. She married Charles Frederick Chittle in 1853 and had a son, John Frederick Chittle in 1854. It seems the marriage didn't last as Charles Fred. Chittle then pops up with his new 'wife' Mary Ann (no marriage record)
Lucy and Charles' son seems to have died aged 1 in Reading. Did Lucy leave with the baby and flee to Reading? Lucy Chittle then appears in the 1871 census as a dressmaker lodging in Eastbourne.
Can't prove any of it but seems plausable.
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Sussex Lookup Requests / East Sussex Record office Lookup please - Thomas Zeally Richards
« on: Sunday 17 November 24 17:06 GMT (UK) »
I wonder if anyone is going to the East Sussex Record office anytime soon and could have a look at this pamphlet?
Gilbert, Howard D, Education yesterday: the Saunders' Foundation and the Uckfield National Schools - a brief history of two Uckfield schools from about 1700 to 1880 Date:1963Repository:East Sussex Record Office ESRO reference:LIB/503019Level:FileDescription:Publisher: Notes:Access Conditions:This book or pamphlet is on open access in the Reference Room on shelf 18-12-04 - please help yourself
My ancestor Thomas Zeally Richards born 1817 in Poole Dorset was the school master of a national school in Uckfield. Last known sighting of him was in the electoral register for 1880 living in Framfield Road, Uckfield with his wife Frances. On the census in 1881 Frances is still married but now the head of the household. In 1891 she is still married but living off her own means. Where has Thomas gone? In 1901 there is a death notice of a Thomas Zealy Richards aged 84 in Oxford. In the census of 1901 (a couple of months earlier) there is a Thomas Richards listed living in Oxford aged 93(?) born in Poole living with his much younger wife Lucy aged 67. Is this him? Did he run off with a young school teacher?
Clutching at straws here, but just wondered if there was mention of a change of school master in 1880
Gilbert, Howard D, Education yesterday: the Saunders' Foundation and the Uckfield National Schools - a brief history of two Uckfield schools from about 1700 to 1880 Date:1963Repository:East Sussex Record Office ESRO reference:LIB/503019Level:FileDescription:Publisher: Notes:Access Conditions:This book or pamphlet is on open access in the Reference Room on shelf 18-12-04 - please help yourself
My ancestor Thomas Zeally Richards born 1817 in Poole Dorset was the school master of a national school in Uckfield. Last known sighting of him was in the electoral register for 1880 living in Framfield Road, Uckfield with his wife Frances. On the census in 1881 Frances is still married but now the head of the household. In 1891 she is still married but living off her own means. Where has Thomas gone? In 1901 there is a death notice of a Thomas Zealy Richards aged 84 in Oxford. In the census of 1901 (a couple of months earlier) there is a Thomas Richards listed living in Oxford aged 93(?) born in Poole living with his much younger wife Lucy aged 67. Is this him? Did he run off with a young school teacher?
Clutching at straws here, but just wondered if there was mention of a change of school master in 1880
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Kent / Re: Coroners Inquests
« on: Tuesday 05 November 24 21:45 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for all your responses. I have now emailed the Kent archives to see if they can advise. It does seem to be a bit hit or miss whether reports still exist or not.
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Kent / Coroners Inquests
« on: Monday 04 November 24 21:16 GMT (UK) »
Still looking at the Mercer family from Headcorn. Does anyone know if it is possible to find coroners inquest reports? Margaret Susan Mercer 1892 - 1894... believe she tipped over her highchair and hit her head on the floor. Thomas Hind Mercer 1878 - 1890 drowned in a tributary of the Beult river (have newspaper articles) John George Mercer 1977 - 1886 aged 8...he may be the one that fell off the hay cart. Robert Hoar Mercer 1881 - 1904...found emaciated in a field, carried home and died (have newspaper article).
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Somerset / Re: Hills Factory, Frome
« on: Sunday 16 June 24 10:55 BST (UK) »
As per Kay99's jpg, it was William Evans I was looking at. If you scroll along the clip it says his occupation was a weaver at Hills Factory. I had not heard of Hills factory before. Maybe it was only called 'Hills' for a short time and changed ownership? Surely it has to be some sort of fabric manufacturer, employing a weaver?
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Somerset / Re: Hills Factory, Frome
« on: Saturday 15 June 24 22:54 BST (UK) »
Yes, that is my plan if no-one knows here. I was hoping someone might recognise it .
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Somerset / Hills Factory, Frome
« on: Saturday 15 June 24 22:38 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me about Hills factory? I am researching someone on the 1861 census and it says he is a weaver for the Hills factory and he is living in Fountain Lane, Frome. I've tried googling for Hills factory but not got anywhere.
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Somerset Lookup Requests / Re: Bridge Street, Frome, Somerset
« on: Tuesday 14 May 24 19:29 BST (UK) »
Rosie 99 - it is a lovely place. We take all our visitors to Heysham 