Which of your ancestors have disappeared?

[MarieC]

MarieC
Is this your family ?
http://w3.icr.com.au/~mcameron/The%20Martins.html

I am just wondering if it is your information could Edward Martin be in a debtor's prison ? just a thought
Or have you looked up Hospitals etc ?


I don't understand National archives ,but thought this might help

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=253

Thanks for all that, Tiggi!

That is in fact my website that you quoted.  Since Edward Martin became insolvent, it's entirely possible that he could have been in a debtors' prison.  But he doesn't appear in any later censuses, nor does he seem to have died in any city that he might reasonably have been in - certainly not in London!

I have contacted a couple of hospitals, unsuccessfully.

As I live on the other side of the world, I can't unfortunately go out to the National Archives to look at some of those documents.  But I am sure of the insolvency - it's what happens next that's mysterious!

MarieC 

[tiggi]

Ok MarieC
I will see if I can help ...... I live in Uk ,but not close enough to offer to go look... but maybe someone can offer ? might be worth asking

[Siamese Girl]

Thomas Child died sometime between 25 July and 31 August 1727 in the Minchinhampton area of Gloucestershire. We've searched all the obvious parishes for his burial but have drawn a blank.

It's just so annoying. We've narrowed it down to such a short time, and he was the only generation in the family to not have made a will - I think he must have gone away from home for some reason and died very suddenly, perhaps in an accident.

Carole

[Gaille]

Thomas Child died sometime between 25 July and 31 August 1727 in the Minchinhampton area of Gloucestershire. We've searched all the obvious parishes for his burial but have drawn a blank.

It's just so annoying. We've narrowed it down to such a short time, and he was the only generation in the family to not have made a will - I think he must have gone away from home for some reason and died very suddenly, perhaps in an accident.

Carole

Carole

I did a double take seeing your post - I have GAINED a 'Childs'................. shame its over a hundred years between you losing your Thomas Child & me gaining my Henry
I have a Henry Childs (My nanas father) who appears as a full grown adult in 1902............ no trace of him anywhere before this, no birth details, no cencus, nothing at all!


Gaille

[Siamese Girl]

Thomas Child died sometime between 25 July and 31 August 1727 in the Minchinhampton area of Gloucestershire. We've searched all the obvious parishes for his burial but have drawn a blank.

It's just so annoying. We've narrowed it down to such a short time, and he was the only generation in the family to not have made a will - I think he must have gone away from home for some reason and died very suddenly, perhaps in an accident.

Carole

Carole

I did a double take seeing your post - I have GAINED a 'Childs'................. shame its over a hundred years between you losing your Thomas Child & me gaining my Henry
I have a Henry Childs (My nanas father) who appears as a full grown adult in 1902............ no trace of him anywhere before this, no birth details, no cencus, nothing at all!


Gaille

You'll find the "s" tends to be an optional extra in records - and the further back you go the less the "s" is present.

Carole

[youngtug]

somebodies missing ancestor.!!! turned up in my family . this photo was hidden among'st a load of papers and photo's [ credit must go to gadget for making the animation and all the restorers/colourists who worked their magic on the picture]

[Willow 4873]

What a lovely photo!

Willow x

[youngtug]

hi willow 4873, it is, the restorers had fun and did some remarkable work.  on  a more relevant note     " to this thread" , I have a problem [well ,several] with my gtgtgranmother. she is on the 1881, not on the1891 but back in 1901.   ;-     1881.                                                                                                    john wilson 26 b. swindon.     mary. a. 26 born london.    jesse [wilson] brother.    john. g. 3. born boxmoor.   william. h. 2. born swindon.    alice. 6months. born swindon.   1891;- john 36. b. swindon.     john. g. 13. b. boxmoor.          lilian.mary 6. b. swindon.                   1901;- john. 47.       mary. a. 46. b. london.              william. h. 23. mildred 14.     may. 13.   cyril. w. 2      I have looked but cannot find her or the children in 1891.  ???the fact she has no parents on her marriage cert. doe'snt help. so she's out there somewhere.

[mum mum]

Hi all,
I too am missing some ancestors, John Wornes disappeared from Bega Australia about 1896 after fathering eight children with Amelia Williams, she then married, using her maiden name and listed as spinster.
The good news is, I have just found my GG Grandfather Charles Hansen, his death was listed in the NSW BDM as "Christina "Hansen. Not a sex change just a mistake in transcription, his name was actually Christian and he must have called himself Charles in Australia.
Since then Rootschatters have found his family in Denmark for me so very happy.
mum mum