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Completed: How do I get an obituary from a London newspaper?
« on: Friday 25 January 08 19:46 GMT (UK) »
I would like to get a copy of an obituary for a Herbert Charles O'Neill who died at the age of 74 on  Sept 29, 1953 (Marylebone 5d 253).

He was a war historian and a journalist and I think/hope someone would have written an obit for him.

Can anyone suggest an on-line source for this information? or a service that I could use to investigate ?

Thank you

mab

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Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
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Re: How do I get an obituary from a London newspaper?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 25 January 08 19:51 GMT (UK) »
Hi Mab

Have found obit in Times Online PM me your email and I'll send it to you  ;D

Sarah :)
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Re: How do I get an obituary from a London newspaper?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 25 January 08 20:16 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Sarah..... ;D

As you can see he was quite the character....When I told the family about him they thought I had finally lost it...now I have proof  ;D

One relative found but many to go  :P

mab
Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Inishowen: Meenamullaghan (Big Hill), Foffenagh (Rock), Illies and area...mainly McCallion, Doherty, Bradley, Grant, Devlin
Kilmacrenan: Gortnacorrib....Bonner
Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
Derry City: Bonner, McGowan, McGilloway, McElwee, Bradley
Omagh: Bradley
Fanad Penninsular, Donegal.....McBride, Friel, Fielty
Sligo: McGowan

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Re: How do I get an obituary from a London newspaper?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 25 January 08 20:17 GMT (UK) »
Sem

Is there a website for Times archives? I've had a look on the Times online site but the arhives only seem to go back about 5 years.

I'm looking for obits on William Ephraim Snow died 1864 and his wife Emma who died in 1872 (I think) bth living in London
Eaton (Woughton on the Green, Doncaster and N. London), Davis(Shinfield and London), Harrington (Ireland and London), Sutcliffe (Todmorden and London), Williams, Hollingsworth (Thaxted), Lane (Rotherhithe), Fuller (Chesterton, Cambs), Dilley (who knows where????)

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Re: How do I get an obituary from a London newspaper?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 25 January 08 20:42 GMT (UK) »
Here's a link to one of many threads on how to get free access to The Times Digital Archive (see references to Bedfordshire Virtual Library - free to join and use online and you do not need any link with Bedfordshire in order to use it):

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,221273.0.html

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Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)

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Re: How do I get an obituary from a London newspaper?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 25 January 08 20:56 GMT (UK) »
Do you have to be resident of the UK...I'm in Canada....... ???

mab
Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Inishowen: Meenamullaghan (Big Hill), Foffenagh (Rock), Illies and area...mainly McCallion, Doherty, Bradley, Grant, Devlin
Kilmacrenan: Gortnacorrib....Bonner
Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
Derry City: Bonner, McGowan, McGilloway, McElwee, Bradley
Omagh: Bradley
Fanad Penninsular, Donegal.....McBride, Friel, Fielty
Sligo: McGowan

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Re: How do I get an obituary from a London newspaper?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 25 January 08 21:06 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Forthefamily on Friday 25 January 08 20:56 GMT (UK)
Do you have to be resident of the UK...I'm in Canada....... ???

mab

No - it doesn't matter where you live; all you need is an internet connection :)

Anna
Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)

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Re: How do I get an obituary from a London newspaper?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 25 January 08 21:46 GMT (UK) »
That was easy  ;D

Thank you everyone for your help.


mab
Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Inishowen: Meenamullaghan (Big Hill), Foffenagh (Rock), Illies and area...mainly McCallion, Doherty, Bradley, Grant, Devlin
Kilmacrenan: Gortnacorrib....Bonner
Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
Derry City: Bonner, McGowan, McGilloway, McElwee, Bradley
Omagh: Bradley
Fanad Penninsular, Donegal.....McBride, Friel, Fielty
Sligo: McGowan

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Re: How do I get an obituary from a London newspaper?
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 26 January 08 06:39 GMT (UK) »
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