George Wilmot Rae

[Alan Rae]

Hi,trying to trace details of my grandfathers service record.Tried N.I.and Army Records,Glasgow and drew a blank.Recently aquired three photographs and a copy of his medal card.His army numbers were:-Loyal North Lancashire Regiment number 32455;East Surrey Regiment 28953.
Born,George Wilmot Rae,Grantham,Lincs,17/11/1882;married(St Marks,Levenshulme,Manchester)March 1909.Died 24/09/1959,Winwick,Warrington.Two of the photographs show him wearing the cap badge of the Manchester Regiment whilst,in the third,I am informed that he is wearing the badge of the East Surrey Regiment.Have come up against a brick wall,in my researches,so ANY input would be appreciated.Never met my grandad,he was admitted to Winwick in 1929 and died there in 1959,what a waste of a life and a grandad.Regards Alan Rae

[harribobs]

brick wall?  i thought you got quite a lot of information from the manchester regiment forum

[Alan Rae]

I was not referring to past researches,I was referring to the fact that I am,at present,at a standstill.I very much appreciate the input from your site which was very helpful and infomative.regards,Alan Rae

[Iban Kepala]

Alan,
To consider yourself at a standstill just because you cannot find anything more about your grandfather is not a total disaster, it happens all the time unless of course you are on WDYTYA where time is of no consequence seemingly, what they do not show you is the team of researchers that have put all their efforts in to produce all the relevant certificates over a fairly lengthy period of time - not the hour that the programme runs for!!.
Consider yourself instead as 'marking time', taking a breather until that chink appears and away you go again.
An old timer at the game.
George.

[Stephen Nulty]

I note that in Warrington Cemetery is buried one John Wilmot Rae, died 1966. Any relation, I wonder?

[Alan Rae]

Many thanks for the note of cheer "frustrated iban".Know what you mean.I've been at it,off and on,for over ten years now.It can get very frustrating then,all of a sudden a tiny chink appears and ,hey presto,fantastic revelations.In the last six months I,ve learnt of ,literally,dozens of relatives I never knew existed,including one in Australia(Not I hasten to add a result of the enforced emigration policy!)Thanks also to Stephen Nulty but I don't think he is a relative although it is a possibility as the Rae clan were very nomadic,starting off in Hoddam in 1719.Regards,Alan

[AJ1]

Hi Alan , I read you're recent post regarding George Wilmot Rae. The John Wilmot Rae buried in Warrington, is my Grandfather. He still has children still alive including my father.
I am in the process of tracing my relatives and completing our family tree, maybe we are related??
Regards
AJ

[Alan Rae]

Hi AJ1,I do have,at least,one John Wilmot Rae in my family tree.He was born in Manchester in 1896 and had,what appears to be,a twin brother named James William.I have no record of their deaths.My great grandfather was James McLean Rae(born Manchester,1842,died M/c 1903) he got about a bit and had six children in various parts of the country,all by his wife,Jane(nee Wilmot)He started off as an Oil &lamp dealer and ended up in the antiques trade.If you are interested my family tree is posted on MyHeritage.com.If you want complete access send me your "e" mail address and I will log you as a member of the site.In the last twelve months I've discovered dozens of relatives I never knew existed.Regards,Alan Rae

[AJ1]

Hello Alan, apologies for delay in getting back to you will explain via email which is ^(*)
Many Thanks
Amanda




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