June 2005 RootsChat Challenge

[Manchester Rambler]

The National Archives list a medal card for Douglas M Robertson, Acting Sergeant in the Tank Corps, but I think the rank's a bit high for a teenager?   There is also a D M Robertson, Private in the Rifle Brigade.

Of course, not all WW1 records survived, and he might be listed just as Douglas, in which case I don't know how we could identifiy him.

Rambler

[liverpool annie]

And I kept this for a reason but I can't remember what 

Name Janet Robertson
Age 25
Occupation -
BirthPlace Scotland
Borough West Derby Ward,
Parish or Township Toxteth Park
Ecclesiastical Parish St.Thomas
Piece No & Part 2187/1
Folio 0227

Don't yell at me - you never know

Annie

[MaryA]

And you say you aren't focussed Annie!   seems to me you have all avenues covered.

Well I looked for a Ewing brother to that family, connected to Nottingham .....

RG10/4671 Eccleshall Brierlow Folio 79 Page 29
1871 Curators House, Botanical Gardens, Eccleshall, Sheffield
John Ewing Head M 56 Gardener Scotland
Elizabeth Wife M 54 Huntingdon Water Newton
Henry Son Unm 24 Bankers Clerk Notts Worksop
Mary E daur 16 Scholar " "
Harriet " 14 " " "
Evelyn M " 9 " Yorks Eccleshall
Charlotte Linton Servant Unm 18 General Servant Domestic Yorks Brookes

Makes me wonder, but there are no marriage entries for a Henry Ewing and an Ann between 1871 and 1881 that I can find.

[MaryA]

Wouldn't dream of yelling  just a little question .......... what does it relate to? ?

I don't honestly think our Jessie has been registered at birth as a Janet as we have a birth entry to confuse us with middle name Robertson. 

[Paul E]

The National Archives list a medal card for Douglas M Robertson, Acting Sergeant in the Tank Corps, but I think the rank's a bit high for a teenager?   There is also a D M Robertson, Private in the Rifle Brigade.

Of course, not all WW1 records survived, and he might be listed just as Douglas, in which case I don't know how we could identifiy him.

Rambler

We can probably assume Douglas has been public school educated - or is this rash?
In that case, being a Sergeant at a young age might not be so improbable.

I can smell us getting closer to Dougie!

Paul

[liverpool annie]

See - 

I keep little snippets of information -  then I can't remember what the heck I kept them for - OR - which is more usual - I don't know WHO they are - I just know they seemed good at the time 

Now THAT'S good organization....... 

Annie

[MaryA]

I think I've totally lost the plot on people I'm not focussed on at any particular moment.  Feel like I'm going round and round in circles.  I just had to read back to figure out which Douglas we were talking about.

We are talking Allan's son right?  as in the apprentice Cotton Broker - how much would they earn?   or would Charlotte have money from her family to be able to privately educate him?  and where could this have taken place?  could it be another journey into Scottish records maybe for a school?

Annie - the best! 

[Paul E]

Hi Mary

Yes, I've been trying to trace forward from Douglas (Alan's son) as I thing its our best way of finding a living relative who migth know something about the family.  But not much luck yet!

cheers

Paul

[liverpool annie]

Excuse me JR in the Bathtub


I don't know about Dougie -  but Claude was in school

Name Claude ROBERTSON Relationship Boarder Condition – Gender M Age 13 Occupation School Boy Birthplace London Camberwell, London, Middlesex,  Address 35 Gateford Road, Worksop, Nottingham

WOOHOO I got to say his name in context ....

Annie