Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 2)

[KGarrad]

On the 1881 census, he is Isaac Spiers, born 1874.
Piece 1080, Folio 11, Page 16.

Brother Hyams Spier, born June qtr 1878, Stoke-on-Trent
Sister Julia is Julia Spaier, Dec qtr 1875, Whitchapel.

[jennywren001]

This is a bit spooky - 1851 Maria Preston and her widowed mother are living at 38 Gellatly Street in Dundee. My Fullerton's are living at that same address in 1871 so I had a photo of the street handy...

http://photopolis.dundeecity.gov.uk/wc0586.htm

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Ooops naughty should not have posted snip unfortunately FindMyPast does not include Piece, Folio, or Page for Scottish census.
Edit - I typed 32 should have been 38 (changed)

[LizzieL]

On the 1881 census, he is Isaac Spiers, born 1874.
Piece 1080, Folio 11, Page 16.

Brother Hyams Spier, born June qtr 1878, Stoke-on-Trent
Sister Julia is Julia Spaier, Dec qtr 1875, Whitchapel.

thanks, I was focussing too much on the Henley birthplace. So it looks like he was born in Middx, but his brother was born in Hanley (with an "a"), so maybe that's where the confusion came from.
Father is Abraham not Arthur, but anglicising names was not unusual.

[KGarrad]

Is that a confession that you didn't learn from week 2?!?!

[LizzieL]

Is that a confession that you didn't learn from week 2?!?!

Yes, yes, I admit it!

I've found the family in 1891 in Plymouth, but no Isaac with them.
Isaac and Hyam are on a school admissions register for Morning Laner school Hackney on 11 May 1885, address 37 Morning Lane. As two brothers a few years apart in age join on the same day, it is likely to coincide with the family moving. They both leave on 24 Oct 1885. Their previous school was in Brighton.

[Romilly]

Has anone on here tried Autosomal DNA testing? I'm curious, as it apparantly gives results from male and female lines... but I wonder how generalised that would be?

Romilly

[groom]

No, I'm interested to hear what they say about DNA testing as I can't really say that it is anything I've ever thought about doing. I can't really see how it would help.

[Romilly]

No, I'm interested to hear what they say about DNA testing as I can't really say that it is anything I've ever thought about doing. I can't really see how it would help.

I'm thinking specifically about my elusive Paternal Grandfather... I had always thought that there was little point in my having a DNA Test, as I would only get a Maternal line result. However, I'm wondering now if the Autosomal Test might give me some pointers on the Paternal side; which is a closed book to me at present. I have read about adopted people finding relatives through autosomal testing, but one never knows if these people exist... or it's just good PR from the Company concerned! (It is also quite expensive I think).

Romilly.

[groom]

I presume you only get results if some other relation has also taken a test? Isn't it more popular in the US than here at the moment? It will be interesting to hear what people on the course say when we cover that aspect.