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Cath & Mary

I found the record atlast, now it's asking me questions i do not understand in the order page here, please may i ask if you know what i need to enter to buy the record it looks so complicated. There is 4 boxes do i tick them all?

delete link cos it was to long if u need i have copy of it in my notes x

No just click the first box and scroll down to continue
I think anyway!

cath on last page says this

Medium Paper copies
Colour Monochrome
Delivery method By post Change
Document references Copying instructions
BT 372/82/13 Copy all pages in this document Change

will they sent only by post or can i view it online before i hit the continue button is there anything i can change, never done this before sorry for asking so much questions

Medium

What media would you like your copies to be produced in?
Paper copies
Digital Images
Microfilm
Microfiche (Census records only)
Colour

Would you like your copies as black and white (monochrome) or colour?
Monochrome
Colour
Delivery method

How would you like your copies delivered to you?
By post
Collect in person from The National Archives
Download from DocumentsOnline

i only want to view them online rather than waiting for post to arrive and do i choose black and white or colour ? whats best please x

I don't know Michelle? I tried going through the ordering proccess myself but it's so complicated! I'm trying to find out stick with me for a mo'

I changed the delivery method from posted to view documents online I think?

I have confirmation that they are sending me an estimate

I think that means that they are not available online!

As I said it's not the easiest of websites to use!

thanks Cath i will wait all day if i have to i never got this far before i am so excited, i really think Violet is my grandads mother cos she died so soon after giving birth to one of her children this is what everyone was told it has to be her since she died after giving birth Vera and what mary has found out for must be true everything is tallying up so far, it will be so great to know his merchant navy records not only to confirm but to know what his life was like when he was a young man, thank you all from the bottom of my heart xx

How would you like your copies delivered to you?
By post
Collect in person from The National Archives
Download from DocumentsOnline

there is only 1 box to tick to download from Documents online is shares the same tick box as collect in person from the national archives, shall i tick this box?

Michelle I am going to try to contact someone on GR who was a great help to me when I was trying to get records from the TNA in the hope that he might be able to help us. Will get back as soon as possible with news!

cathy

thanks Cath i am ever so grateful xx

Hi Cathy and Michelle

Sorry, I had to disappear and do some lunch.

I'm afraid I am of no use to you re. searching TNA.......I've never been
able to find a thing on there!! I thought it was just me, so I feel a bit
better now ;-)))

Mary

EDIT: Michelle - would you edit your post with the TNA site addy on as it's causing the posts to go off the page and making it hard to read? - don't delete the addy, just break it down into several parts and then the posts will be easy to read. Thanks :-)))))

Right I have sent a message but I have no idea when or even if I will get a reply Michelle. It's so frustrating isn't it?

Michelle

Can you ask your mum if she ever remembers the names Lydia or Mary being mentioned?

There are a couple of marriages for Josiah John after 1921 and I'm wondering if your great grandfather (assuming we're on the right track here lol) re-married.

Strangely, I can't find a death or marriage for Vera W John. :-((

Mary

Mary

EDIT: Michelle - would you edit your post with the TNA site addy on as it's causing the posts to go off the page and making it hard to read? - don't delete the addy, just break it down into several parts and then the posts will be easy to read. Thanks :-)))))

Welcome back mary i was cooking dinner to now all this has happened i told the kids to dish up themselves i am not moving from this chair haha, i am not sure what u mean ? how do i break it down several parts pls and i will happily do this i just don't understand what you mean please x

Michelle

If you click on Edit on that particular post, your original message will come up on the next screen where you can edit it.........but I wouldn't worry too much now as we're on to the next page of this thread now. ;-))

Mary

Hi Mary,

No it's definately not just you!
Unfortunately i have to go out in a while but will get back to the thread as soon as possible and hopefully I might have a bit more info!
i have definately downloaded records the same day that i found them so I think if you get an estimate that means you can't download them instantly.

Cathy

yes i will phone my mother now and ask her, yes most likely he would of remarried if his first wife died and i am positive my great grandfather was from London because my aunty marion said when was a young girl she went on the train to London to meet him only once and i am sure peckham rings a bell maybe he was orig from this area my great grandfather.

Yes it's so strange you cannot find death for Vera since you were able to find all the other records i wonder why x

Not finding any Violet Cockings in 1901 census and this is the only one I can find in 1911:

COCKINGS, William Head Married M 42 1869 Copper Smelter Glamorganshire VIEW
COCKINGS, Sarah Wife Married
21 years F 42 1869 Household Duty Swansea VIEW
COCKINGS, William Henry Son Single M 19 1892 Fitter Copper Works Swansea VIEW
COCKINGS, Mathew David Son M 18 1893 Swansea VIEW
COCKINGS, Violet Daughter F 11 1900 School Swansea VIEW
COCKINGS, Nellie Daughter F 4 1907 Swansea VIEW
COCKINGS, Charlie Son M 2 1909 Swansea VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
32740 Reference:
RG14PN32740 RG78PN1869 RD594 SD2 ED3 SN259

Registration District:
Swansea Sub District:
Llangafelach Enumeration District:
3 Parish:
Swansea

Address:
28 Vivian St Hafod County:
Glamorganshire


Mary

Edit: Found same family in 1901 using FMP - Lord knows what Ancestry have them transcribed as! ;-)

COCKINGS, William Head Married M 31 1870 Copper Smelter
S Sea
Glamorganshire VIEW
COCKINGS, Sarah Wife Married F 31 1870
S Sea
Glamorganshire VIEW
COCKINGS, Willie Son Single M 10 1891
S Sea
Glamorganshire VIEW
COCKINGS, Matthew Son Single M 9 1892
S Sea
Glamorganshire VIEW
COCKINGS, Violet Daughter Single F 1 1900
S Sea
Glamorganshire VIEW
HARE, Sarah Mother Widow F 72 1829
S Sea
Glamorganshire VIEW
RG number:
RG13 Piece:
5073 Folio:
91 Page:
19

Registration District:
Swansea Sub District:
Llangafelach Enumeration District:
23 Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Johns

Civil Parish:
Swansea Municipal Borough:
Address:
28, Vivian Street, Swansea County:
Glamorganshire

Sorry mary i still do not know which post to delete to break down, sometimes i think i was dropped on my head when i was born for not understand whats right infront of my eyes xx if you show me what to delete i will happily delete it xx

Just asked my mother about great grand father marriages and she said she hasn't a clue cos she never knew him she never met him only her older sister marion went to london to meet him once x

Michelle

On your post on page 2 - the one with the www, addy for TNA records. If you click on edit on that post, you will be able to put spaces at various intervals in that addy which will break it down and stop it going off the page (or making the page so wide that you have to scroll side to side to read all the posts on that page).

If you do that and anyone wanting to copy and paste that addy will know to delete the spaces in their browser bar, so it's not a problem. :-))

Mary

EDIT: NO, don't delete the addy.......we might need it again! LOL

Michelle

What year - roughly - would your aunty Marion have met him in London?

Mary