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Can anyone help me find my Great Grandmother?
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:52 |
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What is your theory Jess please - all must be considered! Kate |
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The Bag | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:49 |
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I'm going to butt out, because i have a theory ...and we are obviously not in the same place here. best wishes Jess |
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Helen | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:42 |
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Sorry but I couldn't find John listed in the army in Canada. This is the site though, lots of Canadian databases can be viewed http://www.genealogy.gc.ca/06/06_e.html I'll be having a look through them for any other info |
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:38 |
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Why Lilian - it was Daisy who was Lilian!! She married Walker and I've tried that one. Kate |
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:37 |
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Wow - thanks Helen! Maybve he was ex-army for England though - is there a site for this? Kate |
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The Bag | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:36 |
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try Lillian....? |
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:34 |
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Rose, Rosy and Rosa. Trying lots of different sites - LDS, Ancestry, family relatives, family history online, 1837online etc etc Kate |
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Helen | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:32 |
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Another thought, would John have served in WW1? I know there is a brilliant site for the Canadian Army but I can't recall the addy. I looked up some stuff about one of my ancestors and you could download their army papers which give next of kin details, birthplace etc. Maybe someone else can remember it? Update - have found the site, now looking. |
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The Bag | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:24 |
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Kate, where are you looking for theses marriages /dates etc If 'Rose Married a chap called Walker' what name did you look under for her? Rose ....or Lillian? jess |
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:24 |
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OK - Laird - I remember! Yep - I'll be off to Harrow Library (or wherever the records are kept) at some stage as I have another line of family to trace there! Oh Joy! Mousy brown is back! Kate |
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:21 |
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Yep - Grandad said that Rose married a chap called ? Gibson and they had children called Margerie and Stanley - I can't find any Rose/Gibson marriages! Or her death as Rose Gibson. Also, said that Daisy married a chap called ? Walker and they would have lived around Stamford, Lincs - they had a son called George? I am sure I will not have exhausted the research yet! I guess there are other clues etc. Kate |
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:18 |
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Hi Sarah Thanks for that! I have had a look at the birth cert again and it is from the GRO - it is a certified copy of an entry of birth! Does this mean that they photocopied from the register? Could this be wrong? It gives me some other clues (if only I kjnew how to use them) - for example - it tells me that John Alexander was ex-army and gives the address the resided at, at the time of the cert! Can I use these bits of info d'you think? Kate |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:14 |
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Interesting point Sarah ! Kate, I was referring to Electoral Rolls being available in Libraries (sometimes ...) - when we last discussed the Wicks I thought Jnr Wicks was born in the Harrow area, hence saying look there, not Woolwich. I think ! (was blonde at birth) |
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 12:06 |
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Having a blond moment Laird - what do you mean - what was in last e-mail?? Kate |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Apr 2005 11:59 |
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Kate - was in the last email sent on Saturday - was thinking of the Harrow area ref young Wicks ! |
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 11:39 |
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Helen As far as my family are aware he was English and in particular - came from London area! Though, this is not conclusive! I suppose it is possible that the John Alexander Wicks you came up with is him - but I don't know how I would be able to tell unless I can find his marriage and I can not find a marriage for this man to a Jean or Jane Maslen!! Is there any other way you can think of that I can connect him to my Grandad other than the info I have on my Grandad's birth cert, which does not tell me where he originated! Kate |
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Kathryn | Report | 21 Apr 2005 11:34 |
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Laird - nice to hear from you! No - I haven't yet - are electoral rolls online then? - I assumed I would have to visit Woolwich to get access, which is why I didn't do it!! How you doing anyway? E-mail and let me know! Kate |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Apr 2005 11:31 |
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Hi Kate - did you pursue the Electoral Roll angle we talked about ? Sorry those Canadian sites didnt bear fruit. Kind regards, LD |
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Helen | Report | 21 Apr 2005 11:30 |
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Was John Wicks a Canadian or had he gone over there from UK? Just that I found this birth, the only one on FreeBMD with the exact name and round about possible age to have married Miss Maslen. Name: WICKS, John Alexander Record Type: Births Quarter: March Year: 1887 District: East Preston County: Sussex Volume: 2b Page: 34[2_] |
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The Bag | Report | 21 Apr 2005 10:01 |
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Hold off until you hear back then. 'not yet...' by the following morning is a bit of an expectation! |
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