General Chat

Hi Susan..... morning everyone... I am not going into it yet......... I have other stuff I really must do today... but will later, thank you Susan.... by the way.... the patents office is less than a mile from my house....................... if it needs a visit, and that is possible, just let me know!

How exciting!

Love

Daff (who has the name Trace in her family history.... try researching with that!!) xxxxxx

Thanks for that link.
It know understand why i am struggling to find records for some ancestors...they changed their first names and surnames from very distinct italian names to very common english ones!

Lol MJS I have a few of those too.

try putting the area as well as the full name you may have better luck

Just in case you havent read the following tip......use the middle box in the advanced search



more snippets to let people know what else is available......

This one got about a bit....

Before the Judge of the County Court of
Cheshire, holden at Chester Castle, Chester,
on Monday the 3rd day of March 1851.

Christopher Burton, formerly of Park-lane, Liverpool,
Lancashire, then of Strand-street, Liverpool aforesaid,
Draper and Outfitter, afterwards residing in Oliviaga,
near Bilboa, in the kingdom of Spain, Outfitter, and late of Saint Mary's-gate, Birkenhead, in the county of Chester, Journeyman Outfitter, in lodgings.

And this one…..no wonder we cant find them

Mary Anna Barnes, formerly Mary Anna O'Hanlon, of
Vernon-street, Liverpool, Lancashire, then of East-bank, Oxon, near Birkenhead, Cheshire, afterwards of Poplarrow,Oxon aforesaid, Spinster, during the above timecarrying on the business of a Cigar, Tobacco, and SnuffDealer, in co-partnership with Joseph Reyner Dicker, atNo. 6, Exchange-street East, Liverpool, Lancashire aforesaid, in her own name, and late of Poplar-row aforesaid, a Lodger, out of business, now the wife of Peter Leather Barnes, of Old Chester-road, Birkenhead, Cheshire, Gentleman (sued as Mary Ann O'Hanlon).

Oooooo Dafffers, Yes please!......will let you have the details later if I don't fall alsleep at the laptop :-)

Yers....I was going to try that one but thought I would leave it 'til Later :-)))) anyway...don't just put the surname or you will be there forever......believe me I know lol I found out the hard way.


Did you find some-one Gemma?. do tell :-)

Susan
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Susan: Yes ive been searching under the surname (Italian) and knew that a lot of them changed their surname to (French) around the 1940's.
Ive just discovered that two became Kents and one became a Wilford....two surnames we would never have thought to look under!

Searching for Donviglio Elvio Lazaro (Italian) is fairly easy...he became Peter Richard Kent though, which is a little more common!

Gemma....that is brilliant! I was hoping someone would find one of their relatives on the name changing Pages.....

Susan
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Gosh how exciting I have found loads lololol and thats only one name! hee hee

Thanks this is the best thing since sliced bread! pmsl

Tina - off for a trawl for the rest of the day.

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Rita I just put the surname in and said search.
Tina xx

Brilliant site.

Susan
Thanks for the tip about this site. Haven't found anyone I'm looking for as yet but it's really interesting.Know what I'll be doing for the rest of the day.
Di

OMG!!!

I so can't wait until i get home .......


Loads and loads of results in my family name - many of whom could well be mine looking at the areas and occupations - i won't know for sure until i can the file out and check back thru all my records.


What a find - thank you Sue xxx

Tina

Hehehe is not good enough lol...am dying to know at least 'some' details :-)))


Hi Rita

I havent bothered using any of the years and dates as I may miss some.....use the middle box where it says Exact words...enter full name or add area etc

Edit:...mind you, it may be a good idea to use the dates filter if you are getting too many hits and want to narrow it down to certain years.

I hope you find some Di.... let us know if you do.:-).

Lol McAnne.....now you know why I am so excited.


I am even more excited now……..I have been searching for the death of one of my Oh’s forever and found it on a ships list of unpaid wages to seamen…..
THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 3, 1910. 3105
ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES, UNCLAIMED BALANCES
OF PAY, ETC.
Applications from persons supposing themselves entitled as next of kin, or legal representatives
should be addressed; -by letter, to " The Inspector of Seamen's Wills, Admiralty, London, S.W."

Hmm! I wonder if anyone claimed his £2- 9s and 10d

If you know the name of the ship just add it to the name in the search box


a few more too.....sheesh...there is not enough time in the day


There are also list and lists of armed forces....not just the higher ranks...all with numbers.....Followed one's army career right to the top until his death

Just found one of my Oh's Uncles who we knew had died but didn't realise he had got an honourable mention as we couldn't find his papers on ancestry.


Just back in the bankruptcy courts now finding some hidden family secrets :-)))....brings yer down to earth lol.

Thanks Susan..................brilliant site:)))))

Found an article about my uncle in 1946!!

Really excited now:))

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Thanks Susan,

Brilliant link and now there is NO chance of any H*****w*** being done :-))))

Sue xx

Edit: I have just put in the Lightfoot name

*faints*

Sounds intriguing Kitty.... is it favourable? :-))))


Hmmm! Sue....Just had a look......methinks you may want to put in a few first names to narrow it down a bit or I can see us sending out a search party for you lol

It's interesting that just one paper can have had so many results for more than just the odd few .....I hope some brick walls have been broken today..... I sometimes feel a bit greedy when it just seems to be me having the luck..:-))))..still haven't found my Irish fellah though.......ooooo just remembered...the Befast Times is also on line for those who are interested.

Susan
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Thanks, I've found loads! But HOW do I get to view the results? For some reason the pdf download isn't working properly for me.

Well, not very exciting but I have found two of my Uncles had the ISM (Imperial service Medal) given to all civil servants with long service.

But I wonder if I am searching properly. Susan, where are you finding the lists of service personnel?
Will keep looking but got interrupted when OH dropped the new kitchen blind he was putting up onto a china container in the kitchen (belonged to my Mum but not valuable). didn't do it a lot of good!!!

Ann
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I reinstalled adobe acrobat and WOW! I've dug up extra details about a family bancruptcy and chancery case complete with actual death dates and maiden names!

Hi Tracey,

You may have your popups blocked.

When at first you click on the PDF button another window should pop up. On my PC there is first a warning that I say ok to or delete then at the top of the bar there is a warning that you are about to download from a website do you want to continue....click ok to this.

Just a thought though for any newbies.....You will need adobe pdf reader to view the images. This can be downloaded free directly from their website at adobe.com.

Update : I see you have sorted it :-))))


Ann,

It must be so annoying not to be able to find more On your line :-(......I should have made a note of the pages....will do the next time I see them......But just add Navy or Army or even use the filter drop down for WW1 or WW2, this may help.

Oh dear....not a good day then ?:-(


Susan
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Hello Susan with numbers. Although I have been able to bring this site up, I do not, according to what others have found, think I am using it to its full potential.
When the site appears on the screen, which title going down the page is it best to click onto, for best results.
Many Thanks
Julia in Derbyshire

Hi Julia,

I suppose whatever works best for you. It has been trial and error for me too. At first I just entered a name and we all know what happens by now lol. Too many irrelevant hits with too little time to look at them all.

I have written some tips further back on the thread but I am sure that once you play and get used to all the boxes and what each one does you will find what suits you best.

So far I have just added Full name and area in the middle search box ( Exact Phrase ) and also sometimes used the date filter to search within a framework of years. As yet I have not been interested in more recent documents.

My way is for those who have time to spare I am afraid. Perhaps someone else can add to the tips now that they have time to browse.

Hope this helps

Susan
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