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by meekhcs
23 Aug 2020, 18:17
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Thomas William James Nicholson
Replies: 14
Views: 7395

Re: Thomas William James Nicholson

Adrian, or some other Knowledgeable person, will correct me if I am wrong but if he (edit: did re enlist) then his papers would still be held by the Army and you would have to apply to them (edit: for a copy)? The cost is about £30 and the wait time lengthy! If there is a regimental Museum they may ...
by meekhcs
23 Aug 2020, 16:00
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Brick Wall - Raymond Carey Webb b.1893
Replies: 11
Views: 5581

Re: Brick Wall - Raymond Carey Webb b.1893

There are lots of newspaper records for Raymond Webb of Brinkworth who appeared to have a road haulage business, mainly conerning gtraffic offences by his drivers.
However, he tried to evade his call up to WW1, and there are several newspaper references to this on FMP
by meekhcs
23 Aug 2020, 14:35
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Prison Hulk log
Replies: 4
Views: 2475

Re: Prison Hulk log

great minds!!
by meekhcs
23 Aug 2020, 14:34
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Prison Hulk log
Replies: 4
Views: 2475

Re: Prison Hulk log

Think it means Ditto so in John's case Transported
by meekhcs
14 Aug 2020, 10:51
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Braxmere or Broxmere
Replies: 5
Views: 2884

Re: Braxmere or Broxmere

Have you contacted the FHS for Norfolk and Suffolk? www.norfolkfhs.org.uk www.sufolkfhs.co.uk Sometimes local names are used for a place that are not general knowledge in the wider world, but would hopefully be known to the above. I checked hamlet names in Norfolk and Suffolk as well as parish and t...
by meekhcs
05 Aug 2020, 15:42
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Help with a missing marriage please
Replies: 22
Views: 10559

Re: Help with a missing marriage please

I have had a quick look for another marriage for Lily with no result. My assumption would therefore be that she had an illegitimate son. Therefore you would need to troll the GRO birth records for a male Morroll Mother's name Morroll or Mother's name blank. It would be hard going because you would n...
by meekhcs
05 Aug 2020, 13:23
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Help with a missing marriage please
Replies: 22
Views: 10559

Re: Help with a missing marriage please

I forgot to post the possible parents for marriage. I assumed it was George and Elizabeth as recorded in the 1891 census but that didn't work, however I found the following:- Esther Simmons m William Garratt/John Morral (so yet another variation) 1859 Q2 Walsall Vol 6b, page 749 Esther was the Mothe...
by meekhcs
05 Aug 2020, 12:23
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Help with a missing marriage please
Replies: 22
Views: 10559

Re: Help with a missing marriage please

MORROLL, LILY AGNES SIMMONS
GRO Reference: 1885 M Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 108

this is the GRO record giving her MMN as Simmons
by meekhcs
05 Aug 2020, 12:21
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Help with a missing marriage please
Replies: 22
Views: 10559

Re: Help with a missing marriage please

1891 census for Lily Look at actual record because she is not d in law obviously Name: Lily A Morroll Gender: Female Age: 6 Relationship: Daughter-in-law Birth Year: 1885 Birth Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Civil Parish: Birmingham Ecclesiastical parish: St David Residence Place: Birmingh...
by meekhcs
05 Aug 2020, 12:18
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Help with a missing marriage please
Replies: 22
Views: 10559

Re: Help with a missing marriage please

Name: Lilly Agnes Morroll
Registration Year: 1885
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Birmingham
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 108

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