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- 23 Aug 2020, 18:17
- Forum: General research queries
- Topic: Thomas William James Nicholson
- Replies: 14
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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 ...
- 23 Aug 2020, 16:00
- Forum: General research queries
- Topic: Brick Wall - Raymond Carey Webb b.1893
- Replies: 11
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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
However, he tried to evade his call up to WW1, and there are several newspaper references to this on FMP
- 23 Aug 2020, 14:35
- Forum: General research queries
- Topic: Prison Hulk log
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2475
Re: Prison Hulk log
great minds!!
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
GRO Reference: 1885 M Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 108
this is the GRO record giving her MMN as Simmons
- 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...
- 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
Birth Registration
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
Birth Registration