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    Happy Birthday Alberta

    Thanks Pete I had a lovely restful birthday, looking over the ocean at Beer in Devon, eating goodies that are bad for me:)
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    Happy Birthday Alberta

    Jim ,we have seen the downside, my husband went tothe local Tesco and whilst he put the shopping bags in the boot a Seagull pinched a large pizza and flew off with it, lol.:)
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    Happy Birthday Alberta

    Thank you, I am just relaxing on the balcony. overlooking the sea in South Devon listening to the waves and seagulls Soaking up the sun until we return to the real world and noise of of M6 and HS2
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    Hers one for General Discussion-OUR DATA.

    Not an answer to your question Mike but I have always wondered why people are going as far as using DNA testing in their family tree searches. As you know I am passionate about family tree searching for myself and others but I have no interest in being contacted by a cousin 3 or 4 times removed.
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    Nichols Horace b abt 1915

    A few items for lianne. Horace Thomas Nichols who was a widower in 1939 married Ada Scandrett in 1914 and she died in 1937 on their marriage certificate his father was William Thomas was a Compositor as was The father of Hubert William Nichols who married Leah Bonner, both men were born in...
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    Toye

    A bit of census information for you Your father b 1917. 1921 ,3bk 14 St martins street Lady wood. Albert h Toye . 1889 , manager of Electric Lighting workshop. born Aldershot Hampshire Leah b. 1894 b Worcester Albert h 1917. b. Birmingham 1939, 39 Patrick road. Albert H Toye b.29th...
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    free war time records from 5th to 11th may

    If you access the Military in Ancestry you can search UK Roll of honour 1939-1945 also UK prisoners of war 1939-1945.
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    Pennell family

    I have tried cemeteries in Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire and found no entry
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    Marriage William Gardner and Ruth Faulkner c1860

    Wedding took place on November 12th 1861 St Martins William Garner ,widower, Stone mason, Cambridge st. father George, occ Fisherman Ruth Faulker (no n) full age , Spinster , Cambridge St, father Charles , occ Labourer witnessed by Charles Cox and Eliza Cox both with X their mark Williams...
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    It's mikejee's birthday

    Happy Birthday Mike, enjoy your day. Alberta
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    Sad News

    Warren ,as I told you earlier everyone on here loved your Dad. He gave me support when my young grandaughter was diagnosed with Crohns something he knew of personally. Although I never met him he became like a friend and I think that is how many members thought of him. I joined the forum 22...
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    OLDEST AND YOUNGEST BHF MEMBERS

    83 in June and joined May 2003. I love the comments made by all the members on here about the forum but can i give a shout out for my fellow moderators. As well of the contributions our lovely members make we moderators have to sort through all new members every day and delete many influencers...
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    Any Amateur Sleuths out there?

    Caroline on 1901 says born Liverpool . England but no record found, as Charlotte or Carolin
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    Smith Annie Charlotte

    You will possibly be given her age and where she was living at the time of your moms birth.,which will help you in your search
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    Smith Annie Charlotte

    Welcome to the forum. The Lilian Smith listed in the family above would have been in her 70s in 1961 so not your grandmother. Can you give us a little more information, do you know when your grandmother Lilian Elizabeth died and where. What was your grandfathers christian name. Every small...
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