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    HMS Vortigern

    HMS Vortigern was lost with all hands off the Norfolk coast on the 15th March 1942. My Uncle, Sydney Bromfield was one of those. their names are listed on the Naval Memorial at Portsmouth. I was just a child at the time, but I'll always remember the photo of uncle Sid that was on top of the...
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    Sydney George Bromfield

    Sydney George was in the Royal Navy , he was lost in action in March 1942 when the destroyer Vortigern was lost with all hands. He was married to my aunt Irene, he had a sister named Ruby, which is about all I know of him. If this rings any family bells out there I would dearly like to hear them...
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    Bibby Samuel

    I have two records of a Marriage of one of my ancestors , one from Family search and one from FreeBMD. Familysearch lists the Marriage as 29th Mar 1874 .inChesterton Stafford . Free BMD lists it Mar 1874 in Wolstanton . I know some of the family lived in the Wolstanton area,but also there are...
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    looking for Daniel Mc Loughlin ....Mc Laughlin

    Looking for the birth details of Daniel Mc Loughlin, born around 1853,I have applied to B, Ham reg office but they have no record of him. Here I must take the chance to congratulate The Register Office on their efficiency and speedy response. I have his marriage cert , datedApril 1875 , his...
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    bibby samuel looking for offspring of

    Hi All, I'm now looking for the children of Samuel Bibby who married Hannah Fisher in 1874. in Chesterton Stafford. Thanks in anticipation, Mollie
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    bibby wheelwright blacksmith etc

    Hi all , looking for any info on a wheelwright and blacksmith business , it was owned by W, Bibby&Son in Cromwell street Nechells. I have an old letterhead ,the date on it was in the twenties. Hope someone can help . Mollie.:)
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    mcilroy

    :blush: Still looking for the father of John Purser Mcilroy , born in Exeter about 1824. can anyone help, ?
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    mcilroy quest

    :Pare there any mcilroy family members still living in brum ? trying to trace origins of John Mcilroy born in Exeter about 1825 married Hannah in1848, then moved to brum
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