Recent content by Andrea 1954

I thought I would post an update. A lady in the USA had tied my Smalls to her's. It was a mess, so I have spent some time sorting the Smalls as well as I can for now. Debbie's Samuel Small was from Shropshire and married Ann Roberts, also Shropshire, they moved to Islington, permanently. She is...

Well that was enlightening. The Find My Past free weekend brought me Thomas's military record. The court martial was as a result of desertion which landed him in military prison. I began to have doubts about how he could have fathered great gran Esther Elizabeth. Thomas definitely married...

I have just located the burial record on the cemetery website. I will need to get the trusty credit card out in the morning. Andrea

Thanks so much, I will study the map in the morning. I do have a death certificate and I am pretty sure it must be him. Naughty for always claiming to be unmarried. His poor wife Elizabeth is always listed as head of household, married. Thanks again for your help Andrea

BAN is the British Newspaper Archive. You can subscribe direct or join Find My Past on their top of the range Pro option. To complicate further his court martial in 1858 in Sunderland is on Fold3, which is an American military records site with a decent International section. That is of course...

Yes, I found them in BNA I just have to get round to paying for a proper copy. He also turns up in 1866 in an Aldershot newspaper up to no good. Also court martialled in 1860! That is just the tip of the iceberg. Thanks, Andrea

Born 1833 Shrewsbury. Farnham, Surrey had wife and family. Missing from census 1891 but appears in Birmingham with another woman. I think I have found his death 1914, Birmingham General Hospital having accidentally drunk potash at the age of 81. I would like to locate hospital and inquest...