Recent content by Bronwen Summers

Indeed! THOMAS THOMAS THOMAS THOMAS Have you ever been to this paart of the world. I have been to Britain 3 times (I have a son who lives in London who will never return). I think on the train to Edinburgh I could see Birmingham? I've done that trip twice, my daughter was living in...

Thanks Janice, I had just googled and found Harborne. But hadn't realised the abbreviation for Staffordshire. The Bland's way back came from Yorkshire, there is a town called Bland. Well there are Blands in that area and when I looked at the meaning of the name that is what it came up with...

Thomas Bland was born in 1822 in Birmingham. He was almost certainly the son of James Bland (born about 1790-1800) and nephew of Edwin Bland (b.1796); Edwin appears to have been James' younger brother. That was on a website about the gunmakers - I have never thought it was correct. And the...

I am keen to have it right of course so it is not causing a 'problem' Thanks for the latest detail you have up-loaded. I shall go back to Family Search which is where I got some of the Probert stuff I think. cheers Bronwen

Hi Janice This is great. I shall print them out and update my tree. The most 'disturbing' .... is that I had Sarah Jane Probert as being the daughter of John Probert not James. See my 1851 census attached. I will need to look at this more carefully as I have quite a bit of information on...

Edwin and Sarah had sons called James, Thomas and Edwin. (yes I do have them all listed) Interestingly there is a baptism for a James Bland born 1893 (baptism 10 May) son of Thomas and Mary. (second line on attachment). Seems unlikely - well not unlikely probably fits in somewhere! James, the...

I need to find the date of death for this Thomas to see whether the marriage you found is my Hannah? Thomas Bland husband of Hannah Smith b.1742 Jan 7 Moor St Unitarian New Meeting House, Birmingham, Eng. m.1763? 1st marriage m.1767 Mar 1 Hannah Smith, St Peter, Harborne, Birmingham, Hannah...

Sorry I hadn't seen that - too many Thomas'. I have fixed. Indeed it could be a second marriage then. thanks Bronwen

Hi Janice I have lookled at the two items you sent me and the Hannah re-marrying I am sure is not her. I think I did have Thomas Bland's death correct but appreciate the register copy. cheers Bronwen Thomas Bland husband of Hannah Smith b.1742 Jan 7 Moor St Unitarian New Meeting House...

Good morning Janice Tango is the toughest thing I have ever ever learnt! I have spent the morning going through all of the notes I have and tried to make it add up. It doesn't but it would be good if you could print it out and have a look. I wonder whether I have two families mixed up? It...

Thanks for all of this it's great - just off to Tango for the evening Regards Bronwen

I would love to find the marriage of this couple, and of course her surname and any other details about either of them- I have simply 1740 because that is when the first child that I can ascertain was born. Many thanks for looking at this for me. Regards Bronwen 1720? BLAND Thomas Bland...

Thanks Janice. I currently have a subscription to Genes Reunited for a year which I don't thin k is much good. Perhaps ancestry next, I have trialed for free before. I am having some paid research done in Scotland at the moment another part of my tree. I am pretty sure they were anglicans -...

Yes in the pieces I have cleaned it talks about those 3 addresses and them moving to London to open up there. It talks about the various guns that they invented. They still exist but in U.S.

Yes it was that site. I didn't understand that no church burials are listed however. Where can I find them? There were lots of Blands on that site but none that seemed to add up to who I am looking at. Thanks Bronwen