Recent content by matthewj64

Thank you for this new piece of information! I've only just now revisited this post, so apologies for not replying sooner. Updates: I have found one reference to his disappearance in the Yorkshire Evening Post October 4 1899 "Mr. Sydney Vaughton Barber, a young solicitor practising in...

Just adding the marriage and death transcriptions in case there is something of relevance, but as mentioned, I don't think the details for Evelyn are accurate and may be red herrings. Its possible she was never in the UK. From the research I've been doing, its likely her unmarried parents were...

Thanks lyn - I have tried the british newspaper archives without luck so far, but I do find them difficult to use and I'm not sure how good their coverage is M

Hi MWS, thanks for the quick reply I'm fairly sure that's her on the passenger list as it also mentions S. Brinton as her husband, but I think they may have been living apart by then. She was travelling with the Eytons at the time, possibly as a carer for Mrs Eyton. It actually lists her birth...

Hi, I’m hoping some local knowledge might help. I’m researching a family photo from around 1905 of a couple, the man is named on the back as Stanley BRINTON; this is the name assumed by Sydney Vaughan BARBER after he deserted his wife sometime around 1900 and resurfaced in Australia. Sydney...