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An old thread but some great photos. Early wedding photos are quite rare so I guess quite expensive. When did they become common? My maternal grandad's family were reasonably well off I think and I always thought there could have been wedding photos at his and my nan's wedding. As far as I know...

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If it's of interest to you then I can't see it doing any harm if you want to look into it further. Trying to return it may depend on what, if anything, you can discover.

£175 a house! I'll have 2 please.

I have my tree private and it doesn't stop your ancestors appearing in other people's searches (though you can tick a box to prevent it on Ancestry). If anyone what's more info they can contact me and I'll help if there's a connection (help is not always reciprocal sadly) but it stops people...

With old newspapers the more dishonest (criminally) your ancestor was the more likely they are to appear in them. Wills and probate records are also good but your ancestors probably need to have a certain level of wealth. And old maps, though not definite you can find schools closest to where...

Also listed as such on findmypast.

I think you have all of them. If you go to google maps and type in B8 it gives an outline of the whole area. There used to be a sign on the Alum Rock Road after the Rock indicating where Saltley ended and Alum Rock began. I don't think it's there any more but it always surprised me that the...

There are a couple of deaths reg. in Ashton under Lyne for a Samuel Turner of about the right age - Sep 1929 & Jun 1936 - and we know he was there in 1911. There's also a death for an Elizabeth Turner of about the right age - Dec 1936 - as well as one in Blackpool - Jun 1939. Impossible to...

With the Fylde death reg. ruled out it's difficult to say where and when Samuel died. He doesn't seem to be on the 1939 register, so sometime between 1921 and 1939. It's possible his mom, Jane, died in 1913 and was buried at Witton. There's an entry on findagrave but I'm dubious that that...

Thanks Lyn.

A possible timeline for Samuel... Feb 1889 marries Mary Dance Apr 1889 birth of daughter Elsie Lily Apr 1891 living on Lawley St with W and d. Dec 1892 marries (bigamously ?) Selina Fulwell Dec 1893 birth of daughter Florence Violet Sep 1895 birth of daughter Ada Lavinia Jun 1902 marries...

Christopher John Hoar marries Samuel's sister Lily. She's not with them in 1911 but she is with her husband in 1921.

Thanks. Seems likely then.

Not sure if this has been mentioned. Though he appears to be listed as single when he married Selina, is it possible that Samuel was married before and also had another daughter? On the 1891 census there are a Samuel & Mary (nee Dance) with daughter, Lily, living on Lawley St. he is listed as...