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    GIBLIN Bridget

    Hi Alberta, I am even more confused now!!!! Have received Mary Ann's birth cert today and the mothers name is Maria Callighan. Her father James Giblin appears to be correct - his occupation is bricklayers labourer. The address on cert is back of 36 John Street Birmingham. Can anyone throw any...
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    GIBLIN Bridget

    Thanks Alberta, I will get the certificate soon. Been having a rest from FH for a few months - now I need to try to get my brain back in the zone. Jean
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    GIBLIN Bridget

    Hi Ozbrummie, thank you for this information. I am stuck at Richard & Bridget and have not been able to find anything else about them. I don't have acces to the Irish records. It would be great if we found we were related. Again thanks very much. Jean
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    Pulford [Pullford] marriage look up please

    Much appreciated Ladylinda, thank you Jean
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    Pulford [Pullford] marriage look up please

    Hi all, I am having problems finding a marriage between Harriot Pulford & william a houston about 1840 suffolk area. Would really appreciated help :) Jean
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    featherstone mary

    Re: mary featherstone Thanks Alberta, that's the one I found as well. I think that she should send for the cert, it will at the very least prove if it is her one way or another. Thanks again. Jean
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    featherstone mary

    Re: mary featherstone Hi, my american friend seems to have found a birth for mary featherston dafforn b 1841 lapworth on LDS original site - not the new one which she helps transcribe on. Does anyone have any suggestions that could help as she is not certain it's the right mary!!! I would not...
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    FOWKES Edwin Thomas- Smethwick

    Re: Edwin Thomas FOWKES - Smethwick Hi Lynne & Leonard, forgot to mention that edwin thomas senior married florence walker - name on edwin juniors birth record 6d 815 Jean
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    FOWKES Edwin Thomas- Smethwick

    Re: Edwin Thomas FOWKES - Smethwick Hi all, 6/148 hingeston street is on marriage cert 1945 when edwin married my mother winifred green. Thanks for the census & electorol rolls info which i have not got. It looks as if the 3 of us could be related :cool: . Jean
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    FOWKES Edwin Thomas- Smethwick

    Re: Edwin Thomas FOWKES - Smethwick Hi Lynne, sounds promising. do you have any census addresses for Florence prior to her marriage? I'll do some searches later see what I can find.:) Moms maiden name was green Jean
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    FOWKES Edwin Thomas- Smethwick

    Re: Edwin Thomas FOWKES - Smethwick Hi Leonard, Sorry I'm searching in the dark with only my parents marraige cert to go on plus knowing the last address for g dad edwin living in montague rd in the 60's.. Lets keep in touch, there may be a link somewhere!! Jean
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    FOWKES Edwin Thomas- Smethwick

    Re: Edwin Thomas FOWKES - Smethwick Hi Leonard, Nice to meet another Fowkes. Do any of the names Lynne or I have mentioned mean anything to you? Jean
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    FOWKES Edwin Thomas- Smethwick

    Re: Edwin Thomas FOWKES - Smethwick Hi Lynne, Lovely to have your reply. I'm afraid I don't have too much info to add from my first post really. My father Edwin & my mother Winifred [deseased] were divorced when i was very young. The last time I saw edwin & his parents was in 1966, he had...
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    featherstone mary

    Re: mary featherstone Hi Pom, cert Said she was a spinster - father deseased. So assume she was not married before. Sorry to take so long getting back to you, but couldn't get on the site last night & it does not seem to want my company again today :) Thanks Jean
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    featherstone mary

    Re: mary featherstone Thanks Alberta, Looks a bit complicated now!! I am looking into this family for an american friend who has come against a brick wall. Possibly looks as if it was featherstone / daffern who may not have married. I will send her all the info and see if it makes any sense...
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    featherstone mary

    Re: mary featherstone Thanks Shera, I found them again 1891 61 cobden street. Sorry to take so long getting back to you, but couldn't get on the site!!!
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    featherstone mary

    Re: mary featherstone Thank you Shera, Perhaps she didn't marry mr daffern!! I beleive that mary & george had children together. At least i know they existed in 1871. Thanks again Jean
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    featherstone mary

    Looking for any info on mary featherstone b 1843 - father thomas featherstone. 2 marriages first one to william?? daffern - 2 children lavina b 1866 birmingham & william h b 1869 wolverhampton. 2nd marriage george hickman 1870 cannot find record of first marriage to daffern or mary on any...
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    Harborne

    Hi Paul, There were lots of prefabs in Vincent drive on the left hand side of the road and it's quite a hill. Jean
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    GREEN William Henry Ladywood

    Re: William Henry GREEN Ladywood Hi Astonian, thank you very much for your reply and for all the facinating information you remembered. The greens you have mentioned maybe another branch of the family. my green family lived in sherborne street ladywood from about 1891 to the mid 1960's. We...
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