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    Royal Warwickshire 10th Battalion

    Hello Ladyflippers..if you send me your email address via instant message I can send you a photo of the grave of Samuel Wilkes. Regards, Margaret.
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    West Bromwich Albion

    Our family myth is that we are related to JESSE PENNINGTON who was a WBA player & also England captain...maybe not a myth after all as I have now found that we do have Pennington's in the family tree way back when...but I still need to find a real connection to Jesse himself... Margaret.
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    9th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Albert Frederick Rabbitt died Mesopotamia 1916

    Re: 9th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment Albert Frederick Rabbitt died Mesopotamia 1 Thank you Arkrite, for giving the details of the Worcs Regiment site, I will study it with interest as I have a Gt Uncle William Henry Green who was in the 1st Battalion & was KIA 13/03/1915 he was just 21...
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    All Saints, West Bromwich Staffordshire

    Hello again...I suggest that you look at Rootschat.Co & ask on the Staffordshire County forum if anyone can do this lookup for when they are next doing their own research...it may take a while but folk will always help if they can. You will need to register on the site (free to do so). Happy...
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    All Saints, West Bromwich Staffordshire

    Hello...sorry to be the bearer of bad news but there will not be a certifcate to send for in regards to this marriage...certificates for BMD did not come in force until September 1837. There will be no mention of Fathers names or occupations on a marriage in 1831, although the names of the...
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    Another PEARCE marriage lookup please

    Sarah Pearce married William Minshall on 02/01/1814 at St Martins. Once again I am keen to find all info regarding this marriage, witnesses etc. also did the couple & witnesses sign their name? Thank you, Margaret
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    Death lookup please 12/12/1787

    Ah! I see...thank you for that info Lesley, so they are both the correct children for my Thomas & Mary. Thank you again. Margaret.
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    Yet another PEARCE lookup please....

    Thank you Shera for this lookup....need to put my thinking cap on now & decide if I can tie these 2 chaps into into my tree. Many thanks again. Margaret.
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    Death lookup please 12/12/1787

    Loking at the IGI I see that there are 2 Pearce deaths on the 12/12/1787 (how sad is that?): Benjamin Pearce bp 24/10/1785 (with his twin John, who died 14/06/1786) died 12/12/1787 Edward Pearce bp 02/07/1787 died 12/12/1787 Can anyone please confirm that these deaths did indeed occur on...
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    Yet another PEARCE lookup please....

    Marriage 16/11/1787 THOMAS PEARCE & CATHERINE HART Marriage 11/09/1815 THOMAS PEARCE & ANN JONES. Witnesses please & any other info on the certs will be most appreciated. Margaret.
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    Another PEARCE marriage lookup please

    Thank you for doing this lookup for me, a great help as always. Regards, Margaret.
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    Another PEARCE marriage lookup please

    I have found a marriage 26/12/1768 SAMUEL PEARCE & MARY GODDARD. Any info will be much appreciated, especially witness names. Many Thanks, Margaret.
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    Marriage Lookups please: PEARCE

    Thank you so very much, Les, for your invaluable help tonight. I am now certain that Thomas Pearce signed his own marriage cert in 1776 & also on his 3 daughters certs as a witness in 1793/1803/1809...brilliant info for me & all thanks to you for taking so much time & trouble ( you will be on my...
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    Marriage Lookups please: PEARCE

    Brilliant....now here is another related request of you if I may ask ???? Thomas Pearce signed his name at the marriage of his daughter Ann in 23/12/1793 & his own marriage on 22/01/1776 both at St Martin's..would you be an angel & double check the signature of Thomas on these certs against the...
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    Marriage Lookups please: PEARCE

    Wow! That was quick & really most interesting info. May I ask if you think the signature of the witness THOMAS Pearce was identical on both certs? ( I am assuming that you actually see the certs as they appear in the records?) You have given me some vital info on this family & I am very...
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    Marriage Lookups please: PEARCE

    I have 3 Pearce girls who all married at St Martins & I wonder if someone can give me the details on each marriage please?? 24/10/1803 Elizabeth Pearce & Amos Derby 07/08/1809 Mary Pearce & Thomas Morris 26/08/1813 Sarah Pearce & James Morris Many thanks in advance, Margaret.
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    Baptism/Marriages on 18/07/1791..PEARCE

    Hello Alberta, sad reading indeed, especially as John & Benjamin were twins. Thanks for the 2 new names you have given me ( Mary 1784 & Sarah 1793). I have a copy of the 22/01/1776 marriage (Thomas signed his own name). On the marriage cert of his daughter Ann 23/12/1793 also at St Martin's the...
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    Baptism/Marriages on 18/07/1791..PEARCE

    My thanks to you for taking the time & trouble to check on the register for me, perhaps I was hoping for a miracle so I could stop looking for this family..back to the drawing board for me. Many thanks once again. Margaret.
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    Baptism/Marriages on 18/07/1791..PEARCE

    I had an Eureka moment yesterday, having asked for the info on a baptism for Ann Pearce on that day, & then info on the marriage of Elizabeth Pearce & Asa Smallbrook ( info very kindly supplied) it was only when I came to write up my notes did I realise that these events had happened on the...
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    Marriage Lookup please.27/01/1791 CHANCE/HARRIS

    Many thanks, Shera, for this lookup. always appreciated.....now off to see if I can find where Richard Chance fits in !!! Thanks again, Margaret.
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