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    Leake, Shaw,Canham family

    Cant believe you have found them. Had a gap tracing harriet in 1901. The dates all fit just very puzzled by head of house being Henry not Charles. I wonder if this is one of his middle name s he was using. or just took on another? Can i ask what you use to search? i am mainly using ancestry...
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    Leake, Shaw,Canham family

    i wondered if this could be a second marriage as he was 33. sadly i have no relatives to ask within the family as my mother had a rough time living with he r mother so left and never kept contact with any of the canham family.
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    Leake, Shaw,Canham family

    It was something my mother told me. He went to enlist in the army and reverted to his middle name foster after being refused as too young. i am bit confused by this as what war would that be? i am now wondering if its my mothers brother charles she got confused with but his middle name seems to...
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    Leake, Shaw,Canham family

    It was something my mother told me. He went to enlist in the army and reverted to his middle name foster after being refused as too young. i am bit confused by this as what war would that be? i am now wondering if its my mothers brother charles she got confused with but his middle name seems to...
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    Leake, Shaw,Canham family

    HI, My grandfather was Charles Foster canham. Not much found on him at all. can only find him in the 1911 census for some reason. D.o.b 1860 ? and know from what my mother said he was from cambridge. i now have him down as Ely but not sure if thats a true bit of info i have picked up as in past...
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    Leake, Shaw,Canham family

    HI Keith, just found these old messages again . I have realised i don't have any descendants coming down from alex leake , just th ebirth of his sons. if you could fill in the gaps for me i would be very pleased. still struggling on with my tree Lesley
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    Leake, Shaw,Canham family

    Hi yes, not sure if my last post went so sending again. have found most my info from the censuses. Both my grandmothers were sisters making my parents cousins. NOah was brother to May Shaw b 1880 Crick station, Harriett Shaw b1870 Welton ( my grandmothers) Their father was Noah Shaw and mother...
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    Leake, Shaw,Canham family

    HI, looks like we are related. I was taken to Jackfield, Ironbridge as a child by my parents to visit Noah and at that stage he was living with his housekeeper in a lovely little cottage beside the river Severn. We went back one more time for his funeral. I am not sure if this is your...
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