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    Lyates replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    You're absolutely incredible, you really should charge for the work you do. Would I be right in saying the inaccuracy between Boden and...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    The family trees could be mostly correct. There is a birth for an Ethel Jane Bowen Jun qtr 1928 and a death for an Ethel Jane Bowen...
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    Lyates replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    That's Ethel as a young child with an older lady potential Mary Boden/Bowen but no accurate knowldeg
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    Lyates replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    I'm unsure of the accuracy of these but it's what I found on my heritage
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    Lyates replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    I don't I'm afraid, I think their wedding anniversary was aug 25th and my brain is trying to say her birthday was in April, I believe...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    Not asking questions when you had the chance is a regret most people have when doing their family tree. Do you know your nan's date of...
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    Lyates replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    They loved in Birmingham but yes I believe they married near Bournemouth because it was near where nan and grandad moved to. Both nan...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    Ok, a little more confusion though I might have read things wrong. Your parents, Lawrence and Ann appear to have married in the...
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    Lyates reacted to Astoness's post in the thread sillitoe family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    i have moved this thread from forum rules to our surname interests section of the forum lyn
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    Lyates replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    Thank you, sorry I didn't realise it was in the wrong place
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    Lyates replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    Ooo thank you, that helps, I tried doing ancestry but the family Bible was complex and confusing and I did struggle with dates etc so...
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    RRJ reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Newspapers : Newspaper Archive new issues of local journals with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This week a new Birmingham newspaper, which I have never heard of, has been added. Only a year of it, but it looks interesting. A very...
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    MWS replied to the thread sillitoe family.
    A little confusing. Samuel James Sillitoe married Mary Ann (Polly) Prince 1920? They had 2 children - Edith Mary b1922 and Samuel...
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    Donbogen reacted to Cabonscooter's post in the thread GEC WITTON WORKS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Another GEC photo found on my PC. Labelled "Electric Avenue 1968" from WMP end. Must be going home time but it's significant that it...
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    oldjoe reacted to Cabonscooter's post in the thread GEC WITTON WORKS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Another GEC photo found on my PC. Labelled "Electric Avenue 1968" from WMP end. Must be going home time but it's significant that it...
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