Genealogy Forum UK

Hi Carolyn Thanks for the feedback. Re the name, on the birth certificates of his 3 children his name is recorded as William Fred Lewis, it was unusual to have a passport in 1916 and the name is the same on that so I have gone with this. There are so many variations of this name it is difficult to f...

Thank you. I had far more pieces of evidence that supported Amelia's parents being Thomas & Sarah Portman than those supporting James & Mary Ann Portman and on top of that the different dates of birth for Amelia were confusing me. However, at that time, I was unaware of the birth certificate...

Hi Thanks for checking and your feedback BC Wench. Yes I'm on Ancestry and there are other trees with him in - but I have 'issues' with them. One is by a cousin on the Wycherley side of the family which was put up before she was aware of his passport and the details it gives, so in my opinion some d...

Researching my grandfather William Fred (Frederick?) Lewis is proving difficult. His passport has his photograph and says he was born 24th Aug 1871, London, it confirms he travelled to the Gold Coast 1916/17 as an engineer (but wasn't valid for the zones of the armies). Their children's birth certif...

Hi all I appreciate you trying to clarify who the parents of Amelia Portman were. My confusion comes from there appearing to be two Amelia Portman's, but regardless of her parents and slightly different dates of birth, several sources seem to have both married to John Cooksey b 1854. Amelia and John...

I am researching my grandfather George Cooksey (1879-1979)and his family. His parents were Amelia Portman and her husband John Cooksey (1854-1918) who came from the Rowley Regis/ Halesowen area and moved up to Yorkshire along with several family members. 1) I have dates of birth for Amelia Portman r...

I am researching my grandfather George Cooksey (1879-1979)and his family. His parents were Amelia Portman and her husband John Cooksey (1854-1918) who came from the Rowley Regis/ Halesowen area and moved up to Yorkshire along with several family members. 1) I have dates of birth for Amelia Portman r...