Genealogy Forum UK

I keep in touch with a fair number of "relatives" I have found, but sometimes, someone will get forgotten. When you work full time and have alot of stuff going on in your life it is difficult to keep up the written relationship. I find the ones I keep in touch the most with are folks I hav...

Sorry Alec.... Because I work I don't have as much time as I would like to keep up with the forums. I found Elizabeth as Thomas and Susan's daughter on the 1841 census and I also have some other papers. I will look them up and post the information as I traced all the families the best I could from a...

I could NEVER hire a maid... I'd be worn out getting the house clean enough for her to enter
My Mom used to say" The dust will be around alot longer than you will ".. I took her seriously.--Always listen to your mother.

FD

Do you know for certain that your Grandad wasn't the father of your grandmother's children? I know someone whose birth parents married later when they were both free to do so..in the meantime the daughter was adopted out. Remember people in early stages of alzheimers live in the past...you never kno...

Just close the curtains

Sue

PS.. I think you are all trying to think of a squeegy...handle with sponge and rubber scraper! Good for when you don't want to close the curtains.

Thanks

Glad I was able to teach you something

Farmers daughter

I'm sure the answer is here somewhere so please feel free to point it out... The symbols on the sides of the threads.... okay..black lines mean there's no change, red lines mean there's a new posting.. the star means its one I have posted in... I think I've figured that out, but what do the moving ...

Ellie: Did you see my posting last night in your other thread..... it looks as if it has been archived now...Look up Bastardy orders and you may find what I meant... I screwed up and put an L in bastardy before. sorry.

FD

Okay... NOW I AM UPSET.. 4TH TRY Ellie.. I should have said BASTARDY ORDERS Here is an example m if you do a search on bastardy orders you will get lots to choose from. This one goes up to 1916 so I'm not sure if the 1920's would be included on any others. Sorry.. but I am going as this site does n...

Hi Roy..

I joined because of my Powells..... please check my surname list.

Sue

Depending on the years there are bastardly files and sometimes you can find the father that way. I'm not overly familliar with using them and perhaps someone here could help a little more, but I do know they are there. They are the record of court ordered support, much like modern day support paymen...

Hi Peterd!

Thanks for checking for me.
Did you find the christening on A*? I don't have that so would be interested in looking at it. Thanks.

Farmers D

Here are some of my surnames... moderators,, please put in the appropiate places. POOLE-- 1805---present..Gloucestershire to Norwich, township, Ontario married to Copeland and Bates POTTER--1800-present..US and Oxford county, Ontario married to Bates COPELAND--170?- 1900's ..Loyalist fighters.. Burn...

Here is one of my brickwalls...... Who is Jane's Daddy and what happened to Elizabeth?? One of my gr.grandmothers was JANE POWELL, born Jan.1, 1853 in Much Cowarne, Herefordshire according to the copy of her birth registration.... I always thought she was born in 1854 and wonder if they put the wron...

I haven't!! Had a pile of ironing to do but thankfully its finished!! Mind you i do find it therapeutic while i watch football on tv.It relaxes me and helps me cope with the daily problems of everyday life. I have Powell's in my tree as well so welcome Farmer's daughter!! Hello Rob.. Someone has ta...