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expat66
Posts: 1037
Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:12 pm
Primary Surname Interests: Kettle Eccleshall Taylor Greaves Cooke Rathbone Hewitt Evans Dearne Hipkis
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Black Country Birmingham Harborne Worcs. Warwks. Staffs.
Location: Canada

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I am so excited to have found this site after finding the BlackCountry site first. I have been researching our family tree since last August so I am still a 'novice' at all this ( I'm also unfamiliar with forums!) We currently live in Canada so pretty much all my research has been online. I am now beginning to go back over what I have on Ancestry.co.uk and doublechecking everything. I have already acquired some copy certificates but as the costs soon mount up I have been selective about which ones I order.
My family are from the Midlands... my Dad from the Black Country... surnames on his side include KETTLE, TAYLOR, EVANS, DEARNE, HOOPER and HEWITT .. we also appear to have ties with the DAKINS ( though I have yet to tie them in )
My mother's family all lived in the jewellry quarter of Birmingham ( though I have since found that the GREAVES family were well established in Harborne and also Halesowen). Surnames on my Mum's side include GREAVES, ECCLESHALL, RATHBONE, COOKE, JORDAN, HIPKISS and BASSETT.
The biggest mystery I would love to solve is what happened to James GREAVES (born 1837).. my great great grandfather... a tin plate worker who appears to have gone to Rio de Janeiro.... I have heard all sorts of stories from family members... he was murdered/ he murdered a business partner/ he was something to do with diamonds?!... all seem very far fetched... but his wife had remarried by 1880 and was listed as a widow on the marriage certificate. I last find James on the 1871 census but nothing after that... a very frustrating 'brick wall'!
I look forward to sharing stories... I have so far found the people involved in Genealogy to be a very friendly and interesting bunch!
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snoopysue
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Joined: Thu May 20, 2010 7:12 pm
Primary Surname Interests: Fellows Jinks Wearing Jeavons Jensen Barker Skidmore Beardmore Woodall
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Denmark
Location: Denmark
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Post by snoopysue »

Welcome to the forum!
I've also done most of my research over the internet, and this forum has been a big help as well! :-)
Hope you solve your brick wall, it sounds intriguing!
Snoopysue

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Northern Lass
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Primary Surname Interests: Hinett, Rose, Round, Shakespear, Wilkins,
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Black Country, Wiltshire, Newcastle upon Tyne

Re: Hello

Post by Northern Lass »

Hi Expat and welcome!

We have a dedicated Black Country Genealogy section
just scroll down the board and post in there anything from that area, you
want help with, and we will do our best to help you

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grangers14
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Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:50 pm
Primary Surname Interests: Shaw, Round, Lawrence, Wain
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Midlands, North East
Location: North East

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Hi expat,
I hope you enjoy the forum and our company.
Jo :)
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Annie
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Primary Surname Interests: Griffiths,Faulkner, Edwards, Garbett,Green, Lee, Martin,Jones, Smith, Poole
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Saffordshire, Flintshire,Yorkshir, Lancashire Middlesex, Cheshire

Re: Hello

Post by Annie »

Hello Expat and welcome to the forum , also good luck with your brickwall.

Annie
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peterd
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Joined: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:33 pm
Primary Surname Interests: Dorricott. Watterson. Evans. Bracegirdle. Quinn. Mcloughlin
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Shropshire. Cheshire. Lancashire. Black Country. Co Durham
Location: co durham
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Hi expat welcome to the forum
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Maths girl
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Primary Surname Interests: Gladders Hackett Shakespeare Allport
Primary Geographical Research Areas: Staffordshire Durham
Location: Leicestershire

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hi expat and welcome to the forum

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