annswabey 599 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 What was your Mum's name and when was she born? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,268 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Thanks guys. Mums name was Louie Florence Whitby 24.5.12., born 137 Beech Ave Radford. Granddad is a mystery because no one ever spoke about him. I have my suspicions why, but it would be good to put the record straight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Thanks. His name does appear to be Walter. Your mum's birth registration give her surname as Whitby, mothers maiden name Cheshire. I assume this is her parents' marriage Marriages Mar 1912 Cheshire Hannah E Whitby Nottingham 7b 408 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I saw that Ann , too . A year before in 1911 the Cheshires are living at 1 Francis St off Walter St. NOTTM , including 24 year old Hannah Elizabeth . (Louie's mum ) They were a Gedling / Burton Joyce family originally before moving into town . Was hoping Walter would be there too but no sign of him ......at least it would confirm his date of birth . Looks like the only way is to get the marriage cert . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Agree with David - you need the marriage cert to get his fathers name (unless he was illegitimate), and age at marriage, hopefully. Then we should be able to find him on census and when he was born, in order to pinpoint his death Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 As an interesting useless aside .........a Walter Whitby that in lived in Leicester in 1937 was allocated the car registration plate BBC1. Wonder if the beeb have now got it ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,268 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Looks like granddad had a hurried marriage, since mum was born two months later! Must take up the genealogical challenge and find his background. There was talk of him being Jewish, which I was hoping he was, but with a name like Whitby....? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Why do you hope he was Jewish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I think Eric Morecambe was Jewish,so why not witby 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,268 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 I was brought up in the belief that mum was half Jewish and quite like the idea of having mixed blood in the genetic pool. Didn't realise that Eric Morcambe was a Jew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Think so Ernie wise another good Jewish name,if you refer back to the tag trade in nottingham I think you will find the majority were Jewish,and when we were kids I think you will find the majority of the film and tv industry were Jewish,also the majority of the large shops and department stores were Jewish,and also the majority of the jewellery trade were Jewish..Look at the names ,Marks and spencer ,nidd and horsborough ,Jews were massive contributors to British business and still are. , 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bing 78 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Eric Morcombe's real name was Eric Barthomolew. and Ernie was Ernie Wiseman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Being a total Philistine, I must admit that genealogy is more or less a closed book to me. I take the view that whatever your ancestors and history, you are what you are. My wife has spent many enjoyable hours looking into the subject of her family and I have spent a few boring hours visiting churches etc. looking at grave stones and such, so I know little about either side of my own family and to be honest, I don't really see the point. My grandfather on my mother's side worked at a pit in Derbyshire, which gave me a love of the county after many enjoyable visits. That's about as far as I can, or want, to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jangar 1 Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 you could sign up to a 2 week trial free ancestry sub and blitz the 1911 census.....you can go back and forth thru the pages, download and/or print... make sure you cancel sub before due date. or maybe just a month's sub. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 612 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 If you're local to Nottingham, you can access censuses at libraries for free: City libraries subscribe to FindMyPast, County libraries subscribe to Ancestry. As I recall, City has an hour per week limit on computer use; County is not so restrictive. I expect libraries elsewhere in the UK may offer some form of access. Take a memory stick and download images. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,084 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Alternatively, the Church of Latter Day Saints aka Mormons) have quite extensive records in their Family History Centre in West Bridgford, and computers with access to Ancestry. In addition, you can order microfilms of parish records for any country in the world. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/ The above is a free website. You just have to register. It lists convicts and dates of conviction. My 3X great grandfather had 3 elder brothers who were deported to Tasmania in 1840 for stealing sheep. The Tasmania records of convicts are amazing. There were no photos for identification but they gave a very clear description of each convict including hair colour, eye colour, shape of face, height and if they can read. Once the convict is discharged it is very difficult to find what happens to them in Tasmania. I hope this site will help me link with others who are researching the same people. I hope this will be useful to some of our members. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 I was hoping that there wouldn't be any Booth's there but there were quite a few. They must have been framed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Had a couple of mysteries about Rolls-Royce Hucknall employees that over the years I could never get to the bottom of. Decided to push them in Nottstalgian Ann Swaby's way to see if she could do any better. She sure did - mysteries solved in no time. Thank you Ann. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Radford 17 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I think quite a lot of info has gone before,I started not knowing what my grandparents were called so it's been interesting and very sad.i have found the Mormon site very helpful and genes reunited where someone picked up my family and helped me out. The saddest bit is one of my mums relatives lived at the Pearson bleach works along with a huge family,it sounds very bleak. I found a lot of the family had worked in the leather tanning business in the late 18th and early19th century.it was a huge thing then as well as the lace and hosiery.castle boulevard was a big part in the industry. Enjoy your journey if I can help let me know,good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 This weekend access to UK records on Ancestry is free. Just spent and evening working through poll books and tax records. Amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I remember seeing my Granddad as a little boy ...... not sure why he used to dress up like that? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
broxtowelad 175 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Taken from life: The unsettling art of death photography - BBC News I found this article interesting, if a little morbid for a sunny Sunday. I tried to post this a couple of minutes ago and the site died. Spooky! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Interesting - the surviving children didn't seem to be worried about posing with a dead sibling or even, in one case, with a dead mother. Of course, even today, people often still take photos of a stillborn child... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 #98, Broxtowelad, It happened to me as well, just for a few minutes. Nothing scarey! Unless you know different? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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