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I am frequently visiting portsmouth, records office, ( Hampshire UK ) any help required for Portsmouth/Portsea please let me Know and I will see what I can Find, I can also check for Royal Navy ( Portsmouth Dockyard) and Royal marines in Clarence, Forton (Gosport) and Eastney Barracks. Cemetery records, Navy lists, and Kellys directorys of Portsmouth.

Hello Francis, thank you for your very kind offer.

I wonder if you could look any thing up on David Hatelie, 1863-1904. He was born in Montreal and died on board the P&O steamer Ceylon on 26 Dec 1904. He was seemingly an Engineer Commander when he died.

His wife was Rhoda Louisa nee Fowler and I would love to find out where they are buried. I have census information on Rhoda and David and their family but if you could find out anything outwith the census I would be so pleased.

Here's hoping..Liz

Dear Francis

It is very kind of you to offer look ups.

I am not at all sure if you can find anything on Nathaniel BIRD (born 1895 in Rugby Warwickshire).

He was in the Navy, I think, during WW1. I only know that from a photograph and on a postcard he says he is in Portsmouth.

If this is too vague, I quite understand!

Regards

Janet

Francis
My grandparents were married in portsmouth alfred ernest mcdowell b 1871 stoke damerel devon m may mary wyatt 5/7/1900 he died 1949 portsmouth all his sons were all cooks in the navy is it possible to find out what ships they were on

Alf b 1901 died 1987
Ernest b 1905 died 1987
james b 1912 died 1960
many thanks

Joyce

hi..i would be gratefull if you could find anything on the breeze family joseph a breeze his wife caherine ne hoff.children alice m breeze jessie breeze and frederick breeze not sureif there was arthur breeze i have an address from 1891 bessbourah gardens fawset rd.portsea. joseph was b yarmouth catherine portsea....would love to find there childrens marridge or anything about there where abouts many thanks for anyinfo you can find reguards jean.

Francis,

Hope you don't mind me butting in here......


Jean,

The information you require can be found using census records and FreeBMD.

By the way, Joseph was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk.


1901 England Census
about Joseph Braze
Name: Joseph Braze
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Catherine
Gender: Male
Where born: Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Civil parish: Yarmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: Yarmouth St Nicholas
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England
Registration district: Yarmouth
Sub-registration district: Yarmouth Southern
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 195
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Braze 53
Catherine Braze 53
Alice Braze 30
Jessie Braze 26
Frederick Braze 23

1911 census:

Schedule type Last names First names Sex Birth year Age in 1911 District
HOUSEHOLD BREEZE ALICE MAUD F 1871 40 Portsmouth Hampshire
HOUSEHOLD BREEZE FREDERICK J M 1878 33 Portsmouth Hampshire
HOUSEHOLD BREEZE JESSIE ADELAIDE F 1875 36 Portsmouth Hampshire
HOUSEHOLD BREEZE JOSEPH ABLETT M 1848 63 Portsmouth Hampshire


Births Dec 1870
BREEZE Alice Maud Portsea 2b 427

Births Sep 1874
Breeze Jessie Adelaide Portsea 2b 471

Births Mar 1878
BREEZE Frederick Joseph Wandsworth 1d 632

Marriages Dec 1911
Breeze Frederick J Portsmouth 2b 1181
Newman Florence E R Portsmouth 2b 1181


Deaths Mar 1925
Breeze Jessie A 50 Portsmouth 2b 798

Deaths Mar 1909
BREEZE Catherine 61 Portsmouth 2b 442

Marriages Jun 1912
Breeze Alice M Leal Portsmouth 2b 1177
Leal Aubrey L Breeze Portsmouth 2b 1177

Deaths Dec 1922
Breeze Joseph A 75 Portsmouth 2b 553

Rose

Francis

I'd be really grateful if you could find any info. on John Taylor born in Portsmouth c.1842 who was a marine.
Many thanks,

Natalie

Hello Francis,
what a lovely kind offer.please would you be able to look-up john cartledge he was born 1905 salford lanc's.to parents john cartledge and Ann cartledge.am told he was in the royal navy.
many thank's "E"....could you pm your findings if any.

hello can i thank all who have very kindly helped with my search on joseph breeze and family reguards jean.

Francis does not appear to have returned to his thread since his original post-is he replying privately ,does anyone know?

I've had no reply from Francis.

It could be that he has forgotten or will return to the thread eventually.

Birdi (Birdsinanest)

Francis
Thank you very much for your kind offer. Looking for Thomas Williams born Portsea 1840. Father Jacob. Mother unknown. Believe father Jacob married in Portsea sept 1827. Any more info gratefully received. Children etc. Father may have come from the isle of wight. Difficult with a name like Williams. My Thomas went into the army not the navy.
Lima

Francis does not appear to have returned to his thread since the initial posting on 13th November.

You could try p.ming him

Sorry I have not replied to the messages left but have been away for a few days have looked at the requests and will follow them up next week
Frank

Hi Francis, thank you very much for this offer. I have been going round in circles with this one for quite a while'

My Gt Grandmother was Sarah LITTLE she married Jesse COX at King Street Chapel Portsea Island in September 1841 her father is given as John LITTLE Ordnance Department. In the 1851 census Sarah's age is given as 36 making her DOB c1815.

In the 1841 I can find a Sarah Little aged 22 with father John Little aged 52 a mariner, his wife Ann aged 40 and 4 other children,

Could you please look for the baptism/birth of Sarah and the marriage of John Little to Ann. The only marriage I have been able to find is of a John Little to Elizabeth Allen. But I think there are two John Littles around at the same time in Portsea.

Hi Francis.
Don´t know if you will be able to look at Catholic records.
Have Agnes How(e) bapt 14.5.1813 Gosport RC. Parents Walter & Frances How(e).
RC records often give more info than CofE .Trying to establish if her father was a seaman. Think she is elder sister of my gg randmother Ann Howe.
Family originated in the North East.
Thanks for the offer.
Marion

Hi again Frances,
are you able by any chance able to look at national servis papers ?
"E"....

Are you sure it is Sandown Portsmouth and not Isle of Wight?

Sue,

Check your notes again. You have her from Sandport in your tree on here. This is should be Landport.

You say she is Hebden but is this from any certificates? She marries as Mary Ann Walker. Check FreeBMD and IGI. Her mother married John Hebdon after she was born:

From IGI:

JOHN HEBDEN

Marriages:
Spouse: HELEN WALKER
Marriage: 30 MAY 1859 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

What maiden name is listed on Mary Ann's childrens' birth certificates?

Seeing as she was 18 in 1870, this is probably her birth registration:

Births Jun 1852
Walker Mary Ann Portsea 2b 332


Rose

No wonder I was confused, I didn't make the link between Sandown and Landport!