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Thanks for brekkie Sylvia

Hope your daughters eye is better today LK and yours to Ginny

Julie - a day at home with you - will work wonders - and a good snuggle up always helps

Cyn - have a good day


Flying ?????

Come. On Dea get up - breakfast is ready

No point calling Jax - as she keeps Canadian time - not long in bed I expect

Fans - come on those dogs are starving


Morning All


Renes

I AM up Renes - Oh, you are a 'bossy boots' today !!!

All these injuries on here recently - I hope you are all feeling better, and Julie's little girl too!!

Just time for a quick breakfast (thank you Sylvia) before little grandson comes to 'demolish' the house.

See you all later.

Dea x

Thanks for the croissants Sylvia.

so fresh.

I am off to the hospital today for tests.

Something about gold foil under the eylids.

Also EEG to check on the brain.

I hope that cough gets better soon Julie. Most distressing for children.

LK

Take care everyone.

I do hope they find your brain,it must be terrible mislaying it LK..:)

Did we have a nice lie in then Fans

LK - perhaps your brain went flying with Cyns


Renes

Michael*

Sylvia makes Sunday lunch - so we do NEED a lunch cook for weekdays and Saturdays


Are you volunteering - I can always eat a nice lunch -


Renes

Flying in again..........not a broomstick job despite what Fans may say!



Fair amount of expectant mums today.....must be something to do with last Christmas......:))


Michael, I can make you a quick sandwich if that helps.....ham/corned beef/cheese or salmon??


Next.....phone call to friend who is celebrating their birthday today.

I did actually fall asleep last night Renes, not had any alcahol for three nights sure that was keeping me awake.

See we have a paid researcher on here then

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1241380

Anyone want to pay me all donations welcome

ja...x

Now that everyone has breakfasted and hopefully recovered from their personal injuries and catastrophes is anybody up for a bit of genealogical thought?

I have a chap in my extended family tree who is a bit of a mystery. His name was John Brace who died on 7/11/1944. As far as I know he was the son of a great aunt of mine whose birth name was Florence Hilda Evans. When I was growing up in the 1950's she had a photograph of him in uniform on her mantlepiece. At that time auntie Flo (1892~1986) was a widow whose surname by then was Blundell having married under her maiden name in 1932. As far as I am aware she spent her entire life in and around Lichfield, Staffordshire.

The story that I recall being told was that John was the product of an earlier marriage which ended when it was discovered that the man she married (John's father) was a bigamist. Whether this was true or simply a story invented I do not know but I have never been able to find any record of such a Brace/Evans marriage. More frustratingly I have never been able to discover a possible birth record for John under the surname of Brace or Evans with a mothers maiden name Evans.

The death record indicates that John was 26 years old when he died implying a birth c1918. I have a photograph taken c1930 of John together with my uncle who was born in 1920 and judging by their respective sizes I would say that a birth in 1917/8 would be about right. Here are John's death records:

CWGC
Name: BRACE, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Secondary Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Secondary Unit Text: attd.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 07/11/1944
Service No: 5048946
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 2.
Memorial: GROESBEEK MEMORIAL

UK Army Roll of Honour 1939~1945
Name: John Brace
Given Initials: J
Rank: Sapper
Death Date: 7 Nov 1944
Number: 5048946
Birth Place: Staffordshire
Residence: Staffordshire
Regiment at Enlistment: North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’)
Branch at Enlistment: Other Corps
Theatre of War: At sea
Regiment at Death: Royal Engineers
Branch at Death: Other Corps

With the combined brain power of those who contribute to this thread can anyone come up with any suggestions as to how I can find out more about John's origin.

Hi Jonesey,

Had a little look at this for you while grandson was having his afternoon nap but I amafraid I haven't come up with anything as yet.

I can't see a marriage for your Florence to a Mr. Brace and I can't see any Army records for a Mr Brace who might fit the bill of John's father.

You could try local papers of the time as if he was a bigamist, he may well have been convicted and there might be a report of the trial?

This does not explain though why we can't find a birth for John under that name?

There are a couple of John Evans births around that time with mmn Evans??

I will take another look later when I have taken little grandson home.

Dea x

I leave you for a day and I come back to 'brainless' LK who feels it's beyond her to wear 'eyes shadow' like the rest of us........

.....oh no, she has to have 'gold' infill’s. Would these be fitted free by the OH?

A paid researcher on here eh.....anyone fancy teaming up for Genes R US Ltd

Im in Gins.

You can be managing director and accounts manager,Im rubbish at maths.
But I CAN tell when Im being diddled,so make sure my pay is always correct.

I'll be chief hoover-upper, duster and general dogsbody cos I'm not clever like you lot. I'm good on the phone though so could take all calls asking what you are playing at.

Erm em -

I am the accountant around here -

Fans there will be no " pay "

We will expect fully itemized invoices - with receipts attached / once a month


Wonder how many PM s have been sent - offering their services


Renes

Fanny; Research manager and bargain hunter

Cyns; Office manager and expert cleaner upper

Gins; MD and VAT con merchant

Renes; Fagan and credit control


Any others in?

I will do a little bit if you will have me in your company

ja...x

Jax

You will be the one actually doing the research

Sylvia will help you - when she is not reforming houses or cooking - or on holiday Bear stalking

Dea also - when she is not minding grandchildren

Gins Fans Cyn and I - as Managers will be planning or talking about planning or planning the plan - when not on long lunches

As is normal

EDIT : So eager I pressed it twice !!!!!!!!.

Gissa Job !

Fanny; Research manager and bargain hunter

Cyns; Office manager and expert cleaner upper

Gins; MD and VAT con merchant

Renes; Fagan and credit control

Ja..x...head researcher

Mikey; Carpark attendent...in full charge (with own space)

Dea Dea; ???? whay you fancy

LK;??

Pete; Staff...skiver

Sylvs; Head chef

Me..........

A management roll - probably HR, Recruitment and Training !!!

I'm good at that !!!

Dea x