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Ann in Glos

sorry to take sooooo long to get back to you - had a crap couple of days (but I wont bore you with the details).

Now according to this newspaper report, he joined the Royal Marines in Feb 1862 in Tower Hill. He was sent to Chatham and then Deal and after 6 months returned to Chatham.

From Chatham he served on HMS Cumberland, and then HMS Thunderbolt. Then he was selected for good behavoiur to serve on HMS Galactea which he joined on 24th January 1867. After sailing around trhe world, he eventually ended up in Portmouth in 1871 and after 9 weeks leave joined the Military Police.

With regards to where I have looked, I have to admit only via the web, I've searched every web site I can think of, looking for his name, the ships and even events that are described in the article and so far have come up empty. I honestly don't know where else I could even begin to look with the sketchy details that I have???
Bacardi XX

Thank you Ann for welcoming me back..:)
Sorry taken so long to reply.

Paul
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( with the mysteriously missing aunt..lol )

I assume you have looked at Access to archives sit?

All R Marine records are supposedly held at Kew. Unfortunately i can't back that up because mine can't be found.

Ann
Glos

Hi Ann

A2A is my second home:-)

I've had some good hits from there and got wills and lots of other tit bits that I've been able to send off for...........for other ancestors, but nothing at all for Thomas Brown (RM) or Henry Finch (wasn't born but lived and died) come to that:-(

Unfortunately, I stupidly let my Ancestry subscription expire and now they've put it up £30 from what I was paying so can't afford to rejoin:-(

Bacardi XX

Susan719813 Thank you so so much for that information re Alexander Victor Gibson/Hagan it really gives me more areas to search. Would love to know why Susannah left her first husband..... the family seem to be very secretive.
Please feel free to leave details on line. You deserve a pat on the back for your work.
Frances

Hi Ann
Have a whole family disappear in the 1881 census
Names
Thomas Pritchard Born about 1816
Ann Pritchard Born 1835
Charles Pritchard born 1866
Ellen Pritchard born 1870
LLantillio Crossenny Wales
They are in all the other census
any help please

Jenxx

My 4xgreat grandfather George Coombs vanished off the face of the earth in about 1833. This has strengthened my belief in UFOs now as I cannot locat him anywhere.

Ben are you sure he didn't die before the 1841? You would need to look at parish records to check that out before 1837 though.

ann
Glos

Jen
A possible for Ellen

Ellen Pritchard
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Female
Where born: Llanvair Discoed, Monmouth, Wales

Civil Parish: Newport
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales

Street address: No 10 Victoria Place
Education: View Image
Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Newport
Sub registration district: Newport
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charlotte Duckham 40
Charlotte Duckham 72
Eliza Edwards 24
Ada J. Grist 21
Elizabeth M. Kerlake ? 12
Theresa Millan 19
Ellen Pritchard 13
Leah Prosser 16



although this looks more promising. the Charles here is only 3 months but it looks like Thomas's wife Ann may have died and he has married a younger one. Not sure why Ellen then has augusta as a second name. need to check out if and when Ann died and if Thomas re-married.

Charles Pritchard
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Augusta Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Llantilio Crosseney, Monmouth, Wales

Civil Parish: Llantillio Crossenny
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales

Street address: Cottage Nr The School
Education: View Image
Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Roadmans Son

Registration district: Monmouth
Sub registration district: Dingestow
ED, institution, or vessel: 26
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Pritchard 4
Augusta Sarah Pritchard 42
Charles Pritchard
David Pritchard 11
Edwin Cooper Pritchard 7
Ellen Augusta Pritchard 10
Thomas Pritchard 71



Thomas is a roadman all born in the same place.

Ann
Glos

Hi Annnnie!<----looks all coy hoping temp by futtering eyelashes!.. :)

Any chance you could look for a Daisy Lilian Johnston..born 1899.Portsea Portsmouth
Looking for any family members.
I know she married in 1923...but looking for family, siblings parents that kind of thing.


Throws BIG kiss XXXXXXXXX :)
(creep)

I have looked at free BMD for a death of Ann (Are you sure her name is Ann?) can't find one. Looked for Thomas marrying - loads of Thomas Pritchards. strangely there is a Thomas Augustus just to confuse matters getting married Mar 1876.

Hi Ann

George was still alive in 1830 when his son William Thomas Coombs was baptised at St James, Picadilly, London. In 1841 his wife Sarah was a single mum and I have checked Westminster and Marylebone areas for burials but cannot find any matching George Coombs there. He was a coachman. Any further ideas?

Paul, if you know when she was born, how come you don't know parents names? Was she born in Portsmouth?

Ben, would you believe I have the same problem? My Gtx3 grandfather was a coachman/servant in highgate. I have nothing on him after 1832 and his wife is a widow in 1841. I can't find his death either.
So I need somebody else to come up with ideas on this one.
Ann
Glos

Sorry Ann lost post and was distracted else where.

Yes Daisy was born in Portsea 1899

I dont know anything about my family..well didnt..
only recently found her details.
But I dont know her parents or if she had siblings etc

Paul, how do you know when and where she was born?

Only ever meet my grand parents on my mothers side once..when I was about 6..dont recall anything.
On my father side( which is what this is).....I never meet them, or even knew their names...
Only recently found out thier names..but dont know her parents or if they had sibings.

Through my fathers birt cert which I got just a few days ago. I got the names from there, then looked them up..but I cant find out any more about them.
So I know when and where they born...just dont know who to..or if they had siblings..

Hope you understand that. :)

Sorry to be dense Paul. are you saying that Daisy is your Grandmother? You say you got the names from your Father's birth cert so you looked them up. where did you look and how did you find Daisy's date of birth. I need to know all this o I have an idea of where i am going with looking it up.

Ann
Glos