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John James Richards and Mary Anne Tippett

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Tracey

Tracey Report 31 Jan 2015 21:18

John James Richards and Mary Anne Richards (Tippett)
Wanting any information on their 12 children (my aunts and uncles) all from Burnley Area

Rambling

Rambling Report 31 Jan 2015 21:26

Welcome to the boards Tracey,

for ref as you didn't give any idea of date

Marriages Sep 1911 (>99%)

Richards John J Burnley 8e 533
Tippett Mary A Burnley 8e 533

Researching:

Rambling

Rambling Report 31 Jan 2015 21:31

Search trees to see if anyone has the children's names listed ( click Search at top right of page).

Otherwise see freebmd.org.uk for Richards/Tippett children , some may still be living so I won't put details here) and then look for possible marriages.

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 31 Jan 2015 21:32

You should be able to find their births on FreeBMD. Using the surname combination ,and to look for marriages and children for each of them

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Rambling

Rambling Report 31 Jan 2015 21:33

Military records

NAME: John James Richards
GENDER: Male
BIRTH DATE: abt 1889
AGE AT ENLISTMENT: 26
MARRIAGE DATE: 2 Sep 1911
MARRIAGE PLACE: Burnley
RESIDENCE PLACE: 176 Manchester Rd, Burnley
DOCUMENT YEAR: 1915
REGIMENTAL NUMBER: 21445
NUMBER OF IMAGES: 39
FORM TITLE: Short Service Attestation
OTHER RECORDS: Search for 'John James Richards' in other WWI collections
FAMILY MEMBERS:
NAME RELATION TO SOLDIER
John James Richards Self (Head)
Mary Ann Tippett Spouse
Eva Richards Child

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patchem

patchem Report 1 Feb 2015 09:14

Which of the children is your Father or Mother, and which ones have you been in contact with and so know their children, your cousins?

Thank-you

greyghost

greyghost Report 1 Feb 2015 10:33

Also check other spellings i.e. ? Dec 1923 birth - mmn Tippet (1 T only), otherwise the other 11registered with mmn Tippett in Burnley area 1915 - 1934

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 3 Feb 2015 12:46

Here's where to start looking Tracey

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

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