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Did you put flowers on a Portbury gravestone?
published by RosieW on Tue, 03/12/2024 - 14:56

This is a very long shot and I hope it is OK to post.

My sister and I have for many years maintained the gravestone of our matenal grandparents in Portbury churchyard. 

We have also maintained the gravestone of our maternal grandfather's brother and his wife, which is next but one to our grandparents.  We have maintained this second gravestone as we have always known there are no close relatives until......

........suddenly a few weeks ago two bunches of flowers (seemingly quite purposefully placed) appeared on the gravestone of our grandfather's brother.  We are at a loss to know who placed them there.  Are there relatives out there working on their family history and came to find the grave?

Appealing here I know is a long shot but have you placed flowers on Auntie Jessie and Uncle George's grave?

If you  are you a distant relative my sister and I would love to hear from you. 

The full names are below .....so fingers crossed

Our grandparents are Charles and Lillie White

The gravestone we are interested in is for George Henry and Jessie Ada White who died in 1947 and 1953 respectively.

Thankyou for reading.

Rosalyn Wade

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Umbrella Maker
published by Tina Cooke on Mon, 28/10/2024 - 17:53

Does anyone have any information of an umbrella shop around James Street around 1881 please

 

Than-you

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Birth Certificate Query - advice would be lovely
published by Tina Cooke on Mon, 28/10/2024 - 17:12

Can anyone tell me why a person would have 2 birth certificates with the same name and mother is same name on both, same date of birth and registration district  but each certificate has a different father named?

Thank-you if you can offer me any advice

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1745 map of Kingston Seymour
published by Andrew Manning on Fri, 25/10/2024 - 17:27

Hi everyone

I am trying to trace a map of 1745 or earlier of Kingston Seymour (and possibly Wick St Lawrence) to identify the location of "Shepherds"/"Shepherdes"/"Sheppards" tenement- it had been called that for at least 100 years by 1745. It contained a wharf so was either abuting the River Yeo and/or River Severn.

Can anyone help, please?

 

Thanks

 

Andrew Manning

 

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Independent chapel
published by Tina Cooke on Sun, 22/09/2024 - 2:50

Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction to find any records of the Independent Chapel in Weston? (1860's)

thank-you

 

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INSURANCE AGENT BECOMES ENGINEER
published by Brian & Pam Airey on Fri, 20/09/2024 - 12:00

Researching my father, Cyril AIREY, 1910-1989, I knew that during WW2 he was a staff Sgt in Royal Engineers, and following demob became an engineer in civilian life working for the army. He was "always" an engineer! Wrong. In a 1934 advertisement in a Preston newspaper I found that he was an estate agent. How did an estate agent suddenly become an engineer? The RE Records can't help and I am awaiting reply from Preston Record Office to see if there were any night classes he could have attended.

 

Has anyone any thoughts where else I might look please?

Brian

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