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My husband Brad has been advised that he is related to Sir Arthur. How can I confirm this using the genes reunited website tools ? thanx in advance for any help. :-S

Hi Lee

You would need to work back from your husbands name and his parents, grandparents etc

Here is the probate record for Arthur



England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

Name:Sir Arthur Henry Rostron

Probate Date:20 Nov 1941

Death Date:4 Nov 1940 at Chippenham Hospital, Wiltshire

Death Place:Hampshire, England
Registry:Llandudno

Probate to Dame Ethel Minnie Rostron (widow) £9347 6s 11d. Resworn £14633 10s 9d


His marriage



Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930

Name:Arthur Henry Rostron

Birth Year:abt 1869

Age:30

Marriage Date:14 Sep 1899

Parish:Atherton, St John the Baptist

Parish as it Appears:Atherton

Father's Name:James Rostron

Spouse's Name:Ethel Minnie Stothert

Spouse's Father's Name:Richard Stothert

Reference Number:GB127.L177/1/3/3

1901 England Census

Name:Arthur H Rostron

Age:31

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1870

Relation:Head

Spouse's Name:Ethel M Rostron


Where born:Bolton, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish:Waterloo
Ecclesiastical parish:Great Crosby St Faith

County/Island:Lancashire
Country:England

Registration District:West Derby

Sub-registration District:Crosby

ED, institution, or vessel:17

Household Schedule Number:227
Piece:3445
Folio:94 Page Number:31

Household Members:



Arthur H Rostron 31
Ethel M Rostron 27
Harry M Rostron 3 Months
Evelyn Ashton 19
Christina Johnstone 33
Frances Cooke 27
Annie Edge 32
Florence Morris 24
Elizabeth Bell 28

There is loads on the web about him
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rostron

HIs wifes probate


England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

Name:Dame Ethel Minnie Rostron

Probate Date:30 Oct 1943
Death Date:7 Jul 1943

Death Place:Salisbury

Registry:Llandudno

Probate to: Harry Maxwell Rostron, Eng; & William Stothert ,Vet £1288 0s 4d

Hello Lee, welcome to the boards.

You specifically asked how you could establish any possible connection using the Genes Reunited tools. One thing you can do is use the Search Trees tool (under Search on the menu above) to see if anyone else has Sir Arthur in their tree and then contact them with a view to sharing information if you find any matches.

Try not to rely on one site alone for your research as different sites offer different sets of records - we're always happy to help with those sites you don't have subs to.

As Gins says, work back from your husband's father and see if any connection comes up along the way.

Good luck.

Really appreciate the information, thank you :-D

Hello MarieCeleste,

Yes, I discovered that after my original 'post'. I have messaged someone, fingers crossed it has a positive outcome. Thanks :-)