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Albert John Delahaye
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James | Report | 25 Sep 2013 15:43 |
Hi! I have been trying to trace my father's line back and have become unstuck after my grandfather. (Sounds terrible doesn't it?) My problem is, The family is from Jersey, and either my great granddad or my great great granddad is Albert John Delahaye (Could be spelled De La Haye). According my the family, this man was found as a baby abandoned on the church steps by someone never identified. He was named by the church, given a very common name for the time and each year money for his upkeep would be found in the church. (I don't know how they knew it was for him and not just random money) I have searched high and low for records of him, but have found nothing. There is an Albert John Delahaye on one of the census' in jersey at 15 living as a lodger and working the farm he lived on, but without knowing when Albert was abandoned, I can't know for sure if this farm boy is my ancestor. If anyone has any advice or can help I would be eternally grateful I am happy to find out literally anything about him! |
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ErikaH | Report | 25 Sep 2013 15:44 |
Dates, please....................... |
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alviegal | Report | 25 Sep 2013 15:47 |
??? |
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Mel Fairy Godmother | Report | 25 Sep 2013 15:48 |
Welcome to the boards James. |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 25 Sep 2013 15:55 |
Have you any idea who brought him up and was the Delahaye name given to him when he was found or my the people who brought him up? |
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Mel Fairy Godmother | Report | 25 Sep 2013 15:55 |
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Mel Fairy Godmother | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:00 |
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James | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:01 |
Alviegal, thank you for the look-up, however that Albert John Delahaye is not mine. I found that early in my search and it has since been discounted. The problem is Delahaye was a super common name and Albert John was no better. In saying that, I will definitely work on verifying again that this is not who I am looking for as this Albert has a son named after him and that has been common in my family, my grandfather was Albert John, and my aunt told me that since the man found on the church steps the family have always named a son Albert John. Worth triple checking. |
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alviegal | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:01 |
6 Albert John de la Haye (1882-1918) m Elizabeth Hamon (1875-1951) d of Clement (1836- ) and Helen Le Quesne (1842- ) |
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alviegal | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:06 |
So is this your grandfather? |
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James | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:08 |
Tenerife Sun, I have no idea who chose the name, I was told, and the Jersey records site says the same thing, that when a baby is found abandoned, sometimes they give the christian name of the person who found them / looked after them and they get a surname relating to the place they were found. Alternatively they are given a name that is super common in the area. According to my dad, Albert John Delahaye was like John Smith then. Just a generic, common name. |
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alviegal | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:10 |
1911 census transcription details for: Highview Farm Trinity Jersey |
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James | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:12 |
Alviegal, yes that is my grandfather and my uncle (who goes by John) :) |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:12 |
Interesting ... |
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James | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:20 |
Yeah, I thought that was interesting too, one of my other aunts told me that my great granddad never married an elizabeth, but I'm not sure I can trust her facts, she knows more about my grandmothers side. |
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alviegal | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:23 |
Sorry James. If the first death is your grandfather born 1926 died 2002, how could the other one be your uncle? He was 72 when he died in 1967 which makes a year of birth c1895. |
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James | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:28 |
OH! So sorry I am being an idiot. I didn't read properly. That could indeed be my grandfather's father. Thank you! |
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James | Report | 25 Sep 2013 16:51 |
Alviegal, it is looking like your second death record was my great grandfather. Struggling to find birth record for either my granddad or this albert strongly suspected of being his father though. This has been frustrating me for months! |
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jerseylily | Report | 26 Sep 2013 10:28 |
I think the first thing you need to have is the birth certificate/details of the 1926 Albert and to work backwards from there. |
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jerseylily | Report | 27 Sep 2013 17:17 |
I have found an Albert John de la Haye born 9/1/1926 in the parish of St Peter. His parents were Albert John and Marie (illegible but I would guess French). |
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