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hi Sarah

if you go to search, then search all members trees
there is one member who has lilian maxwell in their tree 1894 called fiona
you could send her a message

fiona also has david , ruth, and erick

Thank you for update..... I have now found Lilian birth but want to find a marriage if I can.... The little journal was hers after all. I feel like a custodian of this now. Picked up on Ebay.....

I wonder you see if she married and had children (surely they would like this journal??)

Sarah

Hi

I found article thank you so much!

Now trying to find Lilian .. Birth, marriage death something!

You have been beyond helpful!
Thank you ??

Marriages Jun 1886 (>99%)
Holmes Kate Ellen Hull 9d 408
MAXWELL David Chalmers Hull 9d 408


Births Jun 1887
MAXWELL Ruth Sculcoates 9d 221

Births Mar 1892 (>99%)
Maxwell Erick Driffield 9d 298

Births Jun 1894 (>99%)
Maxwell Lilian Driffield 9d 337

Births Jun 1896 (>99%)
Maxwell David Kenneth Beverley 9d 99

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Using http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/
Yorkshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1886
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
MAXWELL David Chalmers HOLMES Kate Ellen Hull Register Offices or Registrar Attended Hull HRO/28/183

Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years:
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
1887 MAXWELL Ruth West Sculcoates Hull WES/66/114
1891 MAXWELL Erick Driffield East Riding DRI/31/169
1894 MAXWELL Lilian Driffield East Riding DRI/32/51
1896 MAXWELL David Kenneth Beverley East Riding BEV/53/29

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Note the discrepancy in dates for Erick.
This is because the GRO indexes by quarter of registration and YorksBMD indexes by year of birth, so Erick was probably born in late Dec, but not rego'ed until after the new year.
(In England, one has 6 wks to rego a birth, not 3.)

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Marriages Sep 1851 (>99%)
Grewer Susannah Sculcoates 22 476
HOLMES George Sculcoates 22 476

1881
George Holmes Head M 54 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Sushanah Holmes Wife F 51 Hull, Yorkshire, England
George Alfred Holmes Son M 26 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Kate Ellen Holmes Daughter F 24 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Edith Ann Holmes Daughter F 21 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Hebert Edward Holmes Son M 18 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Fanny Grace Holmes Daughter F 16 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Walter Martin Holmes Son M 14 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Francis Sidney Holmes Son M 10 Hull, Yorkshire, England
Lizzie Scorer Servant F 17 Hull, Yorkshire, England
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3FP-78J

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3F2-5YQ

Lewis says:
COTTINGHAM (St. Mary the Virgin), a parish, and formerly a market-town, in the union of Sculcoates, Hunsley-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of the county of York, 4½ miles (N. W.) from Hull
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england


1871
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDZR-2LP



1861
Piece: RG9/637 Place: Portsea Town -Hampshire Enumeration District: 14
Civil Parish: Portsea Town Ecclesiastical Parish: Portsea Town
Folio: 117 Page: 37 Schedule: 256
Address: 55 Gloucester Street
Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
MAXWELL David Head M M 41 Engine Fitter Hm Dock Yard Scotland - -
MAXWELL Mary Wife M F 39 Engine Fitters Wife Scotland - -
MAXWELL Janette E Dau - F 13 Scholar Surrey - Lambeth
MAXWELL Harriet H Dau - F 4 Scholar Hampshire - Portsea
MAXWELL David C Son - M 2 Hampshire - Portsea
MAXWELL Chas A Son - M 9m Hampshire - Portsea



*** I DON'T HAVE A SUB FOR 1851 DETAILS ***
Name Parent or spouse names Birth Year Birthplace Relation Residence
David Maxwell Mary abt 1820 location relation city, Hampshire
Mary Maxwell David abt 1822 location relation city, Hampshire
Janet Maxwell David,Mary abt 1848 location relation city, Hampshire
Alexander Maxwell David,Mary abt 1850 location relation city, Hampshire
[ho107/1659/779/29]

Births Dec 1849 (>99%)
MAXWELL Alexander Portsea 7 179

Births Dec 1853 (>99%)
MAXWELL George Chalmers Portsea I 2b 376

Deaths Mar 1855 (>99%)
Maxwell George Chalmers Portsea 2b 331
Maxwell Alexander Portsea 2b 333

Births Sep 1856 (>99%)
Maxwell Harriet Ellen Portsea 2b 332

Births Sep 1858 (>99%)
Maxwell David Chalmers Portsea 2b 346

Births Sep 1860 (>99%)
MAXWELL Charles Alexander Portsea 2b 345

Marriages Sep 1872 (>99%)
GOOD Sarah Portsea 2b 714
Hawkins John Henry Portsea 2b 714
Maxwell David Portsea 2b 714
Terry Annie Rose Portsea 2b 714

Ah I do belong to find my past.. I am sure will give it a go to see if I can find his picture! Thank you!

Sarah

Thank you so much for the photo of the journal! How beautiful it is!


I have attempted to send you David's obituary but not sure if I've been successful or not!

Sorry had to go make dinner for everyone.

Fmp is findmypast. I think you may be able to do a free 2 week trial with them.

Sorry what is fmp ... I was checking what I do belong to and thought it was something else ... I may join it .

No I don't ??.. Never mind

Sarah, do you subscribe to fmp? That is where the photo is, in the Newspaper Archives.

Oh my gosh ..... what can I say but thank you so much!

I am trying to open the photo of David C Maxwell .... This would be fab.

I will send you a photo of the journal if you are interested...

Sarah :-)

A tree on ancestry has this



Kate Ellen Holmes
Birth 29 Mar 1857
Death 1 May 1921




David Chalmers Maxwell
Birth 25 July 1858 in Gloucester St., Portsea
Death 2 Oct 1929




Louisa Maria Gange Downie
Birth 5 Jul 1869
Death 30 Dec 1951




Ruth Maxwell
1887 –

Erick Maxwell
1891 – 1979

Lilian Maxwell
1894 –

David Kenneth Maxwell
1896 – 1917


Google his name to find out more.

DEATH OF DUNDEE MERCHANT Many on both sides of the Tay will learn with deep regret of the death after.........
.... of the Dundee office. took up residence in Wormit, where, in the quietly helpful way characteristic of him, he identified himself with many of the interests of the place. He was one of the promoters of Wormit Bay Golf Club, in which for several years he
03 October 1929 - Dundee Courier - Dundee, Angus, Scotland



Obituary of David C with a photo. He was married twice and lost his younger son in the war. He wasthe head of DC Maxwell & Co Ltd, sack and twine merchants, Dundee.



http://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=87139072&mode=transcription

ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY GRADUATION.
Norman Bell Anderson, Dundee, with second-class honours in Philosophy. Ruth Maxwell. Wormit, with second-class honours in Mental Philosophy. Jessie Braid, Kirkcaldy, with honours in English. _ Alexander Hynd
15 October 1908 - Dundee Courier - Dundee, Angus, Scotland


This is a sad one.


LEGACY TO DUNDEE HIGH SCHOOL
The Directors of Dundee High School have received a legacy of £500 from the trustees of the late Mrs Kate E. Holmes or Maxwell, Westmount, Wormit, in memory of her son, David Kenneth Maxwell. Tho legacy is " to be dealt with by the directors in the form of a bursary in whatever method they may determine.
01 May 1930 - Dundee Courier - Dundee, Angus, Scotland


David C Maxwell.

ESTATES

David Chalmers Maxwell, merchant, Westmount, Wormit .... £1,775 15 s 7d
01 January 1930 - Dundee Courier - Dundee, Angus, Scotland




Did David marry again?


MAXWELL—DOWNlE.—At Dundee 11 October David C. Maxwell, Wormit to Louisa M G Downie, Carnoustie.
12 October 1922 - Dundee Courier - Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Just as an extra.


Children's Bazaar.—A children's bazaar organised by four schoolgirls, Elaine Hopkins, Nellie Lawson, Rachaei Scroggie. and Lilian Maxwell, was held at Highfield, Wormit, the other afternoon. There were two stalls, one devoted to sweets and confections, and the other to general goods, mostly the work of the girls and their friends while afternoon tea was served to the visitors. The enterprise was entirely successful with the sum of about £4 being collected, which was forwarded to Comerton Home.
01 June 1905 - Dundee Evening Telegraph - Dundee, Angus, Scotland


I actually have a friend who comes from Wormit. It is just a small village.
Comerton Home was a Convalescent Home for children from Dundee near Forgan.

Yorkshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1851
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
GREWER Susannah HOLMES George All Saints, Sculcoates Hull HAS/8/358

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
11, Charles Street, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Holmes Head Married Male 34 1827 ...Clerk Hull, Yorkshire, England
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Susannah Holmes Wife Married Female 31 1830 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
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George Alfred Holmes Son Unmarried Male 6 1855 Scholar Hull, Yorkshire, England
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Kate Ellen Holmes Daughter Unmarried Female 4 1857 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
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Edith Anne Holmes Daughter Unmarried Female 1 1860 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
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Betsey Bradbury Servant Unmarried Female 11 1850 House Servant Barton, Lincolnshire, England

Name: Lilian Maxwell
Registration Year: 1894
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Driffield
Inferred County: Yorkshire East Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 337

Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1887
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MAXWELL Ruth West Sculcoates Hull WES/66/114

is this David
1896
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District BEVERLEY
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9D
Page 99
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
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