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Phyllis

Phyllis Report 7 Oct 2008 18:16

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Phyllis

Phyllis Report 7 Oct 2008 11:50

Hi Folks,
Many many thanks for your help. Sorry its taken me time to get back, I went to watch YDYTYA .
Phyllis

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 6 Oct 2008 21:57

Alison,

Just thought it might be a good idea to have something on here re specialist researchers. It would make a good thread to have recommendations from people. I spent hours and hours trying to find an ancestor's records, I would gladly have paid a reasonable fee to an expert.

Margaret

Alison

Alison Report 6 Oct 2008 20:11

If you want to trace his army records, a very good military researcher is Roger Nixon and his charges are very reasonable. The information from a military search is always worthwhile.
E-mail him in the first instance

[email protected]

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 6 Oct 2008 20:04

Well done Rose!

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1881 Scotland Census
about John Hall
Name: John Hall
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Maggie
Gender: Male
Where born: Ayrshire
Registration Number: 613
Registration district: Sorn
Civil Parish: Sorn
County: Ayrshire
Address: Montgarswood Bridgend Village
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 19
Line: 4
Roll: cssct1881_196
Household Members: Name Age
Annie Hall 7
Elizabeth Hall 22
John Hall 21
John Hall 2
Joseph Hall 13
Maggie Hall 46
Maggie Hall 15
Thomas Hall 46

Rose

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1881 Scotland Census
about Mary Connelly
Name: Mary Connelly
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relationship: Grandaughter (Granddaughter)
Gender: Female
Where born: Catrine, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 613
Registration district: Sorn
Civil Parish: Sorn
County: Ayrshire
Address: Shoemaker'S Shop
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 18
Line: 21
Roll: cssct1881_196
Household Members: Name Age
Agnes Connelly 2
Cathrine Connelly 22
David Connelly 4
Felix Connelly 43
Janet Connelly 44
Janet Connelly 14
John Connelly 8
Mary Connelly 1
Thomas Connelly 17

Rose

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1901 Scotland Census
about Catherine Hall
Name: Catherine Hall
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Auchinleck, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 613/2
Registration district: Catrine
Civil Parish: Sorn
County: Ayrshire
Address: Mull Mull St
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 72
Line: 11
Roll: CSSCT1901_236
Household Members: Name Age
Catherine Hall 41
Edward Hall 9
Elizabeth Hall 6
Janet C Hall 18
Maggie H Hall 15
Thomas Hall 7

Rose

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Well, knowing his mother married a Hall made all the difference.

1891 Scotland Census
about Maggie Hall
Name: Maggie Hall
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Relationship: Daur (Daughter)
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Catherine
Gender: Female
Where born: Sorn, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 613
Registration district: Sorn
Civil Parish: Sorn
County: Ayrshire
Address: Newton
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 10
Household schedule number: 104
Line: 25
Roll: CSSCT1891_216
Household Members: Name Age
Catherine Hall 32 Auchinleck, Ayrshire
Edward Hall 5 Mo
Janet Hall 8
John Hall 33 Whitelets, Ayrshire Coal Miner
Maggie Hall 6
Mary Hall 11

All the children born Sorn.

Rose

Phyllis

Phyllis Report 6 Oct 2008 19:48

Sorry Selena they married in Scotland 1884

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 6 Oct 2008 19:26

This looks like the parents marriage if you don't have it.

Marriages Jun 1878
CONNELLY Catharine Oldham 8d 964
CONNELLY Catherine Oldham 8d 964
Higgins John Oldham 8d 964

Phyllis

Phyllis Report 6 Oct 2008 19:08

Many thanks for all your help, I have hunted for them every place. Johns father unknown his mother later married into Hall family from Ayrshire.
Once again thanks for your help.

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 6 Oct 2008 18:56

I couldn't find them either....sorry

Is it possible that they went abroad with the army?

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I'm not seeing them on any census.

Rose

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Who was his father?

Rose

Phyllis

Phyllis Report 6 Oct 2008 18:25

Daughter was Maggie Higgins born Feb 25 1885 mother registered birth herself.

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 6 Oct 2008 18:23

What was the daughter's name?

Phyllis

Phyllis Report 6 Oct 2008 18:20

I am trying to find a John Higgins born 1860ish, he married Catherine Connelly 184 Sorn Ayrshire John was born Catrine Ayrshire. I have a daughters birth cert stating that he was a Private 3 or B brigade Royal Artillery 1885, but I can not find a death cert or any census for the family. Daughter was born in Sorn Ayrshire.
Any help very much appreciated, or advice where to look.