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Hi, I am writing from South Australia. My grandmothers family came from London in 1920 and after years of performing hundreds of google searches on her father today I found a Genes Reunited query with so much personal detail it could only be my family!!! Sadly it was posted in 2003. Someone else replied in 2007 but there wasnt a comment from the gentleman. He doesnt have an unusual name - where shall I start looking if he doenst reply. I am guessing he is still in the UK.

To make matters worse my grandmother was still alive in 2003!!!

Is there white pages online for the UK??

Cheers...Kim

if its a common name, you may be in trouble :-0

Try
192.com (ER on line, but pay to view full details)
ThephonebookBT.com (free)
www.livingrelativesearch.co.uk (free partial results, pay to view full details)
http://www.eroll.co.uk/ (never used it, but worth a try)

After about 2006, we had the opportunity to opt out of commercial ER listings, so after then, although the person may be registered, you could only check in person on the ER at the Council Office or local main library. ER's are search-able in paper form by address, not name.

It might be worth trying to trace down through the records, to him and his wife/children. With a bit of luck, most of the events will be in the same general area, which could help to limit possible addresses.

Have a look on Facebook and Friendsreunited. Even if he isn't listed, his children, if any, might be.

If you think he was elderly, deaths up to 2005/6 are available on this site, and others....mainly subscription ones. The same would apply for a spouse. Informants could be next of kin, and give an address.

The 1911 census has been available for a while - you may be able to find your immigrant family before they left, on that.

Have you tried to send a PM?

I'm guessing that you refer only to messages posted on one of the boards................

Wow....thankyou so much for that....I am thinking if my great grandfather is his great uncle - he would be retired maybe (as I am in my 40s). There has been a lot of tv advertising in Australia by Ancestry.com so am guessing I might try there as I have a tree there too.

Will give the other sites a try...thanks again...

I have tried a PM but he didnt reply to one done in 2007 by another person, so I am not holding my breath.

Can I ask why the tree matches no longer come up, or am I missing something - dont get on this site very often.

Thanks....

Kim, how do you know he didn't reply to a PM?
Jan

There isn't any way that you can know whether another person's PM has been acknowledged

I think you are unfamilar with this site, and are confusing postings on the message boards with PM's (Private Messages) which are sent to the person via GR by clicking on his or her name.

GR then send notification to the person's registered e-mail address.

If, however, the e-mail details are no longer applicable to the member, GR will not be able to advise them of the PM

Sorry, I meant he didnt respond to the board message in 2007.

I am pretty sure I posted a message to the person not on the message board, but I will check again. I know I have changed internet providers a few times over the years but I make a point of using yahoo or hotmail for ongoing stuff. I will check my outbox, I'm pretty sure thats what I did.

Thanks everyone for your help....

Flick - Doesnt the little green envelope indicate the private message in the sent box hasnt been opened?

That's right - the green closed envelope means it hasn't been opened :-(

Apart from medical reasons etc, he could have changed his internet provider/usual email address but not updated his account on GR.

Hi Kim

We have spoken before, but still not sure if you are trying to find a distant reletive or would like info?

The helpers on here can find most things and I take it this is your gt grandparents marriage

Name: Cecil Reuben Ash
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Spouse Name: Mabel Maud Louise Dodd
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 4 Aug 1912
Parish: Lambeth St James the Apostle
Borough: Lambeth
Father Name: George Ash
Spouse Father Name: Charles Dodd
Register Type: Parish Register


1891
Name: Cissel Ash
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation: Son
Father's Name: George Ash
Mother's name: Caroline Ash
Gender: Male
Where born: Clerkenwell, London, England

Civil parish: Clerkenwell
Ecclesiastical parish: St Pauls
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Holborn
Sub-registration district: St James Clerkenwell
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 222
Folio: 105
Page Number: 11
Household Members: Name Age
George Ash 48
Caroline Ash 45
George Ash 20
Albert Ash 13
Caroline Ash 15
Harrold Ash 4
Cissel Ash 1
Annie Jackson 21

So the person you are looking for is a decendant of one of his brothers

1911 census - household transcription
Person: ASH, Cecil R
Address: 26 Ronald Road Highbury


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BRAMBLE, William Head Married M 40 1871 Accountant Commercial London City OF VIEW
BRAMBLE, Caroline Wife Married
15 years F 35 1876 Clerkenwell London VIEW
BRAMBLE, Harold W Son M 10 1901 School Clerkenwell London VIEW
ASH, George Relative Widower M 68 1843 Confectionery Regent Square Northampton VIEW
ASH, Cecil R Relative Single M 21 1890 Confectionery Clerkenwell London VIEW

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1901 census - household transcription
Person: ASH, Cecil
Address: 14, Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell


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ASH, George Head Married M 58 1843 Carrier
Northampton VIEW
ASH, Caroline Wife Married F 55 1846 Assistant
Northampton VIEW
ASH, Albert Son Single M 23 1878 Grocers Assistant
St Jamess
London VIEW
ASH, Harrold Son M 14 1887 Electrical Engineer
St Jamess
London VIEW
ASH, Cecil Son M 11 1890
St Jamess
London VIEW
BRAMBLE, William Son-In-Law Married M 30 1871 Tailors Clerk
St Brides
London VIEW
BRAMBLE, Caroline Daughter Married F 25 1876
St Brides
London VIEW
ISITT, Comfort Mother-In-Law Widow F 56 1845
Warleston
Cheshire VIEW
BRAMBLE, William Grand Son M 0 (3 MOS) 1901
St James
London VIEW

Wow...thankyou Jax, just read your other message....Yes all the info you have posted is correct. It took me a while and a bit of $$ to get this info - you have done well. I thought it would have to be one of Cecil's brothers children's son....will explore one of my other trees more to see if he has been on any of the other websites I use....thanks Kim

His sister Caroline ended up remarrying and must have been alone again later as she came to help out in Cecil's shop in rural South Australia....she didnt stay long, maybe due to arriving in the beginning of summer (no electricity) We have had 2 days of 40 degrees plus recently, almost 2 weeks of over 38 degrees a few years ago....bet she was equally as shocked going back to an English Winter!!!