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The children of Charles & Mary Ann Daniels bit.ly/cm-daniels
According to the 1911 census, Charles Daniels and Mary Ann Hewitson, who married in December 1872, had eight children born alive, six of whom had died by 1911, with only two still being alive. Try as I might I can only find four children: Charles Daniel Daniels 1873 at Islington, James George 1877 at Edmonton, Charles William 1888 at Fulham and William 1892 at Fulham. I also have appropriate baptisms for George James, Charles William and William. I would appreciate some help with the remaining four children. SDV
What happened to William Dingle? bit.ly/william-dingle
I’d love some help in finding out where one of my ancestors disappeared to if anyone fancies a challenge, it’s stumped me for years.
William Dingle was born 1809 in Talland, Cornwall. I have him on every census up to 1891 when he’s an 81 year old living with his daughter in Menheniot, Cornwall. Then the trail goes cold, I can’t find a suitable death or burial for him. There are a few others by the same name of similar age who died around that time, but I have ruled these out having found they belong to other families. I’ve also ordered some death certificates for them too to check and found no Will. Some grandchildren started emigrating around that time to Australia and Canada, but I’ve not had luck finding anything. Would an 81-year-old man really emigrate? Kesaunders79
Uniform identity bit.ly/uniform-john2436
Can anybody identify the uniform in the photo please? Thank you. john2436
Fertility of women bit.ly/fert-women
I came across a 1911 census for one of my ancestors, and the mother stated she had had 17 children, with 4 dying before 1911, which matched my research so I wasn’t surprised. Then it got me thinking. All 17 children were born in separate pregnancies, with no multiple births. I wonder if this is some sort of record, especially as she and her husband were bargees, travelling the waterways around Thorne in Yorkshire. (Can’t be much to do in the evenings when they moored up!) Can anyone beat that?
Mick Loney
WW1 killed in action – no body to bury bit.ly/ww1-no-body
If someone died in Belgium in November 1914 and no body was found, was a formal investigation done later to determine the circumstances and then declare them formally dead?
I know this happened with Australian WW1 soldiers and the Red Cross holds those records.
I would be grateful if someone can tell me if the same thing happened with British soldiers please. And if so, where I might find the records.
The individual’s service record hasn’t survived, and the unit’s War Diary is silent on the matter. I have his medal card from The National Archives and information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The soldier I’m researching is Pte Patrick Hourigan of C Coy, 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, and any pointers will be sincerely appreciated. tessacate
Help needed to trace a sapper bit.ly/trace-sapper
I am trying to find out more information on my grandad. I do have some leads, and I am desperately trying to find out his service number so that I can find out which service medals he may have been awarded. I know he joined the Sherwood Foresters, maybe around the start of WW1, but I’m not sure of the year.
From what I gather he ended up in the 502 Wessex Field Company Royal Engineers, which was formed in 1915– 1919. His name was Sapper Thomas George, born in 1885 and from Nottingham.
I do have a book Narrative of the 502 (Wessex) Field Company Royal Engineers 1915–1919 by Major CL Fox MC RE, which gives reference to my grandad stating that he was at Gommecourt in June 1918. Many thanks. daveg