Who When Where

Charles is discharge 30 oct 1882 but is readmitted next day by his brother William Butler that gives his address as 2 Howards Place Powis street. I'm not sure that's entirely correct. The creed register says his brother William is next of kin but that the informant is 'self' (Charles). The earlier ...

No, you don't need to know the service number but you'll need the full name & DoB, plus death certificate.

I think the 'code' at the end is ENG 1, not Engl The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 states that when a seaman forfeits his wages for desertion then the person insisting on the forfeiture must show that the seaman or apprentice was duly engaged to work on the ship. If you look at some of the crew lists o...

I think it would depend on the posting - where to and how long for. My Uncle was in the army in the 1960s and his wife & young daughter travelled with him to Germany, where their second child was born. However, a cousin was in the army for 30 years (until last year) and his wife never accompanie...

Apologies for the late response - I don't seem to have received a notification email that you'd replied.

The information regarding John MOA was from Trove, and I found the passenger list on FmP.

The Inquirer & Commercial News (Perth, WA) of 10 Oct 1860 mentions a John MOA, Storekeeper to Mary Higham, Freemantle. The passenger list for the Wonga Wonga shows a J Moah (transcribed as S Moah) arriving Sydney, NSW on 28 Apr 1861, apparently from Melbourne. As John received his conditional pa...

Banbury Guardian of 8 May 1845 and 19 Nov 1846 both mention the Hope and Anchor, Mill Lane, a beer shop of which William Watts was the keeper. There are other mentions of William Watts, beer house keeper of Mill Lane, and also his wife, Catherine, (usually court appearances) where the name of the es...

Based on the 'landmark' locations of St Cuthbert's Church, the Methodist Chapel, and The Hollies (Chapel Road), I think the farm will have been in close proximity to what is now Billingham Bypass Road. It certainly seems to have been in 'old' Billingham. Picture Stockton has several photos of Glebe ...

I suspect that neither father is correct and that Emma may have been illegitimate. In later census she says she was born Whittington, so I think this is her in 1851 at Penrhoss Arms, Whittington - HO107/1993/658/12 Richard Morris 62 Ag Lab b Whittington Mary Morris 66 wife b Felton, Shropshire Emma ...

Thanks for clarifying that column description Jonwarrn - I'm still learning something new every day :) On the (now possibly wrong) assumption she was discharged I had wondered if the 1875 death in Poplar was her, but couldn't see a burial or newspaper report: WILSON, ELIZA aged 52 GRO Reference: 187...