Hi Josephine I have a soft spot for those that fought that we may be free, they deserve to be remembered I had a look to see if I could identify this man It mentions that a pay slip shows a John R MIZEN , also a photo for a Doris MIZEN The Doris MIZEN could be a daughter, sister, daughter in law or some other relation I only found two with a Bristol connection A Doris May MIZEN b1903 who died 1994 (nee CLEAVER? wife of Leslie A J MIZEN m1934, Leslie died in 1962) And Doris A MIZEN b1921 d1941 parents John S MIZEN & Ada RICKARDS m1918 (is this the young lady in the photo with the cups perhaps?) I then looked a little further for a John R MIZEN and found very little and nothing with a Bristol connection Looking at the RAOB certificate, personally I would say the name is John S MIZEN , backed up by the signature on the left red bar, which looks to me to be J S MIZEN (could they have misread the John R on the payslip?) Turning to the other photos, the one of the uniformed man appears to be a younger version of the older man in the other photos, a WW1 vintage man in RAMC uniform, looking at the medal rolls there are no John R MIZENs in the RAMC but there is a John S MIZEN RAOC Private John S MIZEN 66104 RAMC, date of entry into a theatre of war 27th Sept 1915 , he was entitled to the 1915 Star, the Victory and British War medals I found the death of John Stanley MIZEN in 1981 England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about John Stanley Mizen Name: John Stanley Mizen Birth Date: 25 Jul 1894 Date of Registration: Mar 1981 Age at Death: 86 Registration District: Bristol Inferred County: Avon Volume: 22 Page: 0984 Which marries with the details on his baptism England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 about John Stanley Mizen Name: John Stanley Mizen Gender: Male Birth Date: 25 Jul 1894 Baptism Date: 17 Aug 1894 Baptism Place: Bristol, Gloucester, England Father: Samuel Henry Mizen Mother: Alice Ann FHL Film Number: 1596629 Reference ID: yr 1885-1903 p 23 His parents married in 1888 Marriages Dec 1888 HENDY Alice Ann Barton R. 6a 359 MIZEN Samuel Henry Barton R. 6a 359 John Stanley appears with his parents in the 1911 census in Bristol John appears in Kellys in 1938 Kellys 1938 Bristol & Suburbs MIZEN Jn Stanley 37 Rochester rd St Annes Pk It appears that first wife Ada nee RICKARDS may have passed away in 1928 (could she be the well dressed lady in one photo?), John may have remarried to an Elsie PAGE in 1929 (no children found) He may then have married again in 1952 to a Harriet L MASLIN who may be the lady in the caravan photo (Harriet Louise MIZEN b1898 d1992) Could the payslips be significant as in 1959 John Stanley would have reached retirement at 65? The first marriage seems to have produced four children Sadly three dying young Births Sep 1918 Mizen Edna A Rickards Bristol 6a 190 (death registered 1922) Mizen Leslie S Rickards Bristol 6a 190 (death registered 1918) Births Mar 1921 Mizen Doris A Rickards Bristol 6a 223 (death registered 19410 Births Sep 1924 Mizen Eileen Rickards Bristol 6a 241 Possibly married a Albert G KENT in 1945 Two potential children which I won't mention here --------------- At first I thought the W HARRIS on the Union cards might be connected but realise he was just the branch secretary now but believe he may be Wilfred Henry HARRIS b1915 d2001 He was at the 34 Oldfield Rd address Telephone books 1969 HARRIS W H 34 Oldfield Rd Hotwells ... Bristol 20232 Still the same in 1980 I suspect this was his father at the same address in 1947 Western Daily Press Feb 13 1947 Fatal Collapse A verdict of "death in accordance with the medical evidence" (heart failure) was returned bu the jury at the Bristol inquest yesterday on Henry William HARRIS aged 66 a carpenter of 34 Oldfield Road Hotwells who collapsed and died at his home So Josephine and any other interested part, could you give your opinion on the name on the RAOB certificate Is it John S MIZEN (J S MIZEN) Or John R ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 28/01/2014 10:17, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: > Hi Listers, > > I've just spotted this interesting article in The Bristol Post: > > Bristol wallet discovery yields historical treasure trove > > http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/WALLET-DISCOVERY-YIELDS-TREASURE-TROVE/story-20509952-detail/story.html > > Josephine

On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:17:51 -0000, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Josephine > I have a soft spot for those that fought that we may be free, they > deserve to be remembered > I had a look to see if I could identify this man Hi Nivard, Like you, I spent some time yesterday looking for the owner of the wallet found in the top attic of the former Bristol General Hospital. Similarly I came to the conclusion that the owner could be John S. MIZEN rather than John R. MIZEN. As you say, little can be found on a John R. MIZEN in Bristol. > Doris A MIZEN b1921 d1941 parents John S MIZEN & Ada RICKARDS m1918 > (is this the young lady in the photo with the cups perhaps?) I found the birth registration of Doris with mother's maiden name RICKARDS in FreeBMD and both my husband and I had the same thoughts that the photo with the cups could have been Doris. > Private John S MIZEN 66104 RAMC, date of entry into a theatre of war > 27th Sept 1915 , he was entitled to the 1915 Star, the Victory and > British War medals I didn't get as far as this or as far as his baptisms details and the marriage of his parents so thanks for this information. > John appears in Kellys in 1938 > > Kellys 1938 Bristol & Suburbs > MIZEN Jn Stanley 37 Rochester rd St Annes Pk I did have a look for him in 1935 and the address was the same. I was surprised about how many MIZEN entries there are in the 1935 directory. > So Josephine and any other interested part, could you give your opinion > on the name on the RAOB certificate > Is it John S MIZEN (J S MIZEN) When I looked yesterday I thought it was an S and so did my husband, but he queried the R on the payslips which we couldn't see clearly. I said that could have been a typing error. It's interesting to see just how much can be found in the records with only a name and a location with which to work. I hope that someone will find the MIZEN family so that this treasure trove of photographs and documents can be passed to family members. Josephine

Hi Josephine Glad to see you came to the same conclusion I was going to pass on a link to the list posting on the newspaper article under comments, in hope it would help someone connect to the MIZEN family plus repatriate the photos but also to promote this list at the same time but I found you have to be a member or join up Are you going to post a reply if you are a member? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 29/01/2014 09:37, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:17:51 -0000, Nivard Ovington > <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Josephine > >> I have a soft spot for those that fought that we may be free, they >> deserve to be remembered > >> I had a look to see if I could identify this man > > Hi Nivard, > > Like you, I spent some time yesterday looking for the owner of the wallet > found in the top attic of the former Bristol General Hospital. Similarly I > came to the conclusion that the owner could be John S. MIZEN rather than > John R. MIZEN. As you say, little can be found on a John R. MIZEN in > Bristol.

Nivard wrote: >>His parents married in 1888 Marriages Dec 1888 HENDY Alice Ann Barton R. 6a 359 MIZEN Samuel Henry Barton R. 6a 359<< I have HENDYs in this area - will have to check if she is related to mine! >>He may then have married again in 1952 to a Harriet L MASLIN who may be the lady in the caravan photo (Harriet Louise MIZEN b1898 d1992)<< And I went to school in Bristol with a MASLIN..... Kind regards Polly