Dear All, Do you believe in ghosties in Family History research who just happen to pop up to point a finger when you are least expecting it? As I glanced down the earlier message (below) I had sent to you the name JOSLAND jumped out at me and I just knew I had seen it over the last couple of days whilst I had been looking in London areas for Francis Coutts and Sons - Acetopathic Practitioners of 34 Mecklenburgh Sq., St. Pancras, also 21 Hide Road, Ardwick, Manchester, and 65 Bath Street, Glasgow, all in 1876, and found Francis Coutts himself aged 75, at Largs, Ayr, Scotland, all as intimated in the Melbourne (Aus) Directory of 1876. I then scanned the Neighbours facility to find other Cutts/Coutts in the same area and found many, the following amongst them which is pertinent to your family line: Dwelling: 24 Albany St. Census Place: St Pancras, London, Middlesex, England Source: FHL Film 1341038 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 0179 Folio 43 Page 6 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Elizabeth JOSLAND U 45 F Exeter, Devon, England Rel: Head Occ: Milliner Susan JOSLAND W 79 F Exeter, Devon, England Rel: Mother Occ: Milliner Sarah CUTTS M 40 F Exeter, Devon, England Rel: Sister Occ: Dressmaker Arthur G. CUTTS U 10 M Islington, Middlesex, England Rel: Nephew Occ: Scholar Emily HENDERSON U 18 F Strand, Middlesex, England Rel: Serv Occ: General Servant -------- This seems to give you Sarah Jemima Josland , the wife of George Wheatley Cutts b.c. 1851 at West Retford who married in 1870 at St. James, Westminster (do not know exact date) and emigrated to Australia in 1882 presumably with her son Arthur G. aged 11, born Islington in 1871. There may be another coincidence in that Emily Henderson, 18, their servant, could be related to John and Annie (nee Henderson) Coutts living at 34 Mecklenburgh Sq. in 1881, along with Annie's sister Elizabeth Henderson, companion, Unmarried aged 33. I am sure you have the 1881 Census CDs so you can follow these through for yourself. This family of Acetic Practitioners originated in Scotland and travelled to Queensland, returned to London and Manchester and had connections with Nottinghamshire.... Please come back to me with anything you can add to the above. Mavis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlene Cutts" <[email protected]> To: "Mavis Johnson" <[email protected]> Sent: 16 April 2002 08:10 Subject: Re: [CUTTS] Portland Wharf, Kirkby in Ashfield. > Dear Mavis, > > I have received many of your forwarded messages with interest. > > I have made contact with Dorne Saunders and Pat and Michael Cutts here in > Australia. > And I have sent our family tree to them (yes, they are related). > > I thought I should also send this information on to you in case it can help > any other researchers. SO I HAVE ATTACHED THE FAMILY TREE, which goes back > beyond Joseph Cutts and Sarah Fox and down to my grandchildren. > > Regards, > > Marlene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mavis Johnson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 11:00 PM > Subject: Re: [CUTTS] Portland Wharf, Kirkby in Ashfield. > > > > Dear Pat, > > > > You are lucky, I have had a look through my files and find the following > taken from IGI and census extracts, etc. PLEASE CONFIRM WITH ORIGINAL > SOURCES> > > > > Joseph CUTTS b.c. 1757 > > ?bapt. 4.2.1759 St. Mary's Nottingham > > m. 13.4.1779 Wellow, Notts. Elizabeth HIND > > | > > | > > Joseph CUTTS, bapt.28.4.1793 Wellow, > > d. pre 1851, m. 15.8.1814 Wellow, Sarah FOX, b.c.1789 > Wellow, d. post 1871 > > | > > | > > Joseph CUTTS, (Master Saddler and Harness Maker, Auctioneer and Farmer of > West Retford) bapt.30.4.1815 Wellow, > > m.c.1840 to Mary (?Hobson) , b.c.1817 Lincoln > > I suggest you look in the Lincoln/Southwell areas for this > marriage.......(Jim Cutts may be able to help you with this from his GRO > records....) > > | > > | > > Sarah Ann Cutts b.c.1843 Southwell. > > Joseph Hobson Cutts (Apprentice Saddler) b.c.1846 W.Retford. > > John Cutts b.c. 1846 W. Retford > > France E. Cutts b.c. 1848 Retford > > Thomas Fox Cutts b.c.1850 W. Retford > > Geo. Wheatley Cutts b.c.1851 W.Retford m. -.-.1870 St. James, Westminster, > Sarah Jemima JOSLAND, who emigrated to Australia in 1882. > > Mary Elizabeth Cutts b.c. 1852 W. Retford > > William Peele Cutts b.c.1856 W. Retford > > Alice Cutts b.c. 1860 W.Retford. > > > > Do you know of Dorne Saunders [email protected] who is also > researching the Cutts of W. Retford who is researching Francis Cutts who m. > Frances Jane Littlewood 15.4.1847. She may be able to help and you may > find you are related! > > > > Hope this helps you get a little further with your researches - do come > back to me as you progress. I would welcome any additional information you > can give us to expand our knowledge.... > > > > Regards, > > Mavis in Somerset, > > researching all CUTTS in E. Midlands.