Hi Betty Thanks for responding - I don't think there is a connection, but it's nice to see the name. It is very common (I was born Lewis), but surprisingly much easier to trace than John's wife Annie Boyce! I found John's father was James, a Wood-carver at the time of his son's marriage. My g.g. father was Thomas Boyce, married Jane Preston. Thomas was a 'Barge Waterman' and I suspect almost illiterate! If I do come across anything likely I'll keep you posted. Marion, East Sussex, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] John Lewis - Liverpool Suicide 1932? > Hi Marion, > > I must have missed your original message about a John LEWIS who was born > in > 1875. If I had seen it, I would have responded. Or, perhaps I did, > and > I have forgotten. > > My gr-gr-grandfather was a John LEWIS, but born in the 1830's in > Liverpool. > In the 1850's he married Isabella BURROWS in Liverpool. As far as I > know, > they only had one child, John "Stanley" LEWIS, born Dec. 1859 in > Liverpool. > (There is more information in archives of this List.) > > John had 2 older sisters which I know very little about. He had 3 > brothers, I think, and they all worked as "Clerks" - so they all were > educated. From memory, 3 worked in attorney's offices (US term), and > one > worked at a Dock office. There is some information on the families of > the brothers in the archives of the List. I don't recall whether any of > the brothers had a son, John, b1875. > > I've been told that LEWIS is a very popular name in Liverpool and > surrounding areas, so it's possible my John LEWIS had no connection to > your > John LEWIS. But, what surprises me is that I very rarely see a query > about > the name. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marion Charlesworth" <marion.charlesworth@ntlworld.com> > To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:13 AM > Subject: [ENG-LIV] John Lewis - Liverpool Suicide 1932? > > > > > Secondly, I have failed to find any info on my grandfather, John Lewis > (b.1875, married Annie Boyce 1899) who hanged himself in about 1932. > I can't find a death certificate or any other information. I know he was > a > docker on Liverpool Docks, and in the Dock battalion of the Liverpool > Regiment in 1915. > > Marion, East Sussex > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >