Allyson, I realize this post is about 13 years old, but I'm hoping you see this. I'm curious if perhaps your "Henry Francis Corley" died in 1913. If so, then we are related - HFC was my 2nd great grandfather. If this is the case I'd really like to compare notes with you - I've never been able to find out who his parents were. Thanks, Joshua josh carroll 21 @ gmail . com (remove spaces) On Wednesday, February 16, 2000 2:00:00 AM UTC-6, allyson wrote: > Hello everyone, > When I was young I remember my Grandma telling me that my ggrandfather > Henry Francis Corley was a "......... boy" at the turn of the century, > he travelled round the country with a gang of men laying what I thought > she said was electricity cables, fore runner of the National Grid? > Just a snatched conversation from childhood, another shot in the dark. > > BTW I am going to Durham county Records Office on 1/3/2000, any one want > a look up by a newbie, I am a fast learner and will faithfully > transcribe anything I find. > > regards > > Ally P. > All the best signatures are stolen from someone else...but I'm no thief. > > Researching the Family, RAMSHAW and YOUNG in Houghton-Le-Spring, HEAD(S) in > Newcastle upon Tyne, CORLEY/TURNER anywhere and Lancashire, PROUDFOOT and > SURTEES Washington, Tyne and Wear.

On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:37:58 -0700 (PDT), joshcarroll21@gmail.com wrote: > >On Wednesday, February 16, 2000 2:00:00 AM UTC-6, allyson wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> When I was young I remember my Grandma telling me that my ggrandfather >> Henry Francis Corley was a "......... boy" at the turn of the century, >> he travelled round the country with a gang of men laying what I thought >> she said was electricity cables, fore runner of the National Grid? >> Just a snatched conversation from childhood, another shot in the dark. >> >> BTW I am going to Durham county Records Office on 1/3/2000, any one want >> a look up by a newbie, I am a fast learner and will faithfully >> transcribe anything I find. >> >> regards >> >> Ally P. >> All the best signatures are stolen from someone else...but I'm no thief. >> >> Researching the Family, RAMSHAW and YOUNG in Houghton-Le-Spring, HEAD(S) in >> Newcastle upon Tyne, CORLEY/TURNER anywhere and Lancashire, PROUDFOOT and >> SURTEES Washington, Tyne and Wear. >Allyson, > >I realize this post is about 13 years old, but I'm hoping you see this. I'm curious if perhaps your "Henry Francis Corley" died in 1913. If so, then we are related - HFC was my 2nd great grandfather. If this is the case I'd really like to compare notes with you - I've never been able to find out who his parents were. > This one ? :- [1861 census] Name: Henry Corley Age: 9 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852 Relation: Son Father's Name: Henry Corley Mother's Name: Eliza Corley Gender: Male Where born: Kent Road, Surrey, England Civil Parish: Lambeth Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew County/Island: Surrey Country: England Registration District: Lambeth Sub-registration District: Brixton ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household Schedule Number: 128 Piece: 363 Folio: 151 Page Number: 25 Household Members: Name Age Henry Corley 37 Eliza Corley 34 Mary Corley 11 Henry Corley 9 William Corley 6 Sarah Corley 4 Walter Corley 2 Robert Corley 8 Months [1911 census] Name: Henry Corley Age in 1911: 59 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852 Relation to Head: Husband Gender: Male Birth Place: Old, Kent, England Civil Parish: Wandsworth County/Island: London Country: England Street Address: 3 Youngs Rents, Old Town, Clapham Years Married: 9 Estimated Marriage Year: 1902 Occupation: PEDLAR Registration District: Wandsworth Registration District Number: 26 Sub-registration District: Clapham ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Piece: 2251 Household Members: Name Age Henry Corley 59 Susie Corley 57 Lily Corley 13 The birth place seems to be a consistently mucked up "Old Kent Road" and he is the best match for a death in Wandsworth registration district in 1913. There is another Henry north of the river, c.2 years younger, born in Suffolk and married to Charlotte who probably matches a death registration in West Ham registration district in 1932.