Hi Lynne, I was wondering if there were any other records that could be checked like a list of members of a Gloucestershire building Society for instance? Would you be so kind as to have a look for me, please? Rhoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne & Nigel" <nj_lm@tiscali.co.uk> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:01 AM Subject: Re: [GLS] Cheltenham Records 1868-71 - Absolem > Whilst at work today [Chelt. Ref Library] I looked at some old trade > directories and found that the 22 Winchcombe Street property mentioned as > the shop of J Absolem was in ownership/tenure of Alfred Trusted between > 1859-77 and he was a grocer/tea dealer. There is a gap in the directories > held and J Absolems first mention is in 1880, and was there for 10 years > his last listing appearing in 1890. Jacksons took over, and in another > book there is a photo of the shop, named as Jacksons, on the corner with > Albion Street, in a state of disrepair. I could do a copy if wanted. > I didn't find any more Absolems listed. > HTHs > Lynne > >>> >>> Eliza and Sarah are sisters of John ABSALOM who had the grocers shop in >>> Cheltenham. >>> >>> When John went to Australia in March 1891, also on board was John >>> ABSALOM >>> aged 22. When this yough fellow married in South Australia in 1895, he >>> gave >>> his age as 24, and his name as John Allen ABSALOM. He said his >>> father's >>> name was was Austin ABSALOM. My team of researchers have never found >>> either in any English records. So who was his father and who was his >>> mother? I have spent hours trying find out. I am now pursuing any >>> evidence that Eliza, Sarah or John were in Gloucestershire 1868-71. I >>> have >>> a possible mother and a possible father. But I need more evidence! >>> >>> Rhoda >>> >>> > >

Hi, had a look at some of our records today and nothing at all - our Electoral registers begin in the first year that Jackson was in the shop! However the Archives in Gloucester will have the earlier ones. Hope that they can come up with something of interest for you. Talking to one of my colleagues from there today and she told me that they are working on minimum staff at the moment so there may be a wait. Be patient! Lynne Rhoda Winger wrote: > Hi Lynne, > > I was wondering if there were any other records that could be checked like a > list of members of a Gloucestershire building Society for instance? > > Would you be so kind as to have a look for me, please? > > Rhoda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lynne & Nigel" <nj_lm@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:01 AM > Subject: Re: [GLS] Cheltenham Records 1868-71 - Absolem > > >> Whilst at work today [Chelt. Ref Library] I looked at some old trade >> directories and found that the 22 Winchcombe Street property mentioned as >> the shop of J Absolem was in ownership/tenure of Alfred Trusted between >> 1859-77 and he was a grocer/tea dealer. There is a gap in the directories >> held and J Absolems first mention is in 1880, and was there for 10 years >> his last listing appearing in 1890. Jacksons took over, and in another >> book there is a photo of the shop, named as Jacksons, on the corner with >> Albion Street, in a state of disrepair. I could do a copy if wanted. >> I didn't find any more Absolems listed. >> HTHs >> Lynne >> >>>> Eliza and Sarah are sisters of John ABSALOM who had the grocers shop in >>>> Cheltenham. >>>> >>>> When John went to Australia in March 1891, also on board was John >>>> ABSALOM >>>> aged 22. When this yough fellow married in South Australia in 1895, he >>>> gave >>>> his age as 24, and his name as John Allen ABSALOM. He said his >>>> father's >>>> name was was Austin ABSALOM. My team of researchers have never found >>>> either in any English records. So who was his father and who was his >>>> mother? I have spent hours trying find out. I am now pursuing any >>>> evidence that Eliza, Sarah or John were in Gloucestershire 1868-71. I >>>> have >>>> a possible mother and a possible father. But I need more evidence! >>>> >>>> Rhoda >>>> >>>> >> > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >