Hi Everyone, This may sound stupid, but how do you know when you have the right death? This family is the bane of my life and may or may not be mine. The family 1851 is at Wickhambreaux consisting of Thomas HOLNESS father, mother Ann, sons Thomas, William, Charles and daughter Sophia. Thomas snr birthplace is said to be Whitchurch, Hants. Ann, Canterbury. This had me stumped fo some time as I could find neither 1861. In the end I decided the birthplaces were swapped. Ann appears 1861 birthplace, Hants.says she is a widow. Thomas along with the rest of the family vaporise. No show for Ann 1871, 1881 she is at Bridge as a Nurse pauper, born, Hants. Ann died at Bridge Union Workhouse.1885 age 77 widow of Thomas HOLNESS . So far this looks promising. There are 4 Thomas Holness deaths between 1851 and 1861. One of them a 3 week old, 1854. That leaves 3. An email way back on the Holness list (not to me) said that the Thomas Holness death 1867 was the husband of Ann. and they were both buried at Bridge. (This person is not on the list now) So, I ordered this cert., it says Thomas Holness age 77 farm labourer, died Bridge Union Workhouse. the age fits with 1851 census. I'm still not totally convinced that this is the right one. So, other than ordering the other three, bearing in mind that this family do not seem to know where they were born, if they were born or where they were at any time other than the 1851 census. I still have no proof that they are mine, but keep plugging along just in case something comes up. I realise the obvious is to just order ther othere three certs., but are thy going to tell me any more than the 1867 one. Unlike a female death cert that tells you if she was a widdow and who her husband was. Any ideas anyone? Regards Sylvia in Aus. __________________________________________________________________________________ See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out now: http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/
Hi Sylvia, I see you have had a response. But have you tried the getting the Parish registers out for both places and trying to piece the families together that way.......Check the LDS library catalogue to see whether they can be ordered through there. I generally collect a lot of information, starting with what I denfinitely know, going to the IGI and collecting from Bridge etc.....then the PR's, and together with the census data, BMD's and checking historical directories etc online if can build up a picture them and a time line of their movements. Long winded, but basically it's either that or the certificates, sometimes both. Cheers Pam from Adelaide Australia Hi Everyone, This may sound stupid, but how do you know when you have the right death? This family is the bane of my life and may or may not be mine. The family 1851 is at Wickhambreaux consisting of Thomas HOLNESS father, mother Ann, sons Thomas, William, Charles and daughter Sophia. Thomas snr birthplace is said to be Whitchurch, Hants. Ann, Canterbury. This had me stumped fo some time as I could find neither 1861. In the end I decided the birthplaces were swapped. Ann appears 1861 birthplace, Hants.says she is a
Hi Sylvia, I see you have had a response. But have you tried the getting the Parish registers out for both places and trying to piece the families together that way.......Check the LDS library catalogue to see whether they can be ordered through there. I generally collect a lot of information, starting with what I denfinitely know, going to the IGI and collecting from Bridge etc.....then the PR's, and together with the census data, BMD's and checking historical directories etc online if can build up a picture them and a time line of their movements. Long winded, but basically it's either that or the certificates, sometimes both. Cheers Pam from Adelaide Australia Hi Everyone, This may sound stupid, but how do you know when you have the right death? This family is the bane of my life and may or may not be mine. The family 1851 is at Wickhambreaux consisting of Thomas HOLNESS father, mother Ann, sons Thomas, William, Charles and daughter Sophia. Thomas snr birthplace is said to be Whitchurch, Hants. Ann, Canterbury. This had me stumped fo some time as I could find neither 1861. In the end I decided the birthplaces were swapped. Ann appears 1861 birthplace, Hants.says she is a