Hi John The surname appears to be LUNKEN rather than LINKEN in the 1891, 1901 & 1911 (in 1891 it states LUNKEN or LINKEN so the enumerator was finding it hard to read) The 1911 being in his own hand you would say thats how he spelled it himself Did he Anglicise it after 1911? Veronica's death is registered under LUNKEN but did not find Christopher Are you sure this is the right family before I look further? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi All, new to this list > trying to discover ANYTHING about my great grandparents and family > Christopher and Veronica (?) LINKEN had 4 sons > Christopher Linken born 1890 > Henry LINKEN born 1890 > William LINKEN born 1892 > Albert LINKEN born 1898 > > The same address of 4 Park Village East St Pancras. > > Does that address still exist today, and does anyone have a connection or knowledge of any of this > family > I would appreciate it very much > John Hume > Nottingham

Hi John, and welcome to the list. Your family seem to have started off in this country as LUNKENHEIMER (or variants thereon!). Christopher married Veronika MENTEN in the second quarter of 1888 in the St Pancras RD (Vol 1b page 272). The certificate should give you the names and occupations of both their fathers. Park Village East does indeed still exist, and very lovely the houses are too! Google Street View will allow you to walk down it and identify the current number 4 which may or may not be the same as the number 4 in the 19th century. Does this help as a start? Best wishes Caroline > > Hi All, new to this list > trying to discover ANYTHING about my great grandparents and family > Christopher and Veronica (?) LINKEN had 4 sons > Christopher Linken born 1890 > Henry LINKEN born 1890 > William LINKEN born 1892 > Albert LINKEN born 1898 > > The same address of 4 Park Village East St Pancras. > > Does that address still exist today, and does anyone have a connection > or knowledge of any of this family > I would appreciate it very much > John Hume > Nottingham

Hi All, new to this list trying to discover ANYTHING about my great grandparents and family Christopher and Veronica (?) LINKEN had 4 sons Christopher Linken born 1890 Henry LINKEN born 1890 William LINKEN born 1892 Albert LINKEN born 1898 The same address of 4 Park Village East St Pancras. Does that address still exist today, and does anyone have a connection or knowledge of any of this family I would appreciate it very much John Hume Nottingham

Hi Robert, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Webb" <robert@robw1.plus.com> > I am trying to find information relating to my grandfather Henry A W WEBB who it is believed was > at one time a London City Missionary who was also employed by the London County Council to assist > in helping the residents of the Old Nichol move out to other accommodation prior to the site > demolition and the building of the new Boundary Street Estate.. It is strongly believed that Henry > was interviewed by Charles Booth together the Rev Loveridge probably circa 1885 to 1898. > Any information, such as extracts from diaries, newspapers etc, would be very welcome as would any > photographs. In addition photographs of the Prince of Wales at the official opening of the estate > would be of great interest. > Henry went on to become the estate superintendent but died, on the estate, in 1925. > > Robert in N Wales Have you Googled for "London City Mission(aries)"? I am fairly certain they are still going and may still have (or deposited) archives. Regards John Henley

Thanks for that, John. I don't often need to try and send an email of the images on the CDs but will keep this in mind just in case.... Lesley -----Original Message----- From: JFHH [mailto:johnfhhgen@uwclub.net] Sent: 28 July 2011 19:27 Hi Lesley, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lesley Chaney" <chaneys@clara.net> SNIP< I have the 1891 London Census on CDs but haven't yet found a way to email the image. I think that facility was prevented. >SNIP< Hope that helps, Lesley If you have, or download, a free facility for creating PDF files [e.g. http://www.primopdf.com/download.aspx then you can click on print for the page as usual select PrimoPDF or whatever as the printer click print and the programme will create a pdf file of the image In Primo the pdf file automatically opens and by clicking "share" you can select an e-mail recipient. I find that it is also a better way of sending images/pictures than as jpg files, as with OE the latter always embed themselves in the body of the e-mail. Kind regards John Henley

Hi Lesley, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lesley Chaney" <chaneys@clara.net> SNIP< I have the 1891 London Census on CDs but haven't yet found a way to email the image. I think that facility was prevented. >SNIP< Hope that helps, Lesley If you have, or download, a free facility for creating PDF files [e.g. http://www.primopdf.com/download.aspx then you can click on print for the page as usual select PrimoPDF or whatever as the printer click print and the programme will create a pdf file of the image In Primo the pdf file automatically opens and by clicking "share" you can select an e-mail recipient. I find that it is also a better way of sending images/pictures than as jpg files, as with OE the latter always embed themselves in the body of the e-mail. Kind regards John Henley

Hi Helen, I have the 1891 London Census on CDs but haven't yet found a way to email the image. I think that facility was prevented. Below is my transcription, not too easy to read the entry as it looks as if the enumerator wrote small with a thick pen nib so it looks like ink blobs in parts, particularly the ages:- RG12/246, f38, p20, sch. 151. 121 Murray Street, Shoreditch. George R? Pownall, head, m, 58?, Vicar St John the Baptist, Hoxton, London Clerkenwell. Jane Pownall, wife, m, 52, Edinburgh. Dora Pownall, dau, s, 28, Australia Perth. Leonard A. Pownall, son, s, 27, Artist, Middlesx Isleworth. Herbert E. Pownall, son, s, 25, Tutor, London Hoxton. Grace A. Pownall, dau, s, 23, London Hoxton. Octavia M. Pownall, dau, s, 23, London Hoxton. Rosa E. Pownall, dau, s, 21, London Hoxton. Basil C. Pownall, son, s, 18, Bank Clerk, London Hoxton. Angela L. Pownall, dau, s, 13?, London Hoxton. Emily Vaux, serv, w, 40, Cook, Bridgewater Street. Harriet E. Vaux, serv, s, 18, Dressmaker, London Hoxton. Kate Porter, serv, s, 23?, Housemaid, Bristol. Hope that helps, Lesley -----Original Message----- From: london-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:london-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Helen Carter Sent: 28 July 2011 11:38 To: LONDON@rootsweb.com Subject: [LON] 1891 census lost family Can someone please lookup this family in 1891 I've tried all sorts of searches with no luck   POWNALL George Purves b.1822 London POWNALL Jane b.1834 Edinburgh, Scotland POWNALL George Slade b.1855 Perth, West Australia POWNALL Annie Christina b.1859 Perth, West Australia POWNALL Dora b.1862 Perth, West Australia POWNALL Leonard Augustus b.1864 Ilseworth, London POWNALL Grace Agnes b.1867 Hoxton, London POWNALL Octavia Mary b.1868 Hoxton, London POWNALL Rose Emily b.1870 Hoxton, London POWNALL Basil Charles b.1873 Hoxton, London   ? living at St. Johns vicarage, Hoxton where George Purves was vicar   Helen POWNALL Angela Lucy b.1877 Hoxton, London

Hi Helen Have you checked the Australian Trove newspaper database Some interesting finds there :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Can someone please lookup this family in 1891 I've tried all sorts of searches with no luck POWNALL George Purves b.1822 London POWNALL Jane b.1834 Edinburgh, Scotland POWNALL George Slade b.1855 Perth, West Australia POWNALL Annie Christina b.1859 Perth, West Australia POWNALL Dora b.1862 Perth, West Australia POWNALL Leonard Augustus b.1864 Ilseworth, London POWNALL Grace Agnes b.1867 Hoxton, London POWNALL Octavia Mary b.1868 Hoxton, London POWNALL Rose Emily b.1870 Hoxton, London POWNALL Basil Charles b.1873 Hoxton, London ? living at St. Johns vicarage, Hoxton where George Purves was vicar Helen POWNALL Angela Lucy b.1877 Hoxton, London

Thanks, Judy. I assumed they were probably missing from Ancestry since every combination of name, forename, age & birthplace failed to find them. Anne On 28 Jul 2011, at 14:08, Judy Lester wrote: > The 1891 reference for the family found by Anne is RG12/246 folio 38 > page 20. > > You won't find this on Ancestry. It's falls into a section of Shoreditch > where many of the verso pages are missing from Ancestry's digitisation. > > Judy > London, UK > > -----Original Message----- > From: london-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:london-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Anne Peat > I can't find them on Ancestry even just by using forenames. But they do > appear to be listed on the Find My past 1891 census - or most of them > anyway > > H ousehold POWNALL, Angela L 1878 13 F > Shoreditch London

The 1891 reference for the family found by Anne is RG12/246 folio 38 page 20. You won't find this on Ancestry. It's falls into a section of Shoreditch where many of the verso pages are missing from Ancestry's digitisation. Judy London, UK -----Original Message----- From: london-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:london-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Anne Peat I can't find them on Ancestry even just by using forenames. But they do appear to be listed on the Find My past 1891 census - or most of them anyway H ousehold POWNALL, Angela L 1878 13 F Shoreditch London You will need to purchase a few units with FMP to see all the details. HTH Anne On 28 Jul 2011, at 11:38, Helen Carter wrote: > Can someone please lookup this family in 1891 I've tried all sorts of searches with no luck > POWNALL Angela Lucy b.1877 Hoxton, London

I can't find them on Ancestry even just by using forenames. But they do appear to be listed on the Find My past 1891 census - or most of them anyway H ousehold POWNALL, Angela L 1878 13 F Shoreditch London Household POWNALL, Ann S 1832 59 F Shoreditch London Household POWNALL, Annie 1864 27 F Shoreditch London Household POWNALL, Basil C 1873 18 M Shoreditch London Household POWNALL, Dora 1863 28 F Shoreditch London Household POWNALL, George A 1871 20 M Shoreditch London Household POWNALL, George P 1823 68 M Shoreditch London VIEW VIEW Household POWNALL, Grace A 1868 23 F Shoreditch London VIEW VIEW Household POWNALL, Harriett A 1873 18 F Shoreditch London VIEW VIEW Household POWNALL, Herbert E 1866 25 M Shoreditch London VIEW VIEW Household POWNALL, Jane 1839 52 F Shoreditch London VIEW VIEW Household POWNALL, Leonard A 1864 27 M Shoreditch London VIEW VIEW Household POWNALL, Octavia M 1869 22 F Shoreditch London VIEW VIEW Household POWNALL, Rosa E 1870 21 F Shoreditch London VIEW VIEW You will need to purchase a few units with FMP to see all the details. HTH Anne On 28 Jul 2011, at 11:38, Helen Carter wrote: > Can someone please lookup this family in 1891 I've tried all sorts of searches with no luck > > POWNALL George Purves b.1822 London > POWNALL Jane b.1834 Edinburgh, Scotland > POWNALL George Slade b.1855 Perth, West Australia > POWNALL Annie Christina b.1859 Perth, West Australia > POWNALL Dora b.1862 Perth, West Australia > POWNALL Leonard Augustus b.1864 Ilseworth, London > POWNALL Grace Agnes b.1867 Hoxton, London > POWNALL Octavia Mary b.1868 Hoxton, London > POWNALL Rose Emily b.1870 Hoxton, London > POWNALL Basil Charles b.1873 Hoxton, London > > ? living at St. Johns vicarage, Hoxton where George Purves was vicar > > Helen > POWNALL Angela Lucy b.1877 Hoxton, London

Sonia, >>Was these taxes collected only in London, or throughout England and >>Scotland? <<< In Scotland the number of windows are written on census. If you go to the following urls....... http://www.theglasgowstory.com/index.php - later indexes incl Valuation Rolls c1912 http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/ Two of the best search tools are the Farm Horse Tax and the Clock and Watch Tax What can I do on this website? You can now find information about Scottish places past and present, selected from the holdings of the partner organisations. This includes digital copies of: Maps and plans of counties, cities, towns, villages, farms, roads, canals, harbours, churches, schools, public buildings, private houses, mines and quarries; Photographs of the built environment; Bathymetrical surveys of the Scottish fresh water lochs; Archaeological reports on historic and prehistoric sites; Manuscript records and printed books from millions of pages in government and private records, including tax rolls, owners of land and heritages, and the annual reports of county Medical Officers of Health. Tell me how to search for maps, plans and photographs. Tell me more about: Historical Tax Rolls Official Reports Boundary Information Hydrographic Surveys Farm Horse Tax 1797-1798 The Farm Horse Tax rolls (NAS E326/10) list the names of the owner and number of horses and mules used in husbandry or trade in 1797-1798. In some rolls the tax inspectors made repeat visits to track down non-payers, which explains why some parishes and burghs are repeated. The listing below is that of the original rolls. Clock and Watch Tax, 1797-1798 The Clock and Watch Tax rolls (National Archives of Scotland, E326/12) list the names of clock and watch owners as well as the number of clocks and watches and tax totals. The listing below is that of the original rolls. Only two volumes survive and it is fairly clear that a third volume (containing the counties of Midlothian, Moray, Orkney, Peebles, Perth, Renfrew, Ross, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Shetland, Stirling, Sutherland, West Lothian, and Wigtown) is not extant. All from The National Archives of Scotland Regards Jenny

Can someone please lookup this family in 1891 I've tried all sorts of searches with no luck   POWNALL George Purves b.1822 London POWNALL Jane b.1834 Edinburgh, Scotland POWNALL George Slade b.1855 Perth, West Australia POWNALL Annie Christina b.1859 Perth, West Australia POWNALL Dora b.1862 Perth, West Australia POWNALL Leonard Augustus b.1864 Ilseworth, London POWNALL Grace Agnes b.1867 Hoxton, London POWNALL Octavia Mary b.1868 Hoxton, London POWNALL Rose Emily b.1870 Hoxton, London POWNALL Basil Charles b.1873 Hoxton, London   ? living at St. Johns vicarage, Hoxton where George Purves was vicar   Helen POWNALL Angela Lucy b.1877 Hoxton, London

Muriel Sherlock wrote > Hi everyone. > My last message to the list was in June 2011. Since then another snippet > has > come to light. > The above couple married in 1904 in London at St Peters Vauxhall, Lambeth > I have now discovered from a letter which recently came into my possession > that there was a child born to them, sometime between 1904-1910 > Afraid I don't know if it was a boy or girl > By December of 1909 Joseph Benjamin Graham was in Toronto Canada. > Hoping a 2nd try at tracing Sarah Jane might be lucky It doesn't tie in with the dates you mention and you may have already seen the relevant entry but the birth of a Joseph H. Graham with the mother's surname of Metcalfe was recorded in the Sep Quarter of 1911 at Chester-le Street. Maggie.

Hi David There is PCC will for a Daniel Skinner, merchant, proved in 1685. Might be worth the 3.50 GBP to download from TNA? Best wishes Caroline Sent from my iPad On 27 Jul 2011, at 02:08, David Cornelius <dcorney@westnet.com.au> wrote: > I am looking for information on Peter Skinner. He was a staymaker. He > married Anne Barnett in 1702 at the Fleet. I found a Daniel Skinner, > merchant of Marks Lane, London who had a son, Peter in 1668 but am > unable to make a connection between the two. Would anyone on the List > have a suggestion where I might look? Daniel and Peter feature in the > letters of Samuel Pepys, where Peter's sister, Mary was Pepys' long-time > mistress. > Thank you, > David Cornelius > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >

Michael, I don't think there is any single complete answer to this, speaking as someone who has recently written a book on a biographical subject who is thought in his early days to have been an actor. I have found sources of information quite diverse. Could you perhaps say more about the nature of your search? One of the most useful lists I know is the index to Boase's work, "Modern English Biography" (1897), since it includes, additionally, actors' stage names, which are sometimes not the same as their real names. Best wishes, John Townsend, Author of "Notes on the Life of Howard Staunton" http://www.johntownsend.demon.co.uk/index_files/Page324.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael" <micalar@btinternet.com> To: <london@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:15 PM Subject: [LON] Actor Search > Hi > > Can someone please let me know if there is a search facility for actors > circa 1860 > > Michael

You could try looking at the Theatre UK webpage http://freepages.theatre.rootsweb.com/~jassie/. or the linked Theatre UK mailing list > Subscribing. Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual instructions: to join THEATRE-UK-L, send mail toTHEATRE-UK-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join THEATRE-UK-D, do the same thing with THEATRE-UK-D-request@rootsweb.com. > • Subscribe to THEATRE-UK-L > • Subscribe to THEATRE-UK-D (digest) Anne On 27 Jul 2011, at 17:15, Michael wrote: > Hi > > Can someone please let me know if there is a search facility for actors > circa 1860 > > Michael

Hi Can someone please let me know if there is a search facility for actors circa 1860 Michael

Hi penelope and Muriel, There may well be children born before 1910 to this couple. Since the indexes don't give maternal maiden name until 1911, they wouldn't show up on the BMD indexes. Best wishes Anne On 27 Jul 2011, at 14:47, Penelope Dagg wrote: > FreeBMD has only one birth for a Graham child with mother a Metcalfe > between 1900 and 1911. Its Sept 1911 in Chester-le-Street - Joseph H > Graham. > > If this is your Sarah's child, it looks like her husband went to Canada > and she went north and had a child almost two years later. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Murlel Sherlock <muriel.sherlock@iolfree.ie> > Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:15 am > Subject: [LON] Joseph Benjamin Graham & Sarah Jane Metcalfe > >> Hi everyone. >> My last message to the list was in June 2011. Since then another >> snippet has >> come to light. >> The above couple married in 1904 in London at St Peters Vauxhall, >> LambethI have now discovered from a letter which recently came into >> my possession >> that there was a child born to them, sometime between 1904-1910 >> Afraid I don't know if it was a boy or girl >> By December of 1909 Joseph Benjamin Graham was in Toronto Canada. >> Hoping a 2nd try at tracing Sarah Jane might be lucky >> >> Many thanks >> Muriel

Not necessarily. Mothers' maiden names appear in the GRO index only from 1 July 1911 onwards. So a search for the Graham/Metcalfe combination will come up with zero results before that date. Caroline > I should have checked marriages first. The Chester-le-Street births > belong to George Graham who married in 1910. > > Therefore, no Graham/Metcalfe births 1900-1911. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Penelope Dagg <eq640@freenet.carleton.ca> > Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:47 am > Subject: Re: [LON] Joseph Benjamin Graham & Sarah Jane Metcalfe > > > FreeBMD has only one birth for a Graham child with mother a Metcalfe > > between 1900 and 1911. Its Sept 1911 in Chester-le-Street - Joseph H > > Graham. > > > > If this is your Sarah's child, it looks like her husband went to > > Canadaand she went north and had a child almost two years later. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Murlel Sherlock <muriel.sherlock@iolfree.ie> > > Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:15 am > > Subject: [LON] Joseph Benjamin Graham & Sarah Jane Metcalfe > > > > > Hi everyone. > > > My last message to the list was in June 2011. Since then another > > > snippet has > > > come to light. > > > The above couple married in 1904 in London at St Peters Vauxhall, > > > LambethI have now discovered from a letter which recently came > > into > > > my possession > > > that there was a child born to them, sometime between 1904-1910 > > > Afraid I don't know if it was a boy or girl > > > By December of 1909 Joseph Benjamin Graham was in Toronto Canada. > > > Hoping a 2nd try at tracing Sarah Jane might be lucky > > > > > > Many thanks