Hi List I have been doing some research on various epidemics in the 19th century - here is a list that may help someone: 19th Century Tuberculosis 1801 Typhoid 1803 Influenza 1816-19 Typhoid, Typhus and Smallpox 1825-26 Smallpox 1826 Cholera - World Wide, until 1837 1830 Influenza and Cholera 1831-33 Influenza 1831-35 Cholera 1836-37 Influenza 1837-38 Typhus, Typhoid, Smallpox 1840 Scarlet Fever 1846-47 Typhoid 1847 Typhus and Influenza 1848 Cholera - World Wide 1849-50 Cholera 1853-55 Cholera - Started in Birmingham 1857 Influenza - World Wide 1863-65 Smallpox 1864-65 Typhus - centred on Glasgow 1865-66 Cholera, 1871-73 Smallpox - 45,000 die in England and Wales 1889-91 Influenza - World Wide 1897 Typhoid 1899-1902 British Typhoid epidemic Boer War ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Charani, thank you for your suggestion that I try using the Salvation Army to trace descendants of my Robertson family. I had not thought of that but I shall now give it a go. Unfortunately, I cannot categorically state I am related - only that I* think* I am related, albeit on the basis of significant circumstantial evidence. Do you think they would be willing to help me in those circumstances? One other thing I should like to say to you is Thank you for offering useful advice on the LONDON List some time ago. I attempted to thank you personally but my email was rejected as undeliverable. (I discovered much later that my ISP had been Black Balled by a few overseas ISPs because their spam filters were letting a lot of junk mail through. I have since changed my ISP) I would appreciate your comment on my question about "Sally Ann". Kind regards, Julian On 5/08/2010 6:39 PM, Charani wrote: > Julian wrote: > > >> Living descendants tend to be hard to trace and finding their addresses >> is an invasion of privacy. It is possible to obtain addresses via a >> particular company who somehow finds out 'silent" numbers and addresses >> in phone books but I am loath to use them. >> > I think you are justified in being reluctant to use such people. > > Have you been in touch with the Salvation Army? The Sally Annie can > trace families but you have to be related and if they do find members > of the family, they won't pass on the details immediately. They will > contact the family first and if they are willing to connect, then the > Sally Annie will make the introductions. If the family don't want to > know, you won't be any further forward than you are now. > > > > >

After a number of years of dead ends, I have had a break through with my NICOLLS line (occassionally spelt NICHOLLS). Briefly: Johanna CLARK (daughter of Thomas CLARK and Jane JORDAN) married Charles NICHOLLS (sic) 6th November 1799 at St Margaret’s, Durham, England. Charles was a surgeon. Know issue includes: i. Jonathan christened 25th September 1800 at St Johns Old Haymarket, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Nicolls). Alive in June 1822. Trained to be a teacher in 1821, temporary appointment Claybrook 1822 (Nicholls). ii. Thomas Clark born 30th March 1802 at Paddington, London, Middlesex, England. Christened 7th May 1802 at St Mary-St Marylebone Road, Saint Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England. Died October 1846 at High Street, Woowich, Kent, England. Buried 19th October 1846 at St Mary Madgalene, Woolwich, Kent, England. A clerk before he enlisted in the army in 1822 for unlimited service. Held the rank of private in the 10th Hussars and, discharged 1838. In January 1839 a ‘Police Constable’ and lived at Trafalgar Road, Greenwich, Kent, England. Married Ann Futter 28th January 1839 at St Alphege, Greenwich, Kent, England. Ann, the daughter of Isaiah FUTTER (Farmer who lived at Maize Hill). had issue? iii. Charles born 29th February 1804 in England. Christened 21st March 1804 at Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, Middlesex, England (also Pallot’s Baptism Index). Believed to have died young. iv. Joanna born 20th February 1806. Christened 12th March 1806 at Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, Middlesex, England (also Pallot’s Baptism Index). v. Charles born September 1814 at St Pancras, London, Middlesex, England. Christened 2nd October 1814 at Old Church, St Pancras, London, Middlesex, England. Died between 1861 and 1871. In July 1850 lived at Rushy Green, Kent, England and a ‘Police Constable’. In 1851 lived at the Police Station House, Lewisham, Kent, England; ‘Metropolitan Police Constable’. In January 1853 a ‘Police Constable’ and living at Rushy Green, Kent, England. In June 1855 lived at 4 Prospect Place, Summer Mile, Kent England and a ‘Police Constable’. Retired from the Metropolitan Police between 1857 and 1859 (UK Archives). In April 1859 lived at 5 Evelyn Street, New Town, Kent, England and an ‘Ex Policeman’. In 1861 lived at 5 Evelyn Street, Deptford, Kent, England; ‘Night Watchman (Factory)’ (Nicholls). Married Mary _?__. Mary born c. 1821 at St Pancras, London, Middlesex, England. In 1871 lived at 5 Evelyn Street, Deptford, Kent, England; ‘Charwoman’ (Nicolls). In 1881 lived at 53 Ravensbourne Street (?), Deptford, Kent, England; ‘Charwoman’ (Nicholls). Had issue with descendants living in Deptford, Bethnal Green, Hampstead, and Enfield. I would be interested in exchanging information if anyone else is tracing this family. Cheers Elizabeth Hobart

Hello, I was wondering if anyone lives on or near Windmill Road in Brentford and could tell me if # 19 Windmill Road is still standing? My grandfather William Adams was a porter at the Brentford train station until 1913 and the family resided at # 19 Windmill Road until 1913 when they came here to Canada. Thanks so much . Cheers, Margaret Switzer Komoka, Ontario Canada.

Julian wrote: > Dear Charani, > > thank you for your suggestion that I try using the Salvation Army > to trace descendants of my Robertson family. I had not thought of > that but I shall now give it a go. > > Unfortunately, I cannot categorically state I am related - only > that I* think* I am related, albeit on the basis of significant > circumstantial evidence. Do you think they would be willing to help > me in those circumstances? I don't honestly know. The best thing you can do is fully explain the situation and give all the evidence you have, with copies of all supporting documents and ask them if they can help. > One other thing I should like to say to you is Thank you for > offering useful advice on the LONDON List some time ago. You're welcome :)) > I attempted to thank you personally but my email was rejected as > undeliverable. (I discovered much later that my ISP had been Black > Balled by a few overseas ISPs because their spam filters were > letting a lot of junk mail through. I have since changed my ISP) It's unusual for my "Sunday Best" address to bounce mail back. It's usually t'other way around! :)) That's why I tend to use my gmail address now. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Hi Folks hoping for some help with this couple. Would really like to be able to tie them to their parents if possible. They married 27 May 1822, St Margaret, Westminster, by banns, botp, witnesses James Richardson and Elizabeth Redgrave. First marriage for both parties with no ages given. Thomas died in 1856, but the 1851 census showed his place of birth as Westminster, St Martins, and his age as 51. An IGI extracted entry C037213 has a possible candidate; Thomas son of John and Ann Locket born 16 Nov 1799, and christened 29 Dec 1799, St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London, England. The census records for Priscilla are consistant with a year of birth about 1805, and locations as; Westminter, St George, London St Geo Hanover Square, St George Middlesex, and Middlesex St James. Once again turning to the IGI extracted records we find C035244, Priscilla Wilson, born 27 Dec 1804, and christened 17 Feb 1805 St Mary - St Marylebone Road, St Marylebone, London, England, as the most likely candidate. Thomas was a tailor throughout his life, and I have been able to attribute nine children to them. Thomas Michael c1823, James c1826, Priscilla c1832, Ann c1832, Alfred c1835, Henry Edward c1837, William c1839, Edmund c 1842, and George c1845. If anyone is researching the Lockett or Wilson families in these areas would love to hear from you. Or if you have some suggestions as to where I might look for help please feel free to advise. Thanks, Jack

I would go with Charani's suggestion, the Salvation Army to find contacts- Jan > From: maria.borrill@ntlworld.com > To: middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:17:08 +0100 > Subject: Re: [MDX] My alleged grandfather. > > Hi Julian > > I have had a lot of success tracing living relatives [and have been traced] > through social networking sites such as Facebook. > > Maria > > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ancestry wrote: >Please understand that fixes to errors on Ancestry are posted firstly in the >order of those which affect the greatest number of users, and...... Gobblegook????? Graham Melbourne Oz

No wonder we all have so much trouble trying to find our rellies, where they should be. I see you have alerted them to this mistake 2 years ago -- I find that a very worrying aspect of their work. Thank you for bringing this to our notice. Anne Lynne Jones wrote: > Hello > > Do any other members have a little more sway with Ancestry than I do? > > I recently contacted them after spending ages looking for Ashford in > Middlesex in the 1901 Census - only to find it indexed under Berkshire. I > informed them and said just by looking at an original sheet they could see > the error. > > This is what they came back with: > > Thank you for your email. > > Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I have reported this to our > content team to look into. Feedback from you, our valued customer, helps us > correct errors and improve the website. Your patience and efforts to assist > us in this matter are appreciated. > > Please understand that fixes to errors on Ancestry are posted firstly in the > order of those which affect the greatest number of users, and thereafter in > the order in which they are reported. For this reason, fixes for some errors > may take longer than others to be posted. We appreciate your patience. > > Kind regards, > > Jessica > > This has still not been sorted (from begining of July) and looking back > through some of my old emails I realised I had notified them of this same > problem over 2 years ago, but I had forgotten, old age!! > > Can anyone contact them to tell them where Ashford should be? > > Many thanks > > Lynne > > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

The Salvation Army helped me to track a 'lost' family member. That they give the person your looking for the opportunity to say no thanks is a good one - luckily ours said yes. Regards Barbara ________________________________ From: jan royal <janroyal2000@hotmail.com> To: middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 6 August, 2010 14:47:26 Subject: Re: [MDX] My alleged grandfather. I would go with Charani's suggestion, the Salvation Army to find contacts- Jan > From: maria.borrill@ntlworld.com > To: middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:17:08 +0100 > Subject: Re: [MDX] My alleged grandfather. > > Hi Julian > > I have had a lot of success tracing living relatives [and have been traced] > through social networking sites such as Facebook. > > Maria > > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** >superfluous old messages in replies. > > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Do any other members have a little more sway with Ancestry than I do? I recently contacted them after spending ages looking for Ashford in Middlesex in the 1901 Census - only to find it indexed under Berkshire. I informed them and said just by looking at an original sheet they could see the error. This is what they came back with: Thank you for your email. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I have reported this to our content team to look into. Feedback from you, our valued customer, helps us correct errors and improve the website. Your patience and efforts to assist us in this matter are appreciated. Please understand that fixes to errors on Ancestry are posted firstly in the order of those which affect the greatest number of users, and thereafter in the order in which they are reported. For this reason, fixes for some errors may take longer than others to be posted. We appreciate your patience. Kind regards, Jessica This has still not been sorted (from begining of July) and looking back through some of my old emails I realised I had notified them of this same problem over 2 years ago, but I had forgotten, old age!! Can anyone contact them to tell them where Ashford should be? Many thanks Lynne

Many thanks, JK. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "J K gen" <gen2mail@gmail.com> To: <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 3:35 AM Subject: Re: [MDX] Frances Sarah WILSON Praed Street, Paddington - Still there, though changed a lot, have a look on Google. JK On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Neil & Jan Hearn <neil.hearn3@bigpond.com> wrote: > > London Parish Baptisms includes that of Frances Sarah WILSON at St James, Paddington on 16 June 1839 to parents, Edward and Ann. I can't decipher the street name where this Porter was living with his family at the time. Any help would be much appreciated please. > > Thanks, > > Jan > ************************************** ************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The PRs for St Anne Soho are in the Westminster City Archives and not the LMA, so are not on Ancestry. http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/indexes/guide/guide15/ Anne South Australia Glenys Petry wrote: > Greetings. > I have found on the IGI a marriage reference for Alfred FIELD to a Mary Ann (or > Polly) SMITH. > According to the IGI it was 15 Jun 1873, St Anne Soho Westminster. > > > > I have tried searching the Ancestry LMA index but I cannot find with my limited > searching . > I am interested to confirm if Alfred's father was Edward, and if Alfred was a > dentist (as per 1881 census) RG11 0058/83 pg 46 > > There are no children in 1881 > Thanks > Glenys

Praed Street, Paddington - Still there, though changed a lot, have a look on Google. JK On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Neil & Jan Hearn <neil.hearn3@bigpond.com> wrote: > > London Parish Baptisms includes that of Frances Sarah WILSON at St James, Paddington on 16 June 1839 to parents, Edward and Ann. I can't decipher the street name where this Porter was living with his family  at the time.  Any help would be much appreciated please. > > Thanks, > > Jan > **************************************

Julian, was he serving in Australia or UK for war records, when I read your email, I thought you said he was in Australia forces..some of the oldest australians in WW1 were in their late 50's and 60's but lied about their ages, the youngest was 14 1/2... Jenelle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian" <linfai27@bigpond.com> To: <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [MDX] My alleged grandfather. > Hello Jenelle, > > I assumed that Duncan Douglas was not a member of the armed services in > WW1 as he was aged 50 when the war began. I believed that he remained an > Accountant all his life but I shall check the military records to be > certain. Can you give me a Website for the Records please as I am not > familiar with such UK sites. Your email has reminded me that one should > never assume anything when doing genealogical research. Thanks for the > suggestion. > > Julian > > > On 3/08/2010 12:35 PM, Jenelle McCarrick wrote: >> Julian were there any photos in the war records.. >> Jenelle. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Julian"<linfai27@bigpond.com> >> To: "MIDDLESEX Mail List"<middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 12:00 PM >> Subject: [MDX] My alleged grandfather. >> >> > > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** > superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

London Parish Baptisms includes that of Frances Sarah WILSON at St James, Paddington on 16 June 1839 to parents, Edward and Ann. I can't decipher the street name where this Porter was living with his family at the time. Any help would be much appreciated please. Thanks, Jan

Hello Jan, thanks for your email. Yes, I have tried to follow all members of the family including the Daughters and their children and grandchildren. I have also tried to find living descendants but have run into dead ends on all of them. "James Robert" married and had two children. The son married and had 2 daughters, both now deceased. Their children are alive but it has been impossible to find contact addresses. "John Russell" and "Stewart Scott" never married so no offspring. "Margaret Catherine" married John DeWatteville, had 3 children. Kenneth died in WW2, tracing the 2 daughters has proved frustrating "Charlotte" married Walter Letts, had a son John Letts b. 1898, but I have been unable to trace him any further. "Amy Christina" married William Harrington, had a son Philip, (killed in WW2 - unmarried) and a daughter Amy Dulcibel. b. 1901, who disappears from all records after the 1911 Census when she is aged 10 and living with her parents at 34 Castle Hill, Glostershire.. I can find no other references to her after that. Living descendants tend to be hard to trace and finding their addresses is an invasion of privacy. It is possible to obtain addresses via a particular company who somehow finds out 'silent" numbers and addresses in phone books but I am loath to use them. There are certainly family links somewhere but, as the girls marry, surname changes occur and tracing offspring is difficult. I am sure that there are families who hold old photos but finding those families is very difficult in this age of "identity theft". Everyone is, justifiably, very wary of anyone asking for photographs and claiming they may be related. I would be wary myself. I will persevere but I am running out of leads or options. That's why I have contacted this List - you all have an interest in Middlesex and its people. If any of you has a bright idea I'd love to hear about it. Meanwhile, Happy Ancestor Hunting, Julian in Australia On 3/08/2010 1:58 PM, jan royal wrote: > > > > The only thing I can think of is trying to find descendants of his siblings, maybe Margaret, Charlotte or Amy had children - there must be a family link somewhere, > > Jan > > > > > > > >

Hello Jenelle, I assumed that Duncan Douglas was not a member of the armed services in WW1 as he was aged 50 when the war began. I believed that he remained an Accountant all his life but I shall check the military records to be certain. Can you give me a Website for the Records please as I am not familiar with such UK sites. Your email has reminded me that one should never assume anything when doing genealogical research. Thanks for the suggestion. Julian On 3/08/2010 12:35 PM, Jenelle McCarrick wrote: > Julian were there any photos in the war records.. > Jenelle. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julian"<linfai27@bigpond.com> > To: "MIDDLESEX Mail List"<middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 12:00 PM > Subject: [MDX] My alleged grandfather. > >

Glenys Petry wrote: > I have found on the IGI a marriage reference for Alfred FIELD to a Mary Ann (or > Polly) SMITH. > According to the IGI it was 15 Jun 1873, St Anne Soho Westminster. > I have tried searching the Ancestry LMA index but I cannot find with my limited > searching . > I am interested to confirm if Alfred's father was Edward, and if Alfred was a > dentist (as per 1881 census) RG11 0058/83 pg 46 You could try contacting either the GRO (preceding subject line with GQ) or Westminster Register Office and asking them what Alfred's occupation was and who his father was when he married on 15 June 1873 because you're trying to find your Alfred FIELD. They may give you the answer or they may tell you to get the certificate. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Hi Glenys The marriages for St Annes Soho only go to 1849 unfortunately, so you will need to get the marriage cert Marriages Jun 1873 Field Alfred Westminster 1a 787 HADDS Louisa Mary Westminster 1a 787 HUDDS Louisa Mary Westminster 1a 787 Smith Mary Ann Westminster 1a 787 Strange William Westminster 1a 787 As the IGI entry is an extraction you could order a copy through the LDS or order in the film In the Baptisms on Ancestry there is 23 Masboro Rd Medical Student Name: Alfred Lenord Trwellyan Field Record Type: Baptism Date: 9 Aug 1878 Father's Name: Alfred Field Mother's Name: Mary Ann Field Parish: St Matthew, West Kensington Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham County: Middlesex And an untimely death Name: Alfred Leonard T Field Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Year of Registration: 1878 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec Age at Death: 0 District: Fulham County: Greater London, London, Middlesex Volume: 1a Page: 159 Unfortunately there seems to be a few Alfred FIELDs with a wife Mary Ann around the same time Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Greetings. I have found on the IGI a marriage reference for Alfred FIELD to a Mary Ann (or Polly) SMITH. According to the IGI it was 15 Jun 1873, St Anne Soho Westminster. I have tried searching the Ancestry LMA index but I cannot find with my limited searching . I am interested to confirm if Alfred's father was Edward, and if Alfred was a dentist (as per 1881 census) RG11 0058/83 pg 46 There are no children in 1881 Thanks Glenys