Many thanks folks, for your suggestions. The idea that William was in the Army at that time is a big surprise, so I must try and follow that up. On his marriage certificate, his profession is labourer, so I always thought of him as a farmer. Regards, Nan On 26 July 2011 20:03, xpn11 <xpn11@aol.com> wrote: > Nan, I found a William Rawlings on the 1881 giving his birth place > just as Cambridgeshire ( which I think Town Street would have been in > 1863 and he does give his birth county as Cambs in 1891) Piece 4727 > Folio 105 page 32 as a soldier in Fulford Road Yorks but you would have > to eliminate the other three or four with Cambs births by looking at the > census records either side I think. > Rosie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I had a Joseph Rawlings marry my distant cousin Elizabeth Girdlestone family. For whatever reason the couple never married but had six children who all carried their mother's maiden name of Girdlestone. Elizabeth was the daughter of a Robert Girdlestone. Ring any bells? On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Nan Bailey <aus.bailey@gmail.com> wrote: > Many thanks folks, for your suggestions. The idea that William was in the > Army at that time is a big surprise, so I must try and follow that up. > > On his marriage certificate, his profession is labourer, so I always > thought > of him as a farmer. > > Regards, > Nan > > On 26 July 2011 20:03, xpn11 <xpn11@aol.com> wrote: > > > Nan, I found a William Rawlings on the 1881 giving his birth place > > just as Cambridgeshire ( which I think Town Street would have been in > > 1863 and he does give his birth county as Cambs in 1891) Piece 4727 > > Folio 105 page 32 as a soldier in Fulford Road Yorks but you would have > > to eliminate the other three or four with Cambs births by looking at the > > census records either side I think. > > Rosie > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >