REED / WILKINS / BLIGHT; ON,CAN/ENG; 1915 Hello all, After receiving some new information, I felt compelled to share, with the hopes of some enlightenment. Harry Edward REED, Jr. married Ivy Violet Gladys WILKINS at Horfield, Bristol, 1915. Harry was 21 years old, a Corporal in the Canadian Armed Forces, from Toronto, Canada. Ivy was 20 years old, her father's name was Alfred WILKINS, a tailor, and her address was Gloucester Rd - does anyone know if this is in the town of Horfield? In 1917, Ivy delivers a boy to the world, Douglas Alfred REED, our Grandad, and lists the father as none! We were told that the biological father was a man by the name of Leslie BLIGHT, a lecturer at Bristol University, but I haven't been able to confirm this. Douglas was born in Reading, Berkshire, and Manchester Rd was Ivy's address- does anyone know if this address is actually in Reading, and why would they have moved there? Ivy's address in 1918 was Martells Terrace, Sandgate, Folkestone, I believe this is in Kent- does Sussex-Plus cover Kent as well? Ivy died of Epidemic Cerebraspinal Fever at The Sanatorium, Folkestone on July 14, 1918- is this Meningitis? Again, would it have been the Army that moved this family around so much in only 3 years? Harry was listed in attendance when Ivy died, strange, considering Ivy had clearly given birth to a child that wasn't his! We know that within a few years of Ivy's death Harry remarried and moved back to Canada. Once in Toronto, Douglas was promptly tossed into an orphanage on Yonge Street- if someone knew the name of it, I would appreciate knowing as well! When Douglas was 14 years old he was sent to a work farm in Bolton, Ontario- was this a common practice back then? At age 17, Douglas lied about his age and joined the Canadian Military, and then transferred to the British forces. He had an amazing Military career, even served with the SS (Secret Service?) in Britain, and told my husband that he was one of the paratroopers who rescued a scientist from the Germans off a Greek island- any war experts out there who know about this incident? The mystery and intrigue of Douglas' life didn't end there, his entire life was fascinating really, unfortunately, when he passed away in 1994 he took a lot of his secrets with him. I would sincerely appreciate any information or suggestions on how to continue to unravel the mysteries. My apologies if I rambled. Ketti kplant@telusplanet.net

REED / WILKINS / BLIGHT; ON,CAN/ENG; 1915 Hello all, After receiving some new information, I felt compelled to share, with the hopes of some enlightenment. Harry Edward REED, Jr. married Ivy Violet Gladys WILKINS at Horfield, Bristol, 1915. Harry was 21 years old, a Corporal in the Canadian Armed Forces, from Toronto, Canada. Ivy was 20 years old, her father's name was Alfred WILKINS, a tailor, and her address was Gloucester Rd - does anyone know if this is in the town of Horfield? In 1917, Ivy delivers a boy to the world, Douglas Alfred REED, our Grandad, and lists the father as none! We were told that the biological father was a man by the name of Leslie BLIGHT, a lecturer at Bristol University, but I haven't been able to confirm this. Douglas was born in Reading, Berkshire, and Manchester Rd was Ivy's address- does anyone know if this address is actually in Reading, and why would they have moved there? Ivy's address in 1918 was Martells Terrace, Sandgate, Folkestone, I believe this is in Kent- does Sussex-Plus cover Kent as well? Ivy died of Epidemic Cerebraspinal Fever at The Sanatorium, Folkestone on July 14, 1918- is this Meningitis? Again, would it have been the Army that moved this family around so much in only 3 years? Harry was listed in attendance when Ivy died, strange, considering Ivy had clearly given birth to a child that wasn't his! We know that within a few years of Ivy's death Harry remarried and moved back to Canada. Once in Toronto, Douglas was promptly tossed into an orphanage on Yonge Street- if someone knew the name of it, I would appreciate knowing as well! When Douglas was 14 years old he was sent to a work farm in Bolton, Ontario- was this a common practice back then? At age 17, Douglas lied about his age and joined the Canadian Military, and then transferred to the British forces. He had an amazing Military career, even served with the SS (Secret Service?) in Britain, and told my husband that he was one of the paratroopers who rescued a scientist from the Germans off a Greek island- any war experts out there who know about this incident? The mystery and intrigue of Douglas' life didn't end there, his entire life was fascinating really, unfortunately, when he passed away in 1994 he took a lot of his secrets with him. I would sincerely appreciate any information or suggestions on how to continue to unravel the mysteries. My apologies if I rambled. Ketti kplant@telusplanet.net

BUDZIALOWSKI, Jan; POL>ENG; 1918-1977 Searching for Jan Hermann BUDZIALOWSKI, a Polish refugee after WWII in England; resided in a DP camp near Cirencester in the 1950's; died near London 1977. Looking for his place of origin to help his son, an adopted American. Mertensotto.1@nd.edu (Leon Mertensotto)

WANDLESS; ENG; 1810 I am trying to push back this lineage. The first Wandless we have on record has no first name, but was said to have been killed in a mining accident in Whitehaven, Northumberland, Eng. in 1810. He was married to Alicia Frazer of Newry, N. Ireland, and they had at least one son, Henry Thomas, who was b. in 1807 and who emigrated to Fredericton, NB, Canada. If you have any leads, please try to contact me directly. bcs441@aol.com (BCS441)

TYNAN; TIP,IRL>Liverpool,LAN,ENG; 1833-1870 Looking for: Edward TYNAN, di. West Derby & Toxteth Park, 23-9-1870. aged 37. Also son, John TYNAN, b. 1854-55. The family moved from Tipperary to Liverpool. - - - Any TYNAN details appreciated. --- Barry P. |Some people are limited by what they KNOW @voyager.co.nz |Others are unrestricted by what they can LEARN. | (Original) |http://www.voyager.co.nz/~pycroftb/index.html pycroftb@voyager.co.nz

PYCROFT; HAM,ENG; -1825 My ggg.grandfather was: John PYCROFT. b.bef1810.:- d. ??.:- marr 22 Oct, 1825. Wife: Mary Jane MARSHALL b. ?:- d. ?. Location :- Alverstoke, Hampshire, Eng. Besides the details above, I would be interested in any information that might identify their parents. I have created a simple page with a list of my New Zealand SURNAMES. I am most interested in the pree-1900 immigration details to N.Z. from England / U.K. & origin of PYCROFT 'Coat of Arms'. Also HADEN & HAYNES, came to NZ from Tasmania bef 1882 http://www.voyager.co.nz/~pycroftb/index.html --- Barry P. |Searching for:- PYCROFT,(Eng) - LODGE,Eng - CATE,Eng Chch, NZ |HAYNES,Eng/Aus/nz - HADEN,Eng/Tas/Aus/nz - McCLURE,Down/IRL/nz NZSG #8530 |NEILSON,Eng/Sthlnd'NZ... >All prior year 1910<.. pycroftb@voyager.co.nz

PORTER / HANOVER; ENG>; 1750 Looking for anyone with Edward PORTER and Ruth HANOVER in their records.I have hit the proverbial brick wall. Looking for the usual place of birth,parents or even a direction as to what list might hold the best chance for turining up something. Sincerely Rick Genisis87@sprintmail.com

DouglasW2 wrote: > > Re: PICKERING; ENG>CAN>USA; 1890-1940 > > Have you ever corresponded with Keith Suerdieck in Virginia? He is directly > related to the Pickering line. The Pickerings are also related to the > Woodley/Woodlee line. Keith and I have exchanged files via America On Line > E-mail message attachments. We both have decent sized databases. Mine is > approximately 3,600 names and includes all the Pickering data he had a couple > of years ago. > > If you are able to read a GEDCOM file and import it into a genealogy program > and can receive E-mail through Internet from America On Line, I could format > the file in either IBM or Macintosh format and send to you. > > Would be happy to hear from you, especially if you have any information on the > Woodley/Woodlee/Pickering connection. > > Douglas D. Woodlee > 5005 McLendon Drive > Antioch, TN 37013 > USA > > DouglasW2@AOL.com Anybody want to talk about the ancestors of Mary Pickering and her parents Jonathan and Jane (Cromwell) Pickering? They are mine 9-10 generations back in the Massachussetts-Maine area. Joy Wheeler at rom1136@epix.net

DouglasW2 wrote: > > Re: PICKERING; ENG>CAN>USA; 1890-1940 > > Have you ever corresponded with Keith Suerdieck in Virginia? He is directly > related to the Pickering line. The Pickerings are also related to the > Woodley/Woodlee line. Keith and I have exchanged files via America On Line > E-mail message attachments. We both have decent sized databases. Mine is > approximately 3,600 names and includes all the Pickering data he had a couple > of years ago. > > If you are able to read a GEDCOM file and import it into a genealogy program > and can receive E-mail through Internet from America On Line, I could format > the file in either IBM or Macintosh format and send to you. > > Would be happy to hear from you, especially if you have any information on the > Woodley/Woodlee/Pickering connection. > > Douglas D. Woodlee > 5005 McLendon Drive > Antioch, TN 37013 > USA > > DouglasW2@AOL.com Anybody want to talk about the ancestors of Mary Pickering and her parents Jonathan and Jane (Cromwell) Pickering? They are mine 9-10 generations back in the Massachussetts-Maine area. Joy Wheeler at rom1136@epix.net

DouglasW2 wrote: > > Re: PICKERING; ENG>CAN>USA; 1890-1940 > > Have you ever corresponded with Keith Suerdieck in Virginia? He is directly > related to the Pickering line. The Pickerings are also related to the > Woodley/Woodlee line. Keith and I have exchanged files via America On Line > E-mail message attachments. We both have decent sized databases. Mine is > approximately 3,600 names and includes all the Pickering data he had a couple > of years ago. > > If you are able to read a GEDCOM file and import it into a genealogy program > and can receive E-mail through Internet from America On Line, I could format > the file in either IBM or Macintosh format and send to you. > > Would be happy to hear from you, especially if you have any information on the > Woodley/Woodlee/Pickering connection. > > Douglas D. Woodlee > 5005 McLendon Drive > Antioch, TN 37013 > USA > > DouglasW2@AOL.com Anybody want to talk about the ancestors of Mary Pickering and her parents Jonathan and Jane (Cromwell) Pickering? They are mine 9-10 generations back in the Massachussetts-Maine area. Joy Wheeler at rom1136@epix.net

DouglasW2 wrote: > > Re: PICKERING; ENG>CAN>USA; 1890-1940 > > Have you ever corresponded with Keith Suerdieck in Virginia? He is directly > related to the Pickering line. The Pickerings are also related to the > Woodley/Woodlee line. Keith and I have exchanged files via America On Line > E-mail message attachments. We both have decent sized databases. Mine is > approximately 3,600 names and includes all the Pickering data he had a couple > of years ago. > > If you are able to read a GEDCOM file and import it into a genealogy program > and can receive E-mail through Internet from America On Line, I could format > the file in either IBM or Macintosh format and send to you. > > Would be happy to hear from you, especially if you have any information on the > Woodley/Woodlee/Pickering connection. > > Douglas D. Woodlee > 5005 McLendon Drive > Antioch, TN 37013 > USA > > DouglasW2@AOL.com Anybody want to talk about the ancestors of Mary Pickering and her parents Jonathan and Jane (Cromwell) Pickering? They are mine 9-10 generations back in the Massachussetts-Maine area. Joy Wheeler at rom1136@epix.net

SANGSTER, John; Dysart, FIF,SCT; 1840 John Sangster, RN, married Flora McKAY, daur. of John McKAY, Gardener, in Edinburgh 27 Sep 1788. By 1790s he was a ropemaker in Dysart, Fife. Have been unable to locate John's birth/baptism or parents. -- Jill Smith on the beautiful North Coast of NSW Australia ** Genealogists live in the past lane ** jillmarg@tpgi.com.au

Re: PICKERING; ENG>CAN>USA; 1890-1940 Have you ever corresponded with Keith Suerdieck in Virginia? He is directly related to the Pickering line. The Pickerings are also related to the Woodley/Woodlee line. Keith and I have exchanged files via America On Line E-mail message attachments. We both have decent sized databases. Mine is approximately 3,600 names and includes all the Pickering data he had a couple of years ago. If you are able to read a GEDCOM file and import it into a genealogy program and can receive E-mail through Internet from America On Line, I could format the file in either IBM or Macintosh format and send to you. Would be happy to hear from you, especially if you have any information on the Woodley/Woodlee/Pickering connection. Douglas D. Woodlee 5005 McLendon Drive Antioch, TN 37013 USA DouglasW2@AOL.com

GOSLING, Elizabeth; LND,ENG; c.1885 I am no longer able to read this message, but if the poster could please contact me at fracklk@wdni.com. I have information for you. She is in my family tree. Thanks, Kirby Frackleton fracklk@wdni.com

Re: UMPLEBY; DUR,ENG; -1840 Is there a link between these Umplebys and a Mary L(e)uty?, born 1817 in Knaresboro, married in Wetherby in 1847 and died in Northallerton in 1872? Because someone out there researching Umplebys has a Leuty connection. I'll fwd this to her. regards, Liz On 3 Mar 1998 00:05:37 GMT, "Elizabeth Haddon" <emhaddon@lisp.com.au> wrote: >UMPLEBY; DUR,ENG; -1840 > >William UMPLEBY, m. Isabella SLEIGH (or SLIGO?) at Worthalerton, DUR, >c1834. > >Isabella was born at Stockton, DUR, c1812. I wonder if >"Worthalerton" which appears on Isabella's death certificate should be >Wolviston - any other suggestions? > >William and Isabella came to Australia about 1838 and settled at >Goulburn, NSW. > >Communication with others interested in this name would be >appreciated. >emhaddon@lisp.com.au xwr42@dial.pipex.com

HERSEE Thompson; SSX,ENG; 1790 Looking for information on the HERSEE family of Arundel, Sussex, England. Thompson (middle name Orton or Holtord) HERSEE was christened 31 Mar 1790 in Arundel. He was married to Martha WALLER (21 Aug 1789-4 Sep 1863) of Redgwick, Sussex. Their children were Isaac (Christened 14 Jun 1812), Thompson (b. 13 May 1814, christened in Arundel 19 Jun 1814, died in Buffalo, NY, USA 1 Dec 1884), and Benjamin (christened 24 Aug 1817 in Arundel). The parents and at least Thompson Jr. came to America about 1829 and moved to Buffalo, NY. Thompson the son married Annette Moses and started a furniture company that became very successful. Any information about the Hersee family in England would be very much appreciated! Pat in Kalamazoo relf@aol.com (Relf)

PICKERING; ENG>CAN>USA; 1890-1940 Still searching for info on my great-grandfather Harold Baxter PICKERING, aka Dale BAXTER, Baxter PICKERING. B. 30 Sept 1890 in Buxton, Derby, ENG. Came to WhiteBeech, SASK, Canada 1910 served for short time in WWI based in Toronto, ON. Found him in Ronkonkoma, Long Island, NY 1919. Was master ceremonies for NBC Radio-Blue Network New York during 1930's till his death 24 Feb 1940 in Manhattan, NY. He married Edythe Bischoff May 1926 in NY but may have had another family in the Chicago, Illinois area 1919-1930's. Had children by first marriage: Mary Irene b. Jan 1913, Raymond Louis b. May 1915, Lillian b. 1916, and one child with Edythe Bischoff b.Jan 1929. Parents were George Arthur and Mary Ellen (Baxter) Pickering and had one brother Charles Arthur b. Oct 1887 in Derby. Thank you very much for any help you can give me on Harold Baxter PICKERING. Sincerely, Debbie Pickering klecpm@bc.sympatico.ca

BUDZIALOWSKI Jan; POL>ENG; 1918-1977 Searching for information on Jan Hermann Budzialowski, a Polish refugee in England after WWII, who resided at Cirencester DP camps in 1950's and died near London in 1977. Looking for his place of origin for his son, now an adopted American. Mertensotto.1@nd.edu (Leon Mertensotto)

MERRINGTON James Percival; MDX,ENG; d. 1943 Seeking any information on James MERRINGTON, my grandfather. Has anyone come across him or his family? This is what I know about him: Born c. 1910, possibly in the Hackney area. His father was Percival James Merrington He married Kathleen Ann BISHOP ( she was from Northwood, her father was a printer ) and they had one daughter - Jennifer - born in 1940. James joined the Royal Artillery in the early 1940's He was killed in North Africa ( possibly Tunisia ) in 1943. He had a sister, Dorothy. If anyone can help with the Merringtons, or the Bishops, from this area then please let me know, Is there a surname list for Middlesex/London? Thanks Sara Hallam, Southampton. sjhallams@aol.com (SJHallams)

PICKERING; ENG>CAN>USA; 1890-1940 Still searching for info on my great-grandfather Harold Baxter PICKERING, aka Dale BAXTER, Baxter PICKERING. B. 30 Sept 1890 in Buxton, Derby, ENG. Came to WhiteBeech, SASK, Canada 1910 served for short time in WWI based in Toronto, ON. Found him in Ronkonkoma, Long Island, NY 1919. Was master ceremonies for NBC Radio-Blue Network New York during 1930's till his death 24 Feb 1940 in Manhattan, NY. He married Edythe Bischoff May 1926 in NY but may have had another family in the Chicago, Illinois area 1919-1930's. Had children by first marriage: Mary Irene b. Jan 1913, Raymond Louis b. May 1915, Lillian b. 1916, and one child with Edythe Bischoff b.Jan 1929. Parents were George Arthur and Mary Ellen (Baxter) Pickering and had one brother Charles Arthur b. Oct 1887 in Derby. Thank you very much for any help you can give me on Harold Baxter PICKERING. Sincerely, Debbie Pickering klecpm@bc.sympatico.ca