Genealogy Chat

Greeting’s & Welcome Whiskey Soda There you Go. …….. 1901 Census returns :~ RG 13. / 2983 / 28 / Page. 23. Leicestershire. St. Michael & all Angels Parish South Thurmaston. Wheatley Road. In Benskins Yard. John H. Pole. Head Mar. 33. Gen Labourer. b Thurmaston. Leicestershire. Johanna Wife. 36. b Nova Scotia. Thomas. Son. 7. b Ditto. Ernest, Son. 5. b South Thurmaston. Leicestershire. Leonard. Son. 3. b Ditto. Eliza. Dau. 1. b Ditto. Which confirms all your details. MIKE.

Hello Gemma I have looked at the 1871 census again, I read it as this for William William Fawkes nephew 16 whip thong maker born Nottingham Do I have the right census return as you? They are living in Shelton Street, Nottingham Elaine

For Sarah Sorry but you can't view birth or death certs at the records office, there is no other way except to buy them, Elaine

Greeting’s & Welcome Kathleen….. Not knowing the year of birth The closest to your details I can find is as follows :~ 1854 Welford Road Cemetery All within Plot No C. E. 937.:~ E 937 C ALLEN * Mary Ann * 1854 May 17 1yr 6mths Leicester Union House Saint Nicholas 2391 E 937 C GARNER Thomas Cornelius Fowler 1884 Dec 15 2 Woodgate Saint Leonard 25886 E 937 C HUDSTON Emma Louisa 1894 Mar 28 8mths Regent Road Saint Mary 36288 E 937 C WARNER Ernest Walter 1914 Feb 12 6mths 118 Stoughton Street Leicester 54488 E 937 F HEMMINGS William 1928 Mar 16 78 R.I. / 14 Percival Street Leicester 62677 the other C stands for Common plot F = Freehold Plot. 1857 Plot No. U.N. 1234. N 1234 C ALLEN * Mary Ann * 1858 May 20 72 Leicester Union House Saint Margaret 6336 N 1234 C GRANT William 1881 Jan 22 3mths Curzon Street Saint Margaret 46173 N 1234 C SABIN Harold Gough 1892 Nov 26 6mths Gresham Street Saint Margaret 71569 N 1234 F WARNER Oliver C 1924 Jan 30 57 61 Lorne Road Leicester 113222 No sign of the other Mary Ann 1909. Her burial could have taken place at Gilroes Cemetery / Crematory If you do have a birth year then ask again MIKE.

Greeting’s Again Ken O' Hunua…… There is a Visitors Centre just inside the Main gates ( Welford Road ) Car Park is well within the grounds so you’ll have to walk BACK to Centre. OPENING HOURS :~ FRIDAY ~ SUNDAY. 10.00. am ~ 4.00. pm or dusk. To help out I suggest you have ALL your the plot No’s ready ( If you have not got these then ask me I have full details 1849 ~ 1950 ) If you get in touch with the centre well in advance I have known them to mark up the plot locations very helpful staff. MIKE.

Hi Elaine and Mike Thanks for your replies. George has proven to be VERY tricky!!!! I have tried to trace his nephew back. I have found a William Fauks on the 1861 census: Name: William Fauks Age: 7 Estimated birth year: abt 1854 Relation: Son Father's name: George Mother's name: Ann Gender: Male Where born: Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England Civil parish: Hickling County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Household Members: Name Age Ann Fauks 38 Elizabeth Fauks 11 Thomas Fauks 7 William Fauks 7 Ann Faulks 1 George Faulks 38 George Faulks 4 However, this does not link with his birth in Cumberland as on the 1871 census when he is living with George!!!! The only thing I have found is that sometimes the name Whitehead is mis-spelt to Whitchead, but still not been able to trace any further back. I am very reliant on the net as I live in Vancouver, so I am not able to go to parish registry's myself. Are there any other websites you could recommend??? Thanks again Gemma.

hi kath have you tried looking on www.familysearch.org or ancestry.com sj ps where did mary allen die what county ??

Hi I am looking for the following 'Pole 'family they for most of the time lived in Thurmaston, but at some point John H Pole b1868 went to Nova Scotia and married Johanna b1865, whilst there their first child was born Thomas b1894, they then must have come to Thurmaston ( where John H was born ) and had three more children Ernest b1896,Leonard b1898 and Eliza b1900

hi elaine would it be possible to find the death cert at the records office and look at it there for john clarke sj

Hi Ken Here's a link http://www.lrfhs.org.uk/fofwel(.)html remove bracket, there's an email contact address There is a visitor's centre but am not sure of opening times but I'm sure Mike will. I do have a plan of the cemetery if you need a copy. Elaine

Hi Mike I plan to visit Welford Road cemetry when I am in Leicester in late September. Can you please tell me if there is an office on site where I can get assistance to locate my Timson family graves? Is the cemetry 'open all hours' or only at certain times? Is there anything that I should do before hand that will maximise the use of my limited time (about 4 hours!), I have a list of the names and dates of birth and death where known. Regards Ken

Greeting’s & Welcome Gemma……. 1st may I apologise for my delay in answering you…… I have been busy doing loads of look up's on another site. Plus Scouts & Church Duties in the last few weeks. Like Elaine….. I’m struggling with this one. Nothing is coming up...... Although it states George's place of birth as Loughborough on the 1871 Census reruns RG 10. / 3518 / 89 / Page 43. I'm coming to believe he may not have been born in the Town of Loughborough itself but in a small village close to Loughborough which came under Loughborough. ? some of these small villages to the North come both within Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire So it can become a very grey area for research. At the moment I’m trawling the 1841 Census for Loughborough page by page To see if I can spot George. I’ll also have a look at the Parish Baptisms for Loughborough when I’m at the Records Office this week …….. MIKE.

Hi Sarah You cannot view the certificate, you will have to buy it. You may be able to pinpoint his death and even if you guess at the right parish, you will only find burial details. A death certificate will give you much more plus you need to prove the line in case you start chasing the wrong people. Sometimes it will give the place and date of birth and maiden name if female of the deceased on the death cert .... Elaine

hi elaine been on freebmd that took me to ancestry been looking for john clarkes death found 2 possibilties but cant view oringnal records if i find someone who can gain access to them will it also tell me where he was born on the death cert sarah

Google freebmd and you will find the index, it's only partial as the site is indexed by volunteers Elaine

been looking on igi and rootsweb what the other freebmd sarah

PS Sarah Do you use FreeBmd, Elaine

Hi Sarah If you go into ancestry and you will find BMD's are free, it's a case of trawling through and checking quarter by quarter Elaine

need help looking for a death of a john clarke b 1829 woodhouse leicester i know his wife mary was a widow in 1901 livivng in oadby leicester so john died around 1901 and before maybe a year or two before how do i find his death been looking on igi but no luck sarah

Hello Gemma Where is he???!!! Have had a look back and can't find him, might be an idea to follow the nephew back and tie him in to see if it helps! Have a look at the historical directories too to see where he is in Nottingham, I live in Nottignham so can help you out there too. Let me know if I can help anymore Elaine