Any one with info on these two surnames; Brown and Benham from some where in England. My great great great grandfather's name was Jerimiah Brown. He cahanged it to Benham after he desertaed the British Navy with his uncle. He came to Nova Scotia Canada met his wife and had 3-4 childern. I am having trouble finding anything about him. He would have come here about 100-150 years ago. If anyone can help I would greatly appreiciate it.
hi dawn; i don't know if this will help. this is from my family tree.my bloodline is cary/carey.john "the pilgrim "cary b. 1610 who came to america in 1634 married a elizabeth godfrey b.1644--d. 1680 her father was franis godfrey b.1600---d. 1684. her mother was elizabeth hall no dates on her.my thoughts and common sense tells me that francis godfrey was born in england.i will see if i can find that.
dear dawn; here is what i was able to find from familysearch.com
1--francis godfrey b--1600 in england---d. 1669 in plymouth,mass. married elizabeth hall b.1602 --d. 1680 m. --1621. they had 1 daughter elizabeth godfrey b.-1625--d.- 1860---m. 1644. i could find no mle births by francis and elizabeth.. that does not mean there were not any. i did not look to hard.
Hi. Wondering if anyone can help? Richmonds (mother was a Rose), born after 1900 in and around: Whixley, Flaxby, Coneythorpe, Mother: Dorothy b1917, siblings,: Mary, Ethel, Minnie, Henry, Edward. Unable to find any records of these names on line. Thanks & regards. John
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I am looking for help in filling in some big Gaps of My Great Grandfather Fred Gartland life. Fred (or Frederick) was born in the Workhouse in Halifax UK on the 19th April 1890, his mothers name was Eliza Gartland (Father unknown). Eliza Family is as follows:Her father was John Gartland who is believed to have been born around the 1833 to 1838 in Drogheda Ireland. In the 1871 census I find him in Stalybridge Lancashire UK married to a Theresa but unfortunately I can not find him anywhere before this date or anywhere after 1891. His children are Eliza Born 1872 Lancashire, Matthew Born 1874, Tom Born 1876, Mary Anne(annie) Born 1878, Fanny & Helen (or Ellen) Born 1881, Alice & Kate Born 1883, Sarah Born 1884, John Born 1886 all in Halifax.
It is our belief that Eliza Gartland married an Ernest Lawton not long after having Fred and in the 1901 census we have found Ernest and Eliza living in 266 Hanson Lane Pellon Halifax with Fred aged 10, His Uncle Tom Gartland and Uncle Mathew Gartland and his step brothers and sisters Winifred Born c 1900, Edward Born c1898, Elisa Born c1895.In apprx 1942 he left home one day and never returned to the Family, his Wife Dora Gartland (maiden name Allinson) and his children Selwyn and Elga Moved to Australia and his daughter Sheila (who married Paul Todd) moved to New Zealand. Just before his death 9th October 1974 Fred (Frederick) lived in 220 Arlington Road, Arlington House Camden.Our Challenge has come in 1Tracking down what life Fred lived between 1942 to 19742Any information on Eliza Family especially her Father John Gartland from Ireland3Any information after 1901 of Ernest and Eliza and there children Winifred, Edward and ElisaAny information, no matter how little or large, would be accepted with great gratitude.Tanya
Hi can anyone help me with tracing as much information that I can get on a John H Waterhouse and His Family.John Hodgson Waterhouse was born in 1831 in Middlesex but Moved to Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield. I have found him and his Family in the 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 Census’s. He was a doctor at the Royal Hospital in Sheffield and he and his wife Lucy (maiden name Frith) had 6 Children – Lucy Blanche Born c1862, Laura Born c1875, Tinsley Born c1865, Bernard Born c1867, Rupert Born c1973 and Gertrude Born c1868.Lucy Blanche died age 35 in Rotherham in the September Quarter of 1895
Rupert Waterhouse qualified at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1897. In 1901 he moved to Bath became a physician at the Royal United Hospital and the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and died in 1958.In the 1901 census, John H Waterhouse age 70 and Lucy age 65 are living in Maltby, Yorkshire, and John died in Scarborough in the Sept quarter 1909Our Challenge has come in 1Tracking down John Hodgson Waterhouse down parents.2Information on Bernard, Tinsley (who is believed to have moved to France) Gertrude, and Laura 3Tracking Down Waterhouse in Australia related to our Family.4Information on Tinsley Waterhouse who moved to France - Les Torrents, Valescure, St. Raphael, Var, France, and died on the 23rd February, 1944.He was a retired AccountantAny information, no matter how little or large, would be accepted with great gratitude.Tanya
Busco mi descendencia que en este momento se encuentre viviendo en Gran Bretaña (Inglaterra, England), ya que mi abuelo paterno llamado LEONCIO GRICE FRIAS era oriundo de ese país, quien hace muchos años se vino para Colombia (Sur América) donde se conoció con mi abuela donde vivió gran parte de su vida hasta los últimos días de su muerte.
El fín mio es quien me da información de familiares que de una u otra forma pertenezcan a mi árbol genealógico para establecer contacto.
Cualquier información me pueden contactar por E-mail.
