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Thanks for your suggestions. I'm afraid I can't afford to join anything these days as I am an aged pensioner and there is nothing left over these days I'm afraid. I had been working on my father's...
by edgewater 13 years, 3 months ago
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
Thanks so much for your suggestions I appreciate your help.
by tator 13 years, 3 months ago
in Charles Albert Berry of Uptown St Lee Gloucestershire,England or Pendleton,Lancashire,England in 1832
in Charles Albert Berry of Uptown St Lee Gloucestershire,England or Pendleton,Lancashire,England in 1832
I am a daughter of James Franklin MCGEE. I am from Michigan. His Mother is from TN, but that is all the infomation I have.
Love your philosophy!
Thanks for the encouragement. This is a fascinating hobby we have (or should I say obsession!). I have also made great progress, but I have a long way to go. You can view my tree at My Family.com,...
I hope you succeed in all your genealogy goals listed. Some of mine have taken years and I've not yet gotten there yet and maybe I never will with some of them.
But I have made some very...
Remember to search for different spelling variations of the surname you are seeking as it is always possible that there was a spelling mistake in the transcription of the death record.
Search for USA Death Records online at TribalPages.
See if rootschatters can help Rootschat register as a new user, free site, then scroll down and post a lookup request at the pertinent...
Regarding the railways - there would also be Government Gazettes that you could look through. Perhaps you could join your local family history group for 12 months membership so you could utilise...
by allycat 13 years, 3 months ago
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
You're welcome. If you contact the State Rail Authority of NSW (now known as RailCorp I'm sure you could request a personal employee history on your late father-in-law and no doubt plenty more...
by allycat 13 years, 3 months ago
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
My mother did genealogy when I was a kid, I kind of grew up with it. We spent many Summer vacations tromping through graveyards and looking through county record archives. I wasn't as interested...
Do you have any other information on your father, date of birth maybe? I have Coles in my family, from South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi. Let me know if I can help you.
Do you have names and dates? Father's or grandfather's last name? I would be glad to help if I can.
Thank you Gerry for your help I appreciate your advice and will look it up.
Thank you. You have given me some very useful info Charles Wood was my father in law but I know almost nothing about him other than his immediate family etc and that he was killed in a railway...
by edgewater 13 years, 3 months ago
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
You need to obtain their Death Certificates. Should state how long in colony and give you other clues. See if there were any Wills.
State Records NSW keyname search type in 'Charles Wood'. I...
by allycat 13 years, 3 months ago
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
Dear Helen,
The National Archives of Australia is a great starting point once you have the pertinent birth, death and marriage certificates to begin your research. Ask if anyone in your family...
Thanks for your response. Migrated 1910 lived at Cargo NSW and then to Sydney. Had 6 children
by edgewater 13 years, 3 months ago
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
Do you know which State/Territory?
by allycat 13 years, 3 months ago
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia
in Looking for anything about Ellen Holloway and Charles Wood migrated to Australia