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I have been trying to locate the parents of Henry M Porteous born in October 1851 in Canada and passed away in 1926 in Connecticut. He was married to Elizabeth Wry b. 1854 d 1925, They Emmigrated in 1880 and settled in Connecticut. they had 6 childre...
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Groom: Anthony ZAHNLEITER.
Birth place: Given as Ballarat East.
Bride: Ellen FARLEY.
Birth place: Given as Bourke Street Melbourne.
Year married: 1884.
Place: Victoria, Australia.
Anthony's death not located at tim...
Surnames:
FARLEY, KIERNAN, SCHLESMANN, SOUTH, WILLIAMS
and 2 more
Information Journal.
Antonio ZAHNLEITER and Catherine SCHLESMANN.
Marriage details not located at time of posting.
Antonio died 1886 in Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: 58 years.
Parents named as George ZAHNLEITER and Catherine NOWHISTLE.
Burie...
Surnames:
FAELEY, NOWHISTLE, SCHLESMANN, SHAW, SHELSSMAN
and 1 more
My father is still alive so I won't post his name.
His father was Aubrey Franklin Saville, who married Eva Lee Cowan. Her name at death was Gose.
Aubrey's father was Elzie Franklin Saville.
Elzie came from Iowa to settle in the Mountain Park are o...
Surnames:
BLESSING, GRIZZLE, SAVILLE
We have pieces of a news paper article describing his drowning in Jim Lake in North Dakota. Unfortunately the dates are missing as well as the name of the news paper. We are looking for exact date of drowning, news paper name, a better copy of the ar...
MILLARD marriages 1855-1886 Victoria Australia.
Females
Ellen Perry.
Married: Samuel John MORGAN 1855.
Harriet.
Married: William SMITH 1855.
Harriet.
Married: James JACKSON 1856.
Emma.
Married: George Henry GOSBELL 1858.
Maria.
...
Surnames:
BANNISTER, BOWRING, BURWOOD, CARTER, CHURCHWARD
and 22 more
I am seeking information about Joseph Jeremiah Campbell who moved to New Zealand I think in the early 1900s.
His wife was from Ireland and I believe her name was Nellie Rosa Gobie, but not sure of that.
I am not sure of any of this info.
I would b...
Surnames:
CAMPBELL JOSEPH JEREMIAH
MILROY marriages 1921-1942 Victoria Australia.
Males
Walter.
Married: Helen THOMSON 1922.
Edwin.
Married: Louisa Elizabeth Adelaide MORCOM 1923.
Clarence Alexander.
Married: Eileen Mary RYAN 1925.
James Wallace.
Married: Alice Vero...
Surnames:
ANDREWS, BARKER, COOK, DAVIES, HARRIS
and 17 more
Old photo of a girl (attached) taken by Tyree, Photographer, Nelson. Writing on back says "With Jean E Hamiltons Love". Does anyone know who Jean might be? There is a Jean Elizabeth Hamilton born Nelson Jan 1889. In this album there is also a photo o...
Surnames:
HAMILTON
Looking to verify the DNA (Ancestry) of the family of John Lewis, Westerly, Rhode Island, U S A. 1630 + -. My line is somehow goes from Samuel Lewis Sr. being born in Greenbrier, West Virginia, to Rutherford County, North Carolina then to Gastonia,...
Surnames:
JAMESWLEWIS, SAMUELLEWIS
Hi
I am from Wanganui, New Zealand and researching TAIT in Eddleston, Peebleshire 1780 to 1830 and Mid Calder, Midlothian 1830 to 1900.
William Tait married to Jane Hog lived at Eddleston and had 3 children, trying to track William but have no b...
Surnames:
HOG, TAIT
I am seeking evidence that the Sarah E. Barnard who was the daughter of Edward Barnard, Jr. who died on 16 Oct 1775 as a soldier in the 2nd Regt., Connecticut Continental Line is the same Sarah E. Barnard placed under the guardianship of her grandfat...
Surnames:
BARNARD, HODGKIN, HOTCHKISS
Has anyone out there done any research to find the ancestors of George and Rebecca Starmer who married in 1874 in Cottesbrook or Guilsborough Northamptonshire? They had about 11 children, the eldest of which was Agnes Emma b. 1875. Thanks in advance...
Surnames:
STARMER
I have DOB's & Marriage dates of most of the 4 daug's & 5 sons but now the trail 's gone cold. George and Mary Grace were my Great Great Grandfathers brother any ideas. All I know is that Eric B 1916 passed over the farm to his son Weeri in 1983.
CRAVEN marriages 1871-1890 Victoria Australia.
Males
Edward Jordon.
Married: Isabella Leslie ANDERSON 1872.
William.
Married: Anna ALEXANDER 1873.
Newell.
Married: Esther JOHNSTON 1875.
William Bernard.
Married: Sarah Abina RICHARD...
Surnames:
ALLEN, ANDERSON, BO, BRANFORD, BROCK
and 25 more