开云体育

Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Lynley I saw Edith Clara HUNTER in Canada, but facts didn't add up. 1891 census John HUNTER is 36, born England Clara is 31, born Ireland, Clara, 6, born England, Eva, 3, born England, John 1,
By Lin Duke · #3169 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Lin, A real "chancer" across so much.....but he kept that name and the "pride" in being a 9th Lancer....when he wasn't deserting on many occasions! A judge in one case said he was a "rogue and a
By Lynley Chapman · #3168 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Lynley Well, well - Franks certainly was a quite a character. I wonder who he really was!. Just a bit more Clara Louisa GIFFORD married John HUNTER in Ontario, Canada in 1898. Father Frank
By Lin Duke · #3167 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Lin, Well I purchased the birth record for Herbert Stanley GIFFORD, 1879 and oh look the 9th Lancer Frank Herbert GIFFORD. See attached. I wonder how Emily fared post birth. Both Hannah and
By Lynley Chapman · #3166 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Jane, I was thinking I need to find out more about 9th Lancers. Regimental history has not featured in my family history research up until now. Thank you very much for those
By Lynley Chapman · #3165 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Lin, Well I have a deluge of information provided by members of this group regarding FH GIFFORD. I am delighted. I'm not sure I will find a birth and death for him but his story is
By Lynley Chapman · #3164 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Linley I wonder if the army might have some records relating to him in the 9th Lancers? https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/9th-queens-royal-lancers Derby Art Gallery and Museum seems to have
By JA Woodall · #3163 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Lynley Just to add to what others have posted: There is also a report in Cork Constution 20 Nov 1867 where Frank accused Daniel Regan of keeping two letters addressed to him "Mr F H GIFFORD, Cork
By Lin Duke · #3162 ·
Re: Controller driver in a Steel Mill? Help pls.
Hi Would the Magna Museum be able to help you? https://www.visitmagna.co.uk/science-adventure/the-big-melt-2/ they have a History of Steel Section and I think that they have volunteers who were
By Anne Garrison · #3161 ·
How to find a will please
Hi everyone I have in my records: 1604 Thomas WHELDRAKE, city of York, will written Feb 19, caveat added June 19. Admin Acts, books 1603-1611. Does anyone know how I might find this please? I've
By JA Woodall · #3160 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Jen, Thank you for all your help. Hannah was either pregnant or almost pregnant at the time of the 1881 census to Joseph DRISCOLL who she married in Brighton in 1882. Having done quite a bit of
By Lynley Chapman · #3159 ·
Re: Controller driver in a Steel Mill? Help pls.
My suggestion is that he was the operative of one of the (huge mangle like) rolling mills that converted the hot steel ingots into coil, sheet or bar.? See for example
By Bob Hunter · #3158 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Lynley, Looking at Hannah GIFFORD in the 1881 Census, she is listed as a widow and when she married Joseph DRISCOLL in 1882 she had reverted back to her maiden name so could it be possible that
By Jen Meadows · #3157 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Jane, Thank you for all your work here on Frank Herbert GIFFORD....I am doubtful of the Cambridgeshire birth as I think it might marry up with a Herbert H F GIFFORD born there in 1837. I have it
By Lynley Chapman · #3156 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hi Linley Family Search has a Frank Herbert GIFFORD son of George William GIFFORD born 1837 in Willingham, Cambridgeshire and died 1880 in Brighton. However... A Frank Herbert GIFFORD, 40, was
By JA Woodall · #3155 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Thank you very much. I had wondered how long he was in the 9th Lancers and when he was discharged. The number of years seems askew with Frank stating he was in the 9th Lancers at the time of his
By Lynley Chapman · #3154 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Hello Lin, Well that is interesting.....My suspicion is that Frank Herbert GIFFORD played games with names and occupations. It is likely that both he and Hannah were bigamists if the Canterbury
By Lynley Chapman · #3153 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Lynley Found a record on FMP for his discharge from 9th Lancers on 6 March 1880 - reason 'igny' which I am guessing is ignominy. He'd been in 4yrs 4 days. conduct 'VB' (Very
By Lin Duke · #3152 ·
Re: Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Lynley The marriage in 1879 is on FMP https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FCANT%2FPB290%2FCCA-U3-6-1-8%2F00047&parentid=GBPRS%2FCANT%2FM%2F97059865%2F1 He's of full age, bachelor,
By Lin Duke · #3151 ·
Frank Herbert GIFFORD
Apologies listers it is York, not Yorl, Yorkshire that F H GIFFORD was in court for theft and did time in 1888. Lynley
By Lynley Chapman · #3150 ·