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Sandy
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19 Mar 2011 21:59 |
What a lovely story and what a nice man to take the time and effort. It's also nice that it ended up with Sarah, who obviously appreciated it.
My Watkins's also had a family Bible that belonged to my father's grandparents, who had brought him up. Sadly they died when my father was away fighting in WW2 and my father never found out what happened to the Bible. These Watkins's lived in Wales. So if there is another 'Steve' out there and they find a Bible with the names of Alfred and Ann Rosetta in it would mean so much to my sister and I, even just to look at it.
Kind regards Sandy
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Barry
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13 Mar 2011 16:55 |
There is a marriage of Herbert Pickwell Watkins to a Wininfred Dickinson in 1928 in Middlebrough which points to Herbert being the son of William b1873 There are 2 Watkins/Dickinson births in 1933 &1936 and one can follow them thru to marriages in the 50's They are too recent to report them here - If you want the info ,contact me by PM
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Christine2
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13 Mar 2011 16:26 |
Looking at 1911 I would guess that Ada married William Henry Rowley and these were their children -
Births Dec 1908 Rowley William Henry Middlesbro' 9d 564a
Births Dec 1910 ROWLEY Elsie Middlesbro 9d 596
Possibly followed by these -
Births Dec 1912 Rowley James E Watkins Middlesbro 9d 1110
Births Jun 1915 Rowley Annie Watkins Middlesbro 9d 1087
Births Sep 1918 Rowley John A Watkins Middlesbro 9d 974
Births Sep 1925 Rowley Ada I Watkins Middlesbro' 9d 984
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Barry
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13 Mar 2011 13:55 |
Hi Steve In the "Teesvalleyindexes" you will find marriages in Middlesbrough which may be the children of Moses/Mark and Sarah Ada 1906 to William H Rowley or 1913 to Isaac P Johnston Sarah E 1905 to John Nichols William 1897 to Laura Pickwell Moses 1897 to Ellen Mordue The Middlesbrough operates a confirmation service for those people who wish to buy or are just making enquiries If you click onto "middlesbrough"on the page where these records occur an auto enquiry form appears There is no charge for this and one usually gets a response within a day
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Christine2
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13 Mar 2011 10:36 |
Oh that's great news Sarah and thank you so much for coming on to tell us. Well done Steve.
Chris
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Lynn
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13 Mar 2011 10:09 |
What a lovely result, well done Steve, i think we would all like a Steve to find something like this for us:)
Lynn
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Dea
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13 Mar 2011 08:50 |
Oh - I just love a 'happy ending' !!
Well done to all of you and to Steve for wanting to re-unite this lovely momento with it's rightful family.
I do wish someone could find something like this for me.............
Best wishes,
Dea x
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Sarah
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13 Mar 2011 07:36 |
Hi all,
Thanks for your help in assisting Steve with the Family Bible task!
They are my ancestors detailed in the bible and Steve and I met up and we are now in possession of the same!
Its a lovely piece of family history to have and a lovely success story!
Thanks to Steve for making the effort to find me and return the bible, I will email you and let you know how we get on in our ancestry search!
Sarah.
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Christine2
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24 Jan 2011 21:28 |
Oh silly me - getting my Moses deaths mixed up.
Yes Catherine, they are the same family - that's why I said SNAP to you haha:))
Sorry Catherine - I've just realised that I had called you Caroline.
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Catherine
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24 Jan 2011 20:59 |
Christine, your 1901 Moses is the same as my 1911. The only difference is that in 1901 his wife is noted as Ellen and 1911 as Helena, (not unusual that names change slightly from census to census). Daughter Gladys however, remains the same.
The 1924 death would be that of Moses (the elder).
This looks like another daughter for Moses and Ellen:- Births Dec 1916 (>99%) Watkins Gertrude Mordue Middlesbro 9d 984
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Catherine
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24 Jan 2011 20:52 |
more info from 1901:- Mark Watkins:- Shopkeeper Ann Watkins:- Hawker Stall Holder Ada Watkins:- Bakeress Bread maker Sarah E. Watkins:- Hawker Stall Keeper Address:- 16 West Street
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Christine2
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24 Jan 2011 20:42 |
I think Gladys may have married a Harker and had a daughter Gladys in 1925.
Searching on here there is a lady named Sarah who seems to have both the Gladys listed - Gladys Watkins1901 Middlesborough and Gladys Harker 1924 Cleveland. I think she must have certs because the second Gladys is registered in Jan-March 1925. It may be worth contacting her Steve to check?
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Christine2
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24 Jan 2011 20:36 |
Iv'e been following a different Moses junior and think I've found someone with his daughter on GR. The one I followed though seems to have died - in Middlesborough
Name: Moses Watkins Death Registration Month/Year: 1924 Age at death (estimated): 78 Registration district: Middlesbrough Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding Volume: 9d Page: 634
I thought this was him in 1901 -
Name: Moses Watkins Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1875 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Ellen Watkins Gender: Male Where born: Walsall, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Middlesbrough Ecclesiastical parish: St Hilda Town: Middlesbro County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status: View image Registration district: Middlesbrough Sub-registration district: Middlesbrough ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 146 Household Members: Name Age Moses Watkins 26 Ellen Watkins 20 Gladys Watkins 3 Months Elizabeth Mordue 9 Alice Mordue 18 Gertie Winter 14 and his marriage -
Marriages Sep 1897 Ella Ada Middlesbro' 9d 940 ***** Mordue Ellen Middlesbro' 9d 940 Robinson Richard Middlesbro' 9d 940 ******Watkins Moses Middlesbrough 9d 940
SNAP - Catherine
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Steven
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24 Jan 2011 20:33 |
Appreciate everyones help in this matter hope to trace someone I can return this book to.
Steve
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Catherine
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24 Jan 2011 20:30 |
Son Moses in 1911 WATKINS, Moses Head Married 13 years M 36 1875 General Dealer Walsall Staffordshire VIEW WATKINS, Helena Wife Married F 30 1881 Middlesbro Yorks VIEW WATKINS, Gladys Daughter F 10 1901 School Middlesbro Yorks VIEW WATKINS, Annie Daughter F 8 1903 School Middlesbro Yorks VIEW WATKINS, Nelly Daughter F 3 1908 School Middlesbro Yorks VIEW PAGET, Annie Servant Single F 16 1895 Domestic Servant Middlesbro Yorks VIEW WINTER, Gertrude Servant Single F 23 1888 Domestic Servant Middlesbro Yorks VIEW RG number: RG14 Piece: 29269 Reference: RG14PN29269 RG78PN1696 RD535 SD3 ED6 SN39 Registration District: Middlesbrough Sub District: Middlesbrough West Enumeration District: 6 Parish: Middlesbrough Address: 158 Stockton St Middlesbrough County: Yorkshire (North riding)
.....gives a few more names to search in Search Trees.
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tempest
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24 Jan 2011 20:14 |
possibly his wife and daughter in 1911 census
Address: 16 West Street Middlesbrough Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born WATKINS, Sarah Head Married 35 years F 65 1846 General Dealer Staffordshire Walsall MCKY, Annie Daughter Married 2 years F 32 1879 General Dealer Staffordshire Walsall MCKY, Earnest Son In Law Married M 32 1879 Moulders Labouror Stockton Durham FLORRY, George Boarder Single M 66 1845 Porter Suffolk HAMPTON, Elizabeth Servant Single F 34 1877 Domestic Middlebrough LAUGHLIN, Mary Single F 16 1895 Domestic Middlebrough
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Catherine
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24 Jan 2011 20:13 |
Name: Moses Watkins Death Registration Month/Year: 1924 Age at death (estimated): 78 Registration district: Middlesbrough Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding Volume: 9d Page: 634
could be they stayed in the area.
Son Moses:- Name: Moses Watkins Death Registration Month/Year: 1925 Age at death (estimated): 50 Registration district: Hartlepool Inferred County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 167 ............Hartlepool is just near M'bro!
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Christine2
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24 Jan 2011 20:00 |
It looks as though he had decided to become Mark by 1901 -
Name: Mark Watkins Age: 55 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Sarah Watkins Gender: Male Where born: Walsall, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Middlesbrough Ecclesiastical parish: St Hilda County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status: View image Registration district: Middlesbrough Sub-registration district: Middlesbrough ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 119 Household Members: Name Age Mark Watkins 55 Sarah Watkins 51 Ann Watkins 24 Ada Watkins 22 Sarah E Watkins 15 Margaret Hampton 14 George Davis 61 John Stewart 54
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MarieCeleste
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24 Jan 2011 19:59 |
Steve, the family were still in the Middlesbrough area in the 1911 census.
Try the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette -http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/
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tempest
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24 Jan 2011 19:57 |
no matches on public trees on ancestry either
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