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i think your next step is to try som electoral roll for 24 harpenden high street.

i think the next step is to order the marriage certifiate of Gordon Stewart Appleby, lol

with a good dose of luck it could be that Jonathan Appleby wasnt just his brother, he was a witness !

1901 England Census
about Gordon S Appleby Name: Gordon S Appleby
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation: Brother-in-Law
Gender: Male
Where born: Brit Subj, Egypt

Civil Parish: Gateshead
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Gateshead
Sub-registration district: Gateshead
ED, institution, or vessel: 36
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 91
Household Members: Name Age
John T Armstrong 35
Jane Armstrong 37
Lily C Armstrong 10
Evelyn M Armstrong 7
Edith Armstrong 5
Gordon S Appleby 17

fmp version

1901 census - household transcription
Person: APPLEBY, Gordon S
Address: 29, Forster Street, Gateshead
ARMSTRONG, John T Head Married M 35 1866 Steam Engine Maker Turner
Gateshead
Durham
ARMSTRONG, Jane Wife Married F 37 1864
Gateshead
Durham
ARMSTRONG, Lily C Daughter Single F 10 1891
Gateshead
Durham
ARMSTRONG, Evelyn M Daughter Single F 7 1894
Gateshead
Durham
ARMSTRONG, Edith Daughter Single F 5 1896
Gateshead
Durham
APPLEBY, Gordon S Brother-In-Law Single M 17 1884 Steam Engine Maker Appren
Egypt Brit Subj

did anyone read my link?

I went to do that 1901 search and got distracted by my inbox i think, lol

Marriages Dec 1888
APPLEBY Jane Gateshead 10a 1126
ARMSTRONG John Thomas Gateshead 10a 1126
HOLMES Simeon Gateshead 10a 1126
SMITH Annie Gateshead 10a 1126

in 1901 Jane is said to be born in Gateshead

LadyKira I read the link but I didn't know what it was for, it was about Applebys who were iron founders I think, ?

.............. or, was it steam engines and our Appleby findings have come together then, lol ?

1911 census - household transcription
Person: APPLEBY, Gordon Stewart
Address: 109 Skinner St Gillingham
APPLEBY, Gordon Stewart Head Married M 27 1884 Engineer Marine Egypt Alexandria VIEW
APPLEBY, Margaret Ann Wife Married
1 years F 25 1886 Tailoress Northumberland Newcastle

I skimmed it too quickly the first time .....


To a very large extent, Appleby Bros was the organisation which fathered the modern crane industry. Henry Coles became their Assistant Manager in 1875, succeeding Alexander Grafton, who was appointed Appleby's permanent engineer in Egypt, and who later started his own crane making business in London. Other Appleby protégés did the same thing, although only Henry Coles' company remains to this day.


what we need is for Nicola to read these things I think .............

it may not be connected but certainly took my eye

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Gordon S Appleby Name: Gordon S Appleby
Death Registration Month/Year: 1922
Age at death (estimated): 39
Registration district: Medway
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 696

I posted Gordon Stewart Applebys death on page 1

ok so have looked at so many applys my eyes are swiiming.
will call it a night now.

errrr is this you nicola or another nicola

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/trying_to_find/appleby/thread/1208831

JOHNATHON KID APPLEBY.

Thank you to everyone who has gone out of their way to help me, it is greatly appreciated.
Im not very good at this lark so can anyone give me any tips on how I can get the info like you have?
Nicki x

speaking for what I found, I thought it would be good to see whether there were any other Applebys living in England who were born in Egypt so I did a search (free) of the 1911 census just for Appleby born in Egypt

........ and then when I found Gordon Stewart Appleby I searched for any Appleby living with him and found his wife

........ and then I searched for his marriage

and it was coincidence that he had a son with the same name as Jonathan born about the same time, so I had already seen the Gordon Appleby born in Kent and it seems more likely he was son of Gordon Stewart Appleby than of Jonathan.

I forgot to look for Gordon Stewart Appleby in 1901, lol, so LadyKira did that. And she googled probably things like Appleby Alexandria and found the information about their business.

I hope you get the marriage certificate for Gordon Stewart Appleby because it really is a possibility that he is Jonathan's brother I think, especially since Jonathan had a son named Gordon. The certificate won't prove that but it will give you more information to investigate such as the older Gordon's father's name and occupation.

and another tip is not to have two threads about the same thing, just put another message in the thread you have to ask for more help.

chrissie x

i did similar

also searched for appleby and place name and used address search .

when you get that cert come back here and we can help with the next step.

good teamwork chrissiex

Hi,
Just to confirm a couple of matters....
Gordon Harborn Appleby born 12/08/1911 was definatly born in Harpenden, Herts.
But according to my father no one has ever found any info on Gordons birth, nor infact Peter Malcolm Appleby or Pauline Applebys birth, this I have to look into further.
The 2nd matter was were Jonathan married Florence..well again my father is 99% certain it was here in England.

LadyKira...I am working on getting the marriage certificate of Gordon Stewart Appleby.

Nicki xx

Did Jonathan and Florence stay together?

I'm curious because of this marriage

Marriages Jun 1923
Appleby Jonathan K O'Donnell Medway 2a 1601
O'Donnell Hilda A Appleby Medway 2a 1601

there is no birth of a Jonathan K Appleby in the GRO index

but the marriage is in Medway so maybe he was a son of Gordon Stewart Appleby, if so another indication that Gordon Stewart Appleby was a brother of Jonathan Kid Appleby, they named their sons for each other ........ this Jonathan K could be been born in Egypt ........

......... no, that doesn't work, no Jonathan with Gordon Stewart Appleby in 1911 ......... maybe son of another sibling .........


the National Archives, a good place to search

quick search for Appleby Alexandria

Foreign Office: Consulate, Alexandria, Egypt: Cour... FO 847/34/
Estate of Catherine Appleby . Consulate, Alexandria, Egypt: court records Estate of Catherine Appleby
Date: 1904

Foreign Office: Consulate, Alexandria, Egypt: Cour... FO 847/39/
John Henry Appleby . Consulate, Alexandria, Egypt: court records John Henry Appleby
Date: 1908

I think those records would be well worth having a look at