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british subject born in portugal

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Donna

Donna Report 27 Mar 2009 21:23

please can anyone help, my gr gr grandmother was a british subject born in portugal in 1840. Her name was Louisa Jardine.

I have no idea how to go about finding out who her parents were or anything about her.
Does anyone have any ideas.

Thankyou for taking time to read this.

Donna

Ricochet

Ricochet Report 27 Mar 2009 22:23

The way to progress is to buy her marriage cert. It will tell you her father's name and occupation...................

All the details you need are on your other thread..............

Ricochet

Ricochet Report 27 Mar 2009 22:28

Here she is in 1851...............

Name: Louisa Ann Jardine
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Louisa
Gender: Female
Where born: Portugal

Civil Parish: St George in The East
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England



Registration district: St George In The East
Sub registration district: St Mary
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 185
Household Members: Name Age
Louisa Graham 39 B. Teignmouth, Devon
Georgeana Graham 6 b. St George's
Louisa Ann Jardine 11

Ricochet

Ricochet Report 27 Mar 2009 22:36

This seems to be the birth of Louisa's half-sister........the cert would tell you her mother's maiden name..........

Name: Georgina Graham
Year of Registration: 1844
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: St George Southwark
County: Surrey
Volume: 4
Page: 449