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Custom House - any record?
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Louise | Report | 13 Mar 2007 13:59 |
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I am still searching for information on my Grandfathers parents (FLORENCE SAVILL and JAMES THOMAS CHAPMAN) on my grandfathers birth cert (b. 1912) it has the address as 64 Jersey Road, Custom House. JAMES THOMAS CHAPMAN evidently was a ships fireman. Are there any custom house records anywhere I could search to try and find any info? Many thanks |
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Sam | Report | 13 Mar 2007 14:35 |
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Custom House seems to be an area in London and Jersey Road still exists. Have you found the marrige of Florence and James? Sam x |
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Louise | Report | 13 Mar 2007 14:38 |
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Thanks for the reply. I can't find any record of marriage between JAMES THOMAS CHAPMAN and FLORENCE SAVILL. On my grandfathers birth cert mother is down as FLORENCE CHAPMAN, formerly SAVILL. But as I have found nothing I can only presume they didnt' marry and she was just using the name CHAPMAN. |
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Roy | Report | 13 Mar 2007 14:40 |
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Custom House is close to Canning Town in the East of London and would have been populated by dockworkers. |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 13 Mar 2007 15:00 |
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Is the birth cert clear as Savill ? Just wondering if it could be something like Gavill or Gavell Maureen |
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Kathlyn | Report | 13 Mar 2007 15:05 |
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Helo Louise, Custom House was my old stamping ground and I knew Jersey Road quite well. I used to go to the school that is no longer there, Ashburton Road School which is on the Freemasons Road. Ahhhhh, memories. Kathlyn |
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Louise | Report | 13 Mar 2007 15:07 |
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I was hoping Custom House was somewhere with records instead of an area - :( oh well, thanks for letting me know. Name on birth cert defo Savill - very clear and I have searched under that Soundex thing on ancestry too just incase but definately an S..... |
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ann | Report | 13 Mar 2007 15:08 |
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Kathlyn,My friends went to Shipman Rd.I went to Forest Gate. Annie |
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Sandra S | Report | 13 Mar 2007 16:31 |
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Hi Louise All records for that area (the old West Ham - present day Newham) are held at the Newham Local Studies Archive at Stratford. Web site http://www*newham*gov*uk/Services/LibraryDetails/AboutUs/ArchivesAndLocalStudies.htm replace * with a . Sandra - from East Ham ps Mum came from Woodstock St, Canning Town. Nan was born in Maplin Rd, Custom House |
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Bobtanian | Report | 13 Mar 2007 16:45 |
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As an ex mortlake road resident I find THIS site quite informative on Newham matters.......... http://apps.newham.gov.uk/Forums/localhistory/start.pl copy n paste as is it doesnt need stars or brackets...... its a local history forum.. there ARE records held but they are , I believe in stratford... Bob ps Jersey road is still there as are most of the old streets/sites.....BUT has been subject to so called improvement over the last few years... have a look on Google earth..... |
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Louise | Report | 13 Mar 2007 17:05 |
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Thanks everyone - and thanks Sandra for that site info will check out. |
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