Genealogy Chat

Just wanted to say thanks for everyones help. I should get the marriage certificate next week ( i've sent my mum on a mission to dewsbury) I was begining to think i would never find my great granddad but it now seems possible. So a BIG THANK YOU to EVERYONE. Karen

Laird...have sent you private message. KAZ...found 2 entries for deaths in Dewsbury.................... 1. Ralph in 1896 age 76 2. Ralph in 1900 age 18 If you require entries, please mail me. Anne.

Hi Honey Rum - whats the source of that info please ?

Have sent direct to you.... Susannah Hobson...birth entry 1881 Ralph marriage 1905 Adam Goodall birth 1906...possible son Adam Goodall marriage 1872 Infant deaths for 1880/1887/1892 Please let me know if you need any other info. Anne

sorry - shoulda said, in FreeBMD there are none transcribed, the only name is Goodall. Order the certs I guess or a long trawl thru 1837Online ... Marriages Mar 1905 GOODALL Ralph Dewsbury 9b 787

This might be a useful site for you: http://hometown.aol.*co.uk/KevinAsplin/home.html (remove *) I did have a quick look without finding a Ralph Goodall, but that's not to say there isn't anything relevant for you. Christine

It's easier to find someone if they died I'm afraid. You could try the commonwealth war graves commission site. www(.)cwgc(.)org Or if you knw where he was living he might be listed on a roll of honour, try www(.)roll-of-honour(.)com Good luck June

Hi June How can i find out if he was away in the services. My mum thinks he was in the forces but doesnt know which one and i have no other family from his side to ask. Karen

Thanks for your help. Jeanette I know Ralph married susannah hobson but cant find a date i also think he died in 1914. Laird Can you tell me who the females were in the marriage from mar 1905 please Christine Thanks for the info i am checking the one from heck. Many thanks for all your help Karen

Hi there just a thought. Could he have joined the services? My grandad was in South Africa in the Boer War for the 1901 census and wasn't discharged until 1913. Good luck June

Just had a look at that one Christine and it definitely says Goodridge

I used wildcards and just entered Good* Ral* Male 23 */- 5 and got: Ralph Goodale 24 Berks Reading London Kensington Mariner Seas Ralph Goodall 20 Derbys Ashburne Chester Chester Blacksmiths Stricker Ralph Goodall 28 Tedd Cambridge Essex Walthamstow Carpenter Ralph Goodchild 21 Westbeck Norfolk Norfolk Norwich Auctioners Clerk Ralph Goodearl 19 Bucks H Wycombe Buckinghamshire Wycombe Grocer Ralph Goodfellow 21 Somerset Frome Somerset Frome Drapers Assistant Ralph Goodman 19 Northampton Islip Northamptonshire Finedon Painter House Ralph Goodman 24 Durham Street House Yorkshire Anlaby Hackney Cart Man Ralph Goodridge 20 Yorks Heck W Riding Of Yorkshire Kellington Blacksmiths Apprentice Ralph Goodwin 18 Birmingham Birmingham Aston Shearer Rolling Mill Ralph Goodwin 18 London St Lukes City Road Essex East Ham School Teacher Ralph Goodwin 18 Newcastle On Tyne Durham Westgate Bricklayer Labourer Ralph Goodwin 19 Staffre Silverdale Stafford Silverdale Coal Miner Under Ground Ralph Goodwin 23 Durham Crook Durham Towlaw Coalminer Stoneman Ralph Goodwin 24 Gloucest Cheltenham Of Birmingham Birmingham Blacksmith There's one who's from 'Heck' but a bit young, and the wrong name-ending. It might still be worth a look at the image, judging by the standards of transcription for which the 1901 is notorious! Christine

Sorry Karen, can't find any trace of him on 1901. could he have been out of the country?

This is the only chap born twixt 1870 and 1880 (transcribed so far on FreeBMD) Births Jun 1876 GOODALL Ralph Dewsbury 9b 717 Marriages Sep 1903 Goodall Ralph Stockport 8a 22 Marriages Mar 1905 GOODALL Ralph Dewsbury 9b 787 Dads marriage ? Marriages Jun 1872 GOODALL Adam Dewsbury 9b 791 GOODALL Adam Bethnal Green 1c 663 no birth in FreeBMD (yet) for Adam .. but .. Deaths Sep 1896 Goodall Adam 45 Dewsbury 9b 390

Hi Karen If you get Ralph's marriage cert it should name his father. I'll just have a look on 1901 to see if I can find owt! Jeanette x

Please help I am trying to find my great granddad. I know his name was RALPH GOODALL (his name is on my graddads birth certificate) and there is a RALPH GOODALL on the 1891 census born about 1877 and living at home in heckmondwkie with his family. His father was called ADAM but I cant find RALPH on the 1901 census. How can i find out if this is the right one. Can anyone give me any tips PLEASE. Many thanks Karen