Genealogy Chat

Back to the top really good news. Mary

Thanks to all who have responded and the congrats. I am writing this to try keep it near the top for the latecomers as so many people tried to help. Stephen, why didn't you speak at the fair? I thought it was pretty good as it was small and not too crowded and I too spent quite a bit. Have decided to go to Cheltenham fair this w/end. Just a note to say I found the info searching through fiches at Bradford Library and then the archives. V. friendly people.

Well done John. I shall stop looking now! Jacky

Congratulations George

Congratulations John, thats really great to hear, it gives the rest of us hope that we too may beat the brickwalls we face. Yvette

well done john, ive seen your messages on the board, i have been trying ti find my greatgrandads place of birth for months with no luck, but your message has gave me hope that one day i will also find my ancestors , cheers jackie.

Well done John. Did you go to the fair at Scarborough on Sunday. I went and had a good if expensive day. If you need any more help in Doncaster will try to help as that is my base. Stephen

Wow John,that is fantastic. I can imagine how you must have felt. Would love to see the copy, as you say, we can all learn from such things. How long have you been trying to find this branch of your family? Will send you an e-mail. Where did you have to go to look at these copies? Wish you many more great successes like this one! Regards Margaret

Congratulations John, I have followed your search over the recent weeks. Only goes to show that the truth is out there if we keep searching. Gary

Just thought I would let you all know, especially the people who have tried to help me. I have found Riley Ferguson. My huge brickwall. My visit to Yorkshire proved very fruitful. As you know he was not on the 1881 census but I discovered 2 people of the same age as him and his brother Richard but their surnames were ROBAN. I at last was able to look at the census fiche for 1881 and found that the enumerator had made a right mess of that page and that LDS had ‘mis-translated’ the names. A long story which I won’t bore you with. (Email me if you really want to see and I will send the scanned image). A lesson to all here,do not take anything as correct till you have seen it yourself. I have now discovered a sister and possibly a brother. The other amazing thing, by chance I saw a cemetery in Doncaster and called in where I found a very helpful groundsman who even got the records out. I asked him if Selina Ferguson, Riley’s wife,was buried there. (Only because I knew her date of death.) Lo and behold she was!!! Then he said hang on there is someone else in the grave………. A Riley Ferguson. You can imagine my delight, date of death as well. I hope he enjoyed his free pints that night. There was a bottle of wine up for grabs for the first one to find him and I won it and I have now consumed it. :o) A very productive few days as I also found my gggggrandfather’s grave on my maternal side and loads more which I won’t bore you with. Thanks once again to all that tried and to those who have a brickwall I hope this helps to keep you going. John