Genealogy Chat

Karen/David,


some tips for the future when looking for someone and not being able to find them.


Gradually REDUCE the information you are using to do the search.

Remove the town/city from birth place

Add to birth year +/- 5, then +/- 10

Remove christian name

Use christian name but remove surname


Use the wild card symbol * ............ reduce christian name to 3 or 4 letters then use *
eg, Lou* will raise Louisa, Louise, and the ever popular misspelling Lousia

reduce the surname to 3 or 4 letters and use *, will pick up mis-transcriptions.


Try using christian name of a child, birth year +/-5, county of birth, name of mother


Finally, if all else fails .............. try using gender, birth year +/- 5, birth county, and nothing else.

One last trick if the person was born or lived in a small place ...... just use the place name and search one by one!


These are all the little tricks that we use to find the people for you!



Sylvia

Hi David
Check out the freebmd site as Henry's & Beatrice's births are there & also their marriage.
Good for any future references after 1837

Gold stars for you all - thank you all for your help.
Pete you were spot on. Mum has Beatrice Letitia's birth certificate, and yes she was born at that address.
Karen, Henry was definately born in Cambridge because we have that certificate too so it wasn't that one.
Thank you all so much for your time today.
Best regards, Karen. XXX

ive got a henry snelling 1875 26 operater photography, bith ealing middlsex, living in willesden middlesex.. i can get more info its the one let me know...

I think this is Beatrice

Results in the 1901 Census for - Beatrice Snelling from 1873 to 1877
Pages: 1 Sort by:
First name Y.O.B Place of birth Administrative county Civil parish Occupation
Beatrice 1873 London Hammersmith London Hammersmith Ironer Laundry

This is from the GR index, which is the original 1901 site index and is different to the Ancestry one. This often finds names that Ancestry has missing or mistrancribed.

Pete,

Well spotted. Image is Snelling

Maureen

Hi Glitter Baby,
Yes you've got her. She was actually born 29th December 1895.

they are listed on Ancestry as MELLING but the image is SNELLING

Name: Beatrice Melling
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Henry W
Mother's Name: Beatrice
Gender: Female
Where born: Hammersmith, London, England

Civil Parish: Hammersmith
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Innocents
County/Island: London
Country: England

Registration district: Fulham
Sub-registration district: South Hammersmith (including Starch Green)
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Address 44 Church Road

Household schedule number: 100
Household Members: Name Age
Alice H Melling 3/12
Beatrice Melling 28
Beatrice Melling 5
Henry W Melling 28
William J Melling 2

All are listed as born Hammersmith
Class: RG13; Piece: 47; Folio: 154; Page: 14.

hi david,
just looked on london census, ive saved it but cant see henry born in cambrigde, give us a mo ill look in middlesex for you, im on roots...
kaz

Possible birth

Births Mar 1896 (>99%)
Snelling Beatrice Letitia
Fulham 1a 203



Just for info
Marriages Jun 1894 (>99%)
Breeden Elizabeth Fulham 1a 467
Dennis Laurie Fulham 1a 467
Rance Beatrice Fulham 1a 467
Snelling Henry William Fulham 1a 467

Hi everyone - wonder whether I'm missing something or are my family not there.
I'm looking for Henry William Snelling and his wife Beatrice (nee Rance) both aged +/- 28. Also their daughter Beatrice Letitia aged +/- 5.
Henry was born 1875 Cambridge, but around the 1901 census time they would have been living in the Hammersmith/Fulham area. Sometimes this is London, others Middlesex.
I hope some elses eyes and patience are better than mine.
Thank you.