Lavinia was the tenth of Alice and James STOCKING's many children . She was born around 1889 in Camberwell and married in 1909, in Lewisham. There are two possible grooms in the index: Frederick MONK or Joseph SINEY. There are several children in

The exotically named Elizabeth Bridgetina was the ninth of James and Alice STOCKING's children , born in around 1886-7 according to the censuses. The birth of an Elizabeth Bridgetina was registered in September 1886 in Camberwell. At the time of

Catherine Alice STOCKING was born in 1885, her birth registered in Camberwell in the June quarter. She was the eighth of James and Alice STOCKING's many children . By 1901 she was working as a Shirt Machinist and living at home with her parents.

Third son of Alice and James STOCKING's 16-21? children and their sixth child, John Thomas was born in 1883, registered in the September quarter in St Olave. I know very little about John. He is aged 8 and living with his parents at the time of t

Aaron Archibald STOCKING was born in 1883 in the December quarter, in Camberwell. At the time of the 1901 census he was living with his parents and siblings in Camberwell. Aged 19, no occupation is recorded for him. The Commonwealth War Graves Commis

William Henry STOCKING was born in the October quarter of 1888 in Camberwell, fifth child in Alice and James STOCKING's large family . At the time of the 1901 census he is living with his parents and brothers and sisters and, aged 20, working as

Of the 16 children of my great-great-grandparents James and Alice STOCKING, I have managed to find marriage and/or military records for several of them.Alice Caroline STOCKING was born in 1875 (registered St Olave, March quarter), a few months after

My great-great-grandfather James Thomas STOCKING and his wife Alice Mary, nee WALES, married on 29 November 1874 at St John's Church, Walworth, Surrey. A few years ago one of their grandchildren contacted my father asking for information about th

Fleshing out information about my great-uncle Albert Victor FAGE posed the question of whether his wife, Louie (Mary Louisa CADE) was the daughter of his mother's brother (ie his own cousin). There are various twists and turns to following this

One of the things I've been doing over Christmas 2007 is seeing if I can find more information about my direct ancestors' brothers and sisters and their descendents, as I like to build up a wider picture of how, where and with whom my grand-p

Emma was the third of the 16 (or 21?) children of Alice and James STOCKING. She was born in around 1877-8 in Bermondsey according to the 1881 and 1891 censuses. There is a birth index entry for an Emma Mary A STOCKING in the March quarter of 1878, i

Another 3xgreat-grandparent may have ended his days in the workhouse, although I have yet to tie up various bits of information that would verify the connection. My 2xgreat-grandmother Harriet Scrivener's birth certificate of 1851 in Luton shows

I have a death certificate for George Fage, ordered in April 2007.

Rebecca Darnell registered the death of my 4xgreat-grandmother, Lucy Fage, in 1879.  I don't know what, if any, relationship she had with Lucy. In the 1871 census, she is living with her husband and family in Northill, though not in the Lowe

My 4xgreat-grandfather William Gibson was probably born in North Shields, Northumberland, around 1835 according to the censuses. He is named as father of William Joseph James Gibson on the latter's birth certificate, whilst his mother is shown as

Well, another contact through myroots has revealed another family history mystery. My great-grandmother Lavinia Seaby had a younger sister, Margaret Jane, who was born in 1869 in Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire. Margaret appears as a one-year old in the

Thomas EPHGRAVE and Elizabeth nee KILBY were parents of at least four children, as mentioned in their wills. Three were still alive when Elizabeth died in 1855. A WorldConnectTree entry online suggests that they had more children, and thi

The 1841 and 1851 census for Wheathampsted indicate that Thomas EPHGRAVE was born around 1786-7 in Hertfordshire (Wheathampsted specified in the 1851 census). The IGI has a member-submitted christening for a Thomas EPHGRAVE in Wheathampsted in

Was 4xgreat-grandfather William Moorehouse STONEY transported to Australia? This question has been challenging me for the past couple of days.Catherine Alice STONEY was my 3x great-grandmother, born in 1829. Her parents were William Moorehouse

Ann Head was the wife of Jonathan Cade; they were the parents of my great-grandmother Alice Cade. They were married in 1862 in Cambridgeshire. In the 1861 census, Jonathan and his family remain elusive, but Ann is recorded aged 18, a Straw Plaiter,

Pursuing the marriage of George Wiltshire (or variants) I've found two possibilities in the IGI and Ancestry.co.uk which don't really make too much immediate sense.George Wiltshire married Mary Anne Luton on 17 July 1842 in Aston Juxta Birmingham, Wa

John William Fage's parents were, according to his birth certificate, James Fage and Sarah Willsher. Sarah and James married in 1870 in Sandy, when Sarah's father was named as George, a labourer. Both made their mark in the marriage register rather

James Fage and his family continue to prove elusive ... or confusing (or both!). In the 1861 census I thought I'd 'cracked' it: James Fage, aged 1851, born Sandy, is a 10 year old 'scholar' living with his parents John and Elizabeth (born 1822 and 1

What do I know about John Hill? A lot, but also not a lot!He was father to my great grandmother (Susan Caroline Hill, born 1875). On her marriage certificate to James Aaron Stocking in 1900, at the Church of St Philip, Avondale Square, Camberwell,

Lavinia Brown nee Seaby was the widow of Charles Brown, and one of my great-grandparents. She was born in 1861 in Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire and, according to family, died around 1941 when she would have been 80. Searching 1837Online from January