Anyone else into seeking their ancestors?

[darksideofthemoon]

I have become adicted to Ancestry.com and am lucky enough that one side of my family can be researched way back into the dim times.

The other side has hit a brick wall and I have to wait until someone else in the world may have more information.

How is everyone else going?

[punch*drunk]

Is it on Ancestry?

I'm sure i've seen a delete button somewhere. I'll just go and have a look.

Next to the name of your tree is Tree Pages with a drop down menu. Click on Tree Settings and then on the right hand side of the page "Delete Your Tree" is written in red.

[flashie*]

Here is another interesting read....it is a letter from a slave to his past master after he has been freed.

http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/01/to-my-old-master.html

[matega3]

Very Interesting Flashie, I bet "the Master" never replied. You find some gem sites 🙂

[flashie*]

I follow at lot of genealogy sites on twitter.

[matega3]

I havent ventured to twitter , I have only just gone down the facebook route despite saying I wouldnt, it was the best way to keep up with sons hols.

[***kaya***renae***]

Hi from Perth WA

I'm sorry I haven't come back sooner, but my job takes up approx ten hours every day, and I'm just tired.

Thank you very much for helping me with my ancestry, I really do appreciate this.

My Dad was Stanley Rostron born in 1923 25th September.

Uncle Sammy (Samuel) lived in Sheffield Yorkshire and owned

a service station and car repair shop in the 60's

Frank was the oldest,  but I don't know what his job was. He did mary a lady named Nancy, she was lovely.

James,or should I say Uncle Jimmy owned cafe's around Manchester and Salford.

Elsie Lumb was my paternal Granny, she was a bit odd as she thought her son shouldn't marry my Mum.  She only ever came to visit us once.

I opened the front door, and she stood there and asked for my Mum.

Apparently she told Mum she was dying, she gave Mum and orange and a penny each for me, my brother and sister.

That's all I really can say about Elsie, except I think she was Christened on 5th May 1891.

James Rostron was an alcoholic from all accounts, I have no memory of him at all.

I honestly can't recall him ever coming to visit or us ever going to see him and Elsie.

My Dad told me that they used to live in Barrington Street in Clayton Manchester, but I don't know where they were before that.

Dad said he was sent away as a small child to live with a relative, and when he had to go back home, he was never accepted. So he lied about his age and joined the British army.

We were brought up very poor,  so life is very much different for us here in Australia.

I am happy to email anyone privately, and pay to have your help.

I do think Alice Ann was somewhere in the mix it rings a bell, but I have to admit, my family never really spoke about the old days, or other people much. They just got on with their daily lives and struggled through.

I can't believe you have come up with Frank, Sammy, Jimmy and my Dad Stan.

You are amazing 🙂

[2chappies]

I've just come in from work and there's a lovely snipe sitting here. 🙂

[punch*drunk]

Hi kaya,

Feel free to email me (and I'm sure flashie will help too) any info you have and what you want to find out. I will see what I can do. No payment necessary, its something I enjoy doing.

[punch*drunk]

:^O

I've just come in from work and there's a lovely snipe sitting here. 🙂

lol, and it would've been mine if the phone hadnt rang X-( 😛

[2chappies]

:-p:^O