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]

flashie, I was struggling a bit with the rostrons so I put it aside for a few days. I agree with you that kaya should get the marriage certificate. That would answer lots of questions and save time.

I have a lot more information about Alexander Stewart that I can send you if you are interested. I think we were correct in thinking that the service record doesnt match.

I have managed to find his first wifes surname (daughters birth) but no marriage yet.

[punch*drunk]

kaya, the Rostrons I found in the 1911 census lived in Clayton, I still think they are the right ones.

I'm busy for the next couple of days, but i will have another look later in the week. Keep trying to get that marriage record, it will have some answers on it.

[flashie*]

Send it please Punch.

I will have to refresh my memory of the names involved.....I forget them after a few searches.

[punch*drunk]

Send it please Punch.

I will have to refresh my memory of the names involved.....I forget them after a few searches.

I'll send it tomorrow afternoon, just about to head off to bed and have to go out early in the morning. There's quite a lot of stuff, i want to put it in some kind of order before I send it to you.

[flashie*]

Kaya....did you register first .....before trying to purchase the cerificate.

Someone else had troube purchasing their certificate too.....and it was because their password didn't match the requirments of the site.

I hope this page might help.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/most_customers_want_to_know.asp#SiteProblems

[flashie*]

Especially this part.

Remember, your password must be a minimum of 6 characters and contain at least 1 number and at least 2 non-numeric values with no blank spaces.

[punch*drunk]

Flashie, if you still have the emails you and I sent each other (even in your sent items) you will probably find enough info to jog your memory.

I will send all the files tomorrow, completely disregard the service record. He was in the 74th regiment, not the 75th.

I found Marthas birth record, she was born in Ireland 1831, mothers mane Martha Armstrong. Cant find a marriage yet though. Its entirely possible they were married in US or Canada, the 74th regiment were stationed there for a while.

[flashie*]

Yes...I still have the emails....I will re read them again tomorrow.

[flashie*]

I am still here searching.:O.............I don;t think we should be too concerned about the Lancashire and Yorkshire thing.

I was just tracing the parents that Kaya feels are Elsie LUmbs parents.....and on each census they changes where they were born.

So I am guessing there was a bit of a cross over of registration districts.

So for now I am going to research William Thomas and Alice Ann Lumb.

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

I have registered now thanks for your info.

Filled in all the info and couldn't send it as I don't know the exact day of the marriage for Elsie and James.

All I know is that it was March 1911 but without the precise day I can not apply for the marriage certificate  😞

Think I may have to write a handwritten letter if it won't let me proceed *online*

This might not be an easy project.