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 get 7 results for Henry Marshall at the correct age in the 1841 census. I can rule out 4 that were born in the wrong county, but I have no way of knowing if any of the other 3 may be him.

There is only one possibility in the 1851 census, born in Louth Lincolnshire, living with his son Thomas.

Cant find any matching service records.

[flashie*]

And he is not a convict either............I thought I was onto it yesterday.......but it turned out his fathers name was Henry........I think it is the son of the Henry you found living with his son Thomas

I have had a professional researcher look into this one..........and I came up with a different answer than her.

I was wondering what a fresh pair of eyes might see.

Some of the sites good for this search are Freereg......family search......Lincolnshire and Fenland families.

[punch*drunk]

So he ended up in Australia? Do you have any more details you can email me if you dont want to put them here. I feel like I'm flying blind a bit.

[punch*drunk]

I've got one for you flashie.

William Kennedy, convict arrived in Tasmania in 1850 http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai39740

William Kennedy married to Catherine Harding in 1862  http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?detail=1&type=P&id=188083

The death notice for William Kennedy (married to Catherine Harding) staes that he was born in Tipperary, arrived in Tas in 1850 and started working for a Mr Beecroft in 1854.

1854 was the year that the convict William Kennedy was pardoned.

What do you think? Are they the same person?

[matildas-place]

Flashie, I highly doubt I can find anything that you guys haven't already but here is something I came across when having a look for you. In the below link have you tried contacting the owner of that page?

http://awt.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=linclinks&id=I22737&ti=5543

[matildas-place]

Punch, is it possibly some type of iron cross medal?

[punch*drunk]

Punch, is it possibly some type of iron cross medal?

I googled medals on watch chains and it seems they were often given out for sports, particulary football.

Seeing that I cant even find a decent record of the VFA/VFL/AFL premiership medals, I think I've got buckleys of finding an image from that long ago, when a lot of the districts had their own leagues. It could be from any sport in any district.....or notfrom a sport at all. I have given it up as too hard 😄

[flashie*]

I will have a look for you after tea Punch............it will be quieter here then....they all go bowling.

My reasercher said that Henry Marshall died in Hemingby 1-11-1827 unmarried......................but I cant find that one..........and I wonder if he is more liekly to be the death in 1854.

[flashie*]

Matilda...............that site is Lincolnshire and Fenland families..........it is a brilliant site for Lincolnshire..............but still we have been unable to sort Henry out.

[matildas-place]

Punch, before you totally give up, maybe explore the idea of a salvation Army medal as the guy on the right is in a SA uniform and it looks like another one of them has a SA badge or medal pinned on him.