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sharon

sharon Report 15 May 2015 20:41

hi am looking for pictures of my grandparents, james and leah few nee Searle born in 1866&1875. and charlotte and Frederick Edwards nee wright 1875& 1878 any help would be most grateful, don't mind if you have some of their parents, they all come from cambridgeshire :-D

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 15 May 2015 20:47

Have you done any searches on trees on this site to see if anyone has those names listed as unlikely that someone will see your post that has any photos

Researching:
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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 16 May 2015 10:43

If photos haven't been handed down through the family, either they didn't exist, or have been destroyed.

Taking photos was a rarity in those days

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 16 May 2015 10:44

Leah seems to be in some GR trees.......not yours, though

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sharon

sharon Report 25 May 2015 00:02

Hi All
I am searching for the parents of a james mears who married a mary goddell. I believe james was born in 1756 any help would be appreciated ;-)

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 25 May 2015 03:26

Location is always a help.....

Is this the marriage you mean?

Name: James Meares
Spouse: Mary Goddell
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 8 Feb 1779
Parish: St Marylebone
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Parish Register

They were bachelor and spinster. James made his mark. Mary signed. One witness was a William Brown, I can't read the name of the other witness.

No indication of age given.

What is your evidence for James being born in 1756?

????

Name: James Meares
Burial Date: 20 Jul 1798
Parish: St Marylebone
County: Middlesex
Borough: Westminster
Record Type: Burial
Register Type: Parish Register

No indication of age so may not be related.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 25 May 2015 03:33

There is this record on Familysearch, but no way of knowing if it related to the man who married Mary Goddell:

England Births and Christenings
Name: James Mears
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 03 Jul 1757
Christening Place: LYING IN HOSPITAL ENDELL STREET,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1757
Father's Name:Thomas Mears
Mother's Name: Ann
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05524-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 0916633 (RG8)

A Samuel Mears was christened same place a year previously:

Name:Samuel Mears
Gender:Male
Christening Date:13 Jun 1756
Christening Place: LYING IN HOSPITAL ENDELL STREET,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 06 Jun 1756
Father's Name: Thomas Mears
Mother's Name: Ann
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05524-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 0916633 (RG8)

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 25 May 2015 08:35

Here's where you can look

https://familysearch.org/

Did you take note of the replies to your first request on here? You didn't comment..................

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malyon

malyon Report 25 May 2015 12:59

this could be the birth of jame's father thomas


Thomas Meares
England Births and Christenings
Name:
Thomas Meares
Gender:
Male
Christening Date:
15 Jun 1731
Christening Place:
SAINT ANDREW,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
Father's Name:
Edward Meares
Mother's Name:
Susanah

sharon

sharon Report 25 May 2015 16:05

thanx for all your help with it I have been able to progress a bit further ;-)