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From: "Glynis Millett-Clay" <>
Subject: Re: [BRIT-CONNECT] William MARTIN b. 1856
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 16:52:17 +0200
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Hi Ray,

Thanks for this site info - have already joined and look forward to
receiving the monthly news letter.

Great stuff.

Glynis
South Africa.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Hatley" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 3:04 PM
Subject: RE: [BRIT-CONNECT] William MARTIN b. 1856


> Hi Lori,
>
> You, and anyone else that has got stuck with their research, might want
> to have a look at www.history.uk.com as we list all kinds of reference
> sources including all the UK records offices, museums (even the small
> local ones), libraries and a lot more. We even list significant houses
> which may hold records and these are certainly worth an email or further
> research.
>
> Hope this has been helpful. www.history.uk.com is completely free to
> access.
>
> Ray Hatley - editor
> www.history.uk.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lori [mailto:]
> Sent: 05 March 2005 00:11
> To:
> Subject: [BRIT-CONNECT] William MARTIN b. 1856
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I've been hitting my head up the wall trying to find my ggrandfather,
> concentrating on the Liverpool area. It's been not successful, so I
> feel like I need to expand my search.
>
> Looking for any kind of record on William MARTIN. He was born in
> England in 1856, and it would have had to have been during the first 5
> 1/2 months of the year. Census records in mid-June in the US show him
> as already having had his birthday. William's parents names were
> William and Mary MARTIN.
>
> >From what I have been able to put together, he immigrated abt 1870 to
> the US. The first sign I have of him is in 1880, working as a waiter at
> a hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was also censused at the boarding house
> he lived at on Longworth St.
>
> In Nov 1880, he married my ggrandmother, Ellen "Nellie" RYAN, and
> shortly thereafter, they relocated to New York City, where they remained
> until their deaths. Their daughter Lillian was my grandmother on my
> paternal side.
>
> My father was under the impression that he was from the Liverpool area,
> but as I said, I've had no luck.
>
> If anyone has any links that I can check, or tools that they could check
> for me, I'd be most grateful. I know how common his name is, but I'm
> ready to start sifting through all of them, if I have to!
>
> Thanks so much in advance for any help,
>
> Lori Nichols
>
>
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