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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. LaBorde (Janet Hope)
> 2. 1901 Census: problems accessing (crowe)
> 3. Re: 1901 Census: problems accessing (Charani)
> 4. Gresham Almshouses - City Greenyard - Whitecross Street -
> HOGG & RDPATH (Chris Gilham)
> 5. London Parish Graves ()
> 6. HENRY HOCKING (April)
> 7. Re: London Parish Graves (Anne Peat)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 09:38:46 -0500
> From: "Janet Hope" <>
> Subject: [LON] LaBorde
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> Hi
> My name is Jan and wonder if anyone can help, I am trying to locate these
> people I understand that they may have came down to live in the London
> area any help would be appreciated.
> Gwendoline Marguarite Fuller LaBorde married Abe Lyon on 31st March,1931
> at 19 Howard Street, Glasgow, Scotland.
> They had a son in 1931, Glasgow possibly Dundee.
> Father Henry Fuller LaBorde and Mother Sarah Ann m.s. Broadbent. Cannot
> find this family in Scotland have a hunch they may be in the London area.
>
> Any help would be appreciated
>
> Jan in Canda.
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:44:34 -0500
> From: crowe <>
> Subject: [LON] 1901 Census: problems accessing
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> A year or two ago I subscribed for my 500 units and tested the 1901 Census
> with five ancestors in London, whose names and addresses I knew. Four were
> "not found".
> Recently I did the same again with five known ancestors, four came back
> "not
> found"
>
> Has the Census a 20 percent success rate or did I do something wrong??
>
>
> Walter Crowe
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:02:56 +0000
> From: Charani <>
> Subject: Re: [LON] 1901 Census: problems accessing
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> crowe wrote:
>> A year or two ago I subscribed for my 500 units and tested the 1901
>> Census
>> with five ancestors in London, whose names and addresses I knew. Four
>> were
>> "not found".
>> Recently I did the same again with five known ancestors, four came back
>> "not
>> found"
>>
>> Has the Census a 20 percent success rate or did I do something wrong??
>
> There are many reasons why an ancestor can't be found in a census.
>
> Which site did you use for the 1901?
> Have you tried any other sites with the 1901?
> Did you use one specific spelling of the surname or did you try
> wildcards as well?
> Have you tried looking without a year of birth, approx or otherwise?
> Where you able to search on the surname alone?
> Where they born before 1901? (You'd be surprised how often a search
> is made for someone who wasn't born at the time of the census! :)) )
>
> --
> Charani (UK)
> OPC for Walton, SOM
> http://wsom-opc.org.uk
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:29:56 -0000
> From: "Chris Gilham" <>
> Subject: [LON] Gresham Almshouses - City Greenyard - Whitecross Street
> - HOGG & RDPATH
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> Hello Listers
>
>
>
> I am still in search of my elusive great grandparents William HOGG & Annie
> REDPATH!! I have discovered a clue from the City of London website link
> called 'Collage' - if you haven't already looked at it, I do encourage you
> to search their photographs. paintings and sketches section - there is so
> much to see!
>
>
>
> Anyway, I discovered from this site that the Green Yard had within its
> environs the Gresham Almshouses; and it is possibly here that they lived
> when they first came to London, ( to recap, my GGrandmother said that they
> lived in the Green Yards when they first came to London). So, as they
> couldn't live in the Official Buildings, all I can assume is that they
> were
> in the Almshouses. My questions are: does anyone know anything about
> these
> Almshouses; and do you know where I could discover the details of its
> inhabitants?
>
>
>
> In hope - always!!!
>
>
>
> Kindest regards,
>
>
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>>From Lincolnshire, UK
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 05:27:11 -0800 (PST)
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> Subject: [LON] London Parish Graves
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>
> Hi All,
> ?
> New to this list, but hope you can help with this personal request. I have
> been researching my family tree for a few years now and most of them were
> based in the parish of St Clement Danes first and later in the parish of
> St Pancras. I know that many of them were buried at the cemetery of
> Portugal Street and in the cemeteries around St Pancras (for St Giles, St
> Martin's and St Pancras).
> ?
> I know the history behind these church yards:?Portugal Street was one of
> the many graveyards which created a public outcry for being very
> unhealthy, etc. St Pancras cemeteries were destroyed by the railways....
> ?
> ...my question is - does anyone have any facts on what happened to those
> who were buried in these churchyards/cemeteries? Were they moved anywhere
> or are they still there? It's just curiousity rather than wanting to find
> a grave - these are obviously long gone.
> ?
> Many thanks
>
> Matt
>
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>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:53:50 +0000
> From: April <>
> Subject: [LON] HENRY HOCKING
> To:
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> I have Henry Hocking who died at his home in 6 Inglrborough Street,
> Brixton, in 1899.
>
> I have no idea which churchyard he would be buried in. Also, if there
> is a kind person who might know where, would it be possible to take a
> photograph of his headstone for
> me.
>
> I am too far away to come as I live in the New Forest on the coast.
>
> Thank you and kind regards
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 16:25:35 +0000
> From: Anne Peat <>
> Subject: Re: [LON] London Parish Graves
> To:
> Cc:
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> <>
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>
> Matt,
> I can't find any definite information on where the remains were taken.
> But the bodies from the Enon chapel vault which was also in Clement
> Dane's parish were taken to Norwood Cemetery.
> There are several recently published books on burials in London.
> Necropolis - London and its Dead by Catharine Arnold has several
> references to Portugal St and St Pancras cemetery
> HTH
> Anne
> On 3 Mar 2009, at 13:27, wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> New to this list, but hope you can help with this personal request.
>> I have been researching my family tree for a few years now and most
>> of them were based in the parish of St Clement Danes first and later
>> in the parish of St Pancras. I know that many of them were buried at
>> the cemetery of Portugal Street and in the cemeteries around St
>> Pancras (for St Giles, St Martin's and St Pancras).
>>
>> I know the history behind these church yards: Portugal Street was
>> one of the many graveyards which created a public outcry for being
>> very unhealthy, etc. St Pancras cemeteries were destroyed by the
>> railways....
>>
>> ...my question is - does anyone have any facts on what happened to
>> those who were buried in these churchyards/cemeteries? Were they
>> moved anywhere or are they still there? It's just curiousity rather
>> than wanting to find a grave - these are obviously long gone.
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Matt
>
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