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From: Gordon Allison <>
Subject: Re: Roll call
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 03:13:37 +1000
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Hi Arnold

I don't know whether you have already looked at the 1881 census of the
British Isles yet, but I found your family of Hemmings listed on it (see
below). Obviously a quite well to do family of some means. Henry is
undoubtedly the eldest son as his mother Harriet was 21 when she had him
in 1857. You're even lucky enough to have the elderly mother in law in
the house on the night on the census - Harriet Oldridge, widow, age 79.
If you checked the indexes to English civil registration you will most
probably find a marriage for John J Hemming to Harriet Oldridge? in the
preceding year or two. More census and certificates should get you back
another 2 generations without much trouble.

You don't say in your message whether you are only interested in coming
down to the present to find relatives in Ceylon. Why do you need to find
the birth/baptism of Gerald Hemming when you already have the relevant
information? Are you looking for confirmation that Gerald was in fact
born in Ceylon while his parents were out there. My feeling is that even
if the father Henry did spend time on the island he most probably
eventually retired back to England and whether or not any of the
children stayed on is open to question. Some of the daughters may have
if there were any and if they married into the local high society. Do
you have the marriage certificate for Henry J.R. Hemming to Ellen C.
Gallagher? Were they married in England or Ceylon?

Another resource to check out which is probably impossible from the US,
are the English civil registration indexes to overseas births. Henry as
a solicitor would be mindful about getting the births of any of his
children registered back in England for legal purposes. Also if you
don't already know, the Mormons have filmed every surviving birth,
marriage and death certificate issued on the island. Not just the
indexes but the actual certificate registers and all these films can be
got into whichever is your nearest LDS FHC. A trip to Salt Lake City
would allow you to view them all in the one place. The registers from
memory, go from the start of civil registration on the island in 1867 to
1930 and even later. Finding the right film among the 100's of films may
also prove to be a difficult task.

Best regards for the moment.

Gordon
Melbourne, Australia

arnold roepken wrote:

> Hi Listers
> I'm trying to find the birth/ baptism records of one
> Gerald Patrick Hemming, b 31 May 1902 in
> Columbo, Ceylon - Parents:
> Henry Joseph Randolph Hemming, Solicitor age 45
> Ellen Cecilia Gallagher, wife age 26
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Any other
> Hemmings born there around that time would be helpful
> also. TIA and EA
>
> Arnold W. Roepken in Garden City, NY
> Genealogy means "Never say die".
>
>
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Dwelling: Exeter House
Census Place: Cheltenham, Gloucester, England
Source: FHL Film 1341619 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2569 Folio 51
Page 16

Marr Age Sex Birthplace
John J. HEMMING M 56 M Leonard Stanley, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Solicitor
Harriet HEMMING M 45 F Cheltm
Rel: Wife
Occ: Lady
Harriet OLDRIDGE W 79 F Kings Stanley, Gloucester, England
Rel: Mother In Law
Occ: No Occupation
Henry J.R. HEMMING U 24 M Leonard Stanley, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Solicitors Clerk
Richard T. HEMMING U 21 M Leonard Stanley, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: None
John S. HEMMING U 19 M Leonard Stanley, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Medical Student
Ruth A.M. HEMMING U 13 F Cheltm
Rel: Daur
Occ: Sch
Bessie F. HEMMING 9 F Cheltm
Rel: Daur
Occ: Sch
Alfred E. HEMMING 5 M Cheltm
Rel: Son
Catherine G. WATT 23 F Kings Stanley, Gloucester, England
Rel: Niece
Occ: No Occupation
Annie H. WALTERS U 30 F Stockport, Cheshire, England
Rel: Boarder
Occ: No Occupation
Thomas HODGKINS U 18 M California
Rel: Boarder
Occ: Brewer
Sarah EDWARDS U 19 F Cheltm
Rel: Ser
Occ: Dom Ser
Emily MOLE U 26 F Cheltm
Rel: Ser
Occ: Dom Ser


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