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Diary entry: 10 May 2021
- Some more PDF certificates arrived today. The first for Caleb Tew:
Birth at Wood Green, Shalstone on 9 July 1846 of Caleb, son of Thomas Tew, a labourer and Ann Tew, formerly Turvey.
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Diary entry: 8 May 2021
- Today we received a copy of Thomas Tew’s death certificate:
Death at Hunt Mill, Westbury, Bucks on 8 July 1880 of Thomas Tew, male, age 78 years, a farm labourer.
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Diary entry: 3 May 2021
- Today we made some progress with finding out more about George Tew’s father Thomas. We confirmed that Thomas married Ann Turvey but we also discovered that he was a widower when he married her and that he had previously been married to a Lydia Fetters or Fletcher.
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Diary entry: 2 May 2021
- Today we want to confirm Kitty Whitehead’s given name. Was it Catherine or Caroline?
1841 – In census as KITTY Whitehead 1851 - In census as CATHERINE Whitehead 1857 – Banns read as CATHERINE Whitehead 1858 – Married George Tew as CAROLINE Whitehead 1861 – In census as KITTY Tew 1871 – Census as KITTY Tew 1879 – Baptism of daughter Annie Louisa as KITTY Tew 1881 – In census as KATE Tew 1891 – In census as KATE Tew 1901 – In census as KATE Tew 1911 – In census as KATE Tew 1917 – Death registration as KATE Tew The marriage certificate is the only place where her name is not Catherine or a shortened form of it.
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Diary entry: 30 Apr 2021
- I received a marriage certificate for Frances Snowling today. She married George Brooks in 1839 but he died in 1851.
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Diary entry: 14 Apr 2021
- I received a copy of Bridget Dineen and Daniel Palmer’s marriage certificate.
Marriage at St. Mary’s Church, Stow Hill, Newport, Monmouthshire on the 7th December 1867 between Daniel Palmer, 24, Bachelor, Journeyman Shoemaker of Risca and Bridget Brien, 25, Widow of Risca.
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Diary entry: 13 Apr 2021
- Today we received a copy of Bertie Herbert Tew’s marriage certificate. We already had these details but they fill a gap in our records:
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Diary entry: 10 Apr 2021
- Annie Louisa Tew’s marriage certificate arrived today:
Marriage at the Register Office, Northampton on 27 June 1912 of Joseph Wyatt, 55 years, Widower, General laborer of 9 St.
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