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Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 15 Send Message	Lisa	Report	23 Jan 2016 03:23
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 15 Send Message	Hello. Would anyone be so kind to help with my maternal family tree. I'm hoping someone who is able to assist me finding my heritage. I've just recently had a DNA and has gone back as far as Afro Caribbean. I don't have any info past 1889 (my maternal Grandmother) I've tried without success to find out where I originate from. Help would be extremely appreciated Thank u for reading. Kind regards Lisa ??
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,004 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	23 Jan 2016 04:01
	Lisa we need more information in order to be able to help you You say that you have got back to your maternal Grandmother in 1889 Is that when she was born? Where? What is her name? Who did she marry? Do be aware that the DNA tests don't really help you to find your family, and we may not be able to find any Afro-Caribbean relatives.
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 15 Send Message	Lisa	Report	23 Jan 2016 06:42
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 15 Send Message	Hello Thank you for your reply. I'm trying to find relatives of my gr8 grandma mabel Nicholls born 1887c. She had a daughter (father unknown on the birth certificate)called Hilda Nicholls born Aug 1909 who married Ernest Castle (from Suttong in Ashfield) in 1929. Hilda died aged 42 in 1952. There is strong connections with John & Ellen Parkin Nee Gee who i believe adopted Hilda. I believe there's a link to Norwich and Mabel and Hilda lodged with a family called Millington. Quite a family stumbling block as no one has any other info apart from whats above. Thanx in advance Lisa.
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	23 Jan 2016 09:32
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Hello Lisa, do you know if Mabel subsequently married? Where and when were they lodging with the Millingtons?
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	23 Jan 2016 09:38
	Hi Lisa To avoid duplicate research........please can you remove the two threads you have posted on the "Find Living Relatives" board for the same request. Where was Hilda born? Where was Mabel born? :-)
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,445 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Jan 2016 09:58
	well she married as Nicholls so she may have only been fostered out Marriages Jun 1929 CASTLE Ernest Nicholls Nottingham 7b 677 Nicholls Hilda Castle Nottingham 7b 677 still in the same area Deaths Jun 1952 CASTLE Hilda 42 Nottingham 3c 334 Births Dec 1909 NICHOLLS Hilda Nottingham 7b 342
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	greyghost	Report	23 Jan 2016 10:46
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	Is this Mabel in 1911 - age a year or two out from what you thought, but if it's her it would help us to start finding out more about her. Bagthorpe at the time was the site of the Nottingham Workhouse/Infirmary where she is working as a Ward Domestic. 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription First name(s) Mabel Last name Nicholls Relationship Servant Marital status Single Sex Female Occupation Wardmaid Domestic Age 21 Birth year 1890 Birth place Notts Hucknall Torkard Address Bagthorpe Nottingham Parish Nottingham County Nottinghamshire Country England Archive reference RG14 Registration district Nottingham Registration district number 430 Enumeration district 41 District number - Sub district Bulwell Sub district number 5 Census reference RG14PN20672 RD430 SD5 ED41 SN9999 Piece number 20672 Folio - Page - Other household member first name(s) -
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,445 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Jan 2016 10:47
	Name: Hilda Nichols Age in 1911: 1 Estimated birth year: abt 1910 Relation to Head: Adopted Daughter Gender: Female Birth Place: Nottingham, England Civil Parish: Nottingham Search Photos: Search for 'Nottingham' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Street address: 3 Beaconsfield Terrace Salisbury St Radford Registration district: Nottingham Registration District Number: 430 Sub-registration district: Nottingham South West ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Piece: 20497 Household Members: Name Age John Arthur Parkin 23 Ellen Parkin 22 Hilda Nichols 1 married 4 years no children so its looks like they took her in and brought her up as official adoption didnt start till c1927
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,445 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Jan 2016 10:50
	or this one for Mabel Name: Mabel Nicholls Age in 1911: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1886 Relation to Head: Daughter Gender: Female Birth Place: Great, Bolton Civil Parish: Heanor Search Photos: Search for 'Heanor' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Street address: Lacey Fields Farm Langley Heanor Debyshire Marital Status: Single Occupation: House Work & Dairy Work Registration district: Basford Registration District Number: 429 Sub-registration district: Ilkeston ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Piece: 20401 Household Members: Name Age John Mark Nicholls 54 Elizabeth Nicholls 57 Mabel Nicholls 25 Harriet Hawtin 44 Gwennetto Nicholls 4 James Eames 31 Charles Onyon 26 But one would have thought she would have her baby with her if its the first one posted that would make sense that she had to find a home for her baby so she could work
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	greyghost	Report	23 Jan 2016 10:51
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	This could be the Millington and Norwich connection, if so, ?? not the Mabel Nicholls in the 1911 census I posted above, as that says born NottS. It may mean that Mabel herself was illegitimate? 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Abbotsford Street, St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place William Millington Head Married Male 32 1859 Cab Driver Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England Lydia Millington Wife Married Female 28 1863 Dressmaker Norfolk, England Florence Millington Daughter - Female 9 1882 Scholar Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Francies Nicholas Boarder Single Female 21 1870 Dressmaker Norfolk, England Mabel Nicholas Daughter - Female 0 1891 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,377 Send Message	Maddie	Report	23 Jan 2016 10:56
	???? MABEL Last name NICHOLS Birth year 1891 Birth quarter 2 Registration month - Mother's last name - District NOTTINGHAM County Nottinghamshire Country England Volume 7B Page 341 Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Births & baptisms Collections from Great Britain © brightsolid online publishing ltd 1901 William Millington Head Married Male 42 1859 Cab Driver Nottinghamshire, England Transcription Lydia Millington Wife Married Female 38 1863 Dressmaker Norfolk, England Transcription Florence Millington Daughter Single Female 19 1882 Lace Finisher Nottinghamshire, England Transcription Mabel Nichols Adopted - Female 10 1891 - Nottinghamshire, England Transcription Census details First name(s) Mabel Last name Nichols Relationship Adopted Marital status - Gender Female Age 10 Birth year 1891 Occupation - Birth town - Birth county Nottinghamshire Birth county as transcribed NOTTINGHAM Birth place England Birth place other as transcribed - Other household member first name(s) WILLIAM, LYDIA, FLORENCE, MABEL Other household member last name MILLINGTON, NICHOLS Street Beverley Street Town - Parish Nottingham City - Country England County Nottinghamshire Municipal ward Mapperley Registration district Nottingham Archive reference RG13 Piece number 3175 Folio 179 Page 14 Record set 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	23 Jan 2016 11:14
	Ancestry version of the 1891 that Greyghost posted....... William Millington in the 1891 England Census Name: William Millington Age: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1859 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Lydia Millington Gender: Male Where born: Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England Civil Parish: St Mary Ecclesiastical parish: St Ann Town: Nottingham County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Household Members: William Millington 32 Lydia Millington 28 Florence Millington 9 Francis Nicholls 21 (Boarder) Single.....Dressmaker.....Weasenham, Norfolk, Mabel Millington 0 (Mable Nicholls on the image.......daughter) So Mabel's mother is Frances. Marriages Dec 1881 (>99%) DICKENSON Lydia Nottingham 7b 394 MILLINGTON William Nottingham 7b 394 Lydia and Frances are half sisters. (Further on........you will see that Mabel is with Florence Millington in the 1911 census. Florence married Frederick William Tipping in 1904)
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	greyghost	Report	23 Jan 2016 11:16
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	??The connection between Millington and Nicholas (or varied spelling) Lydia Millington nee Dickerson (or varied spelling) step sister of Frances, mother of Mabel EDIT Previously Dickerson nee Bear - see later posts England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription First name(s) WILLIAM Last name MILLINGTON Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1881 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ WILLIAM MILLINGTON married LYDIA DICKENSON District NOTTINGHAM District number - County Nottinghamshire Country England Volume 7B Page 394 --------------------------------------------------------- 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Mill Cottages, Weasenham All Saints, Mitford, Norfolk, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place George Nicholas Head - Male 33 1838 - Norfolk, England Sarah Nicholas Wife - Female 32 1839 - Norfolk, England Jane E Dickerson Daughter-In-Law - Female 11 1860 - Norfolk, England Lydia Dickerson Daughter-In-Law - Female 8 1863 - Norfolk, England Frances Nicholas Daughter - Female 1 1870 - Norfolk, England
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	23 Jan 2016 11:21
	Frances Nicholls in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Frances Nicholls Gender: Female Baptism Date: 19 Sep 1869 Baptism Place: Weasenham-All Saints, Norfolk, England Father: George Nicholls Mother: Sarah FHL Film Number: 1596068 Reference ID: 16 p54 Births Sep 1869 (>99%) NICHOLS Frances Mitford 4b 259
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	greyghost	Report	23 Jan 2016 11:25
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Low Street, Weasenham St Peter, Mitford, Norfolk, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place James Dickerson Head Married Male 26 1835 Agricultural Labourer Weasenham St Peter, Norfolk, England Sarah Dickerson Wife Married Female 23 1838 Dry Soap Maker Weasenham St Peter, Norfolk, Jane Elizabeth Dickerson Daughter - Female 1 1860 - Weasenham St Peter, Norfolk, England Richard Bear Brother Unmarried Male 25 1836 Shoe Maker Weasenham St Peter, Norfolk, ------------------------------------------------------------------ England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription First name(s) James Last name Dickerson Name note - Marriage year 1858 Marriage date 12 Nov 1858 Marriage place Weasenham-St Peter Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Spouse's last name Bear Residence Weasenham-St. Peter, Norfolk, England County Norfolk Country England
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	greyghost	Report	23 Jan 2016 11:28
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Print transcription View image First name(s) JAMES Last name DICKERSON Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year - Age - Death quarter 4 Death year 1863 District MITFORD County Norfolk Volume 4B Page 186 ---------------------------------- National Burial Index for England & Wales Transcription First name(s) JAMES Last name DICKERSON Birth year 1834 Death year 1863 Age 29 Burial year 1863 Burial day 23 Burial month 11 Place WEASENHAM SAINT PETER Church description ST PETER Church denomination ANGLICAN County Norfolk
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	greyghost	Report	23 Jan 2016 11:30
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Print transcription View image First name(s) SARAH Last name DICKERSON Marriage quarter 1 Marriage year 1866 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ SARAH DICKERSON married one of these people THOMAS HARROWING, GEORGE NICHOLAS, GEORGE NICHLAS District MITFORD District number - County Norfolk Country England Volume 4B Page 489 --------------------------------------------- England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription First name(s) Sarah Last name Dickerson Name note - Marriage year 1866 Marriage date 19 Jan 1866 Marriage place Weasenham-St Peter Father's first name(s) James Father's last name Bear Spouse's first name(s) George Spouse's last name Nicholas Spouse's father's first name(s) William Spouse's father's last name Nicholas Residence Weasenham-St. Peter, Norfolk, England County Norfolk
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	23 Jan 2016 11:34
	Transcribed as Nicholas on the 1871 census......... Frances Nicholas in the 1871 England Census Name: Frances Nicholas Age: 12 Months Estimated birth year: abt 1870 Relation: Daughter Father's name: George Nicholas Mother's name: Sarah Nicholas Gender: Female Where born: Weasenham St Peter, Norfolk, England Civil Parish: Weasenham All Saints County/Island: Norfolk Country: England Registration district: Mitford Household Members: George Nicholas 33 (Ag Lab) Horningtoft, Norfolk, Sarah Nicholas 32 Jane E Dickerson 11 (Daughter in Law) Lydia Dickerson 8 (Daughter in Law) Frances Nicholas 12 Months (Daughter in Law was often used instead of Step Child back in those days) Marriages Mar 1866 (>99%) NICHLAS George Mitford 4b 489 NICHOLAS George Mitford 4b 489 DICKERSON Sarah Mitford 4b 489
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	greyghost	Report	23 Jan 2016 11:40
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription First name(s) James Last name Dickerson Name note - Marriage year 1858 Marriage date 12 Nov 1858 Marriage place Weasenham-St Peter Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Spouse's last name Bear Residence Weasenham-St. Peter, Norfolk, England County Norfolk Country England
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	greyghost	Report	23 Jan 2016 11:44
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,494 Send Message	1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Steward Field House, Rougham Norfolk, Mitford, Norfolk, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place James Bear Head Married Male 42 1809 Ag Lab Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England Lyda Bear Wife Married Female 39 1812 - Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England Transcription John Davy Son Unmarried Male 18 1833 Blacksmith Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England Richard Bear Son Unmarried Male 15 1836 Ag Lab Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England Sarah Bear Daughter Unmarried Female 12 1839 Scholar Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England Edmund Bear Son - Male 8 1843 Scholar Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England Mary Bear Daughter - Female 6 1845 Scholar Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England Robert Bear Son - Male 2 1849 - Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England Edmund Goll Father Widower Male 78 1773 Pauper Syderstone, Norfolk, England William Bear Nephew Unmarried Male 21 1830 Waggoner Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England John Bear Nephew Unmarried Male 20 1831 Waggoner Weasenham All Saints, Norfolk, England

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