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Dea -

discovered this whilst on the City Ark site - an index of a few reg districts between 1837 and 1911

could save some time in the future !


http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fleming/medway1.htm

I searched CityArk too Choccy - it takes ages doesn't it?

I DO wish they would get themselves a name search facility instead of having to look through all the images ;-) :-D :-D

Dea x

Thank you :-)

I have searched the City Ark site, but can't find the marriage - may have got married in a Registry office I suppose.

http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/



here's Susan Harris in 1891

1891

HARRIS, William T Head Married M 32 1859 General Labourer
Queenborough
Kent VIEW
HARRIS, Mary Ann Wife Married F 42 1849
Chatham
Kent VIEW
HARRIS, Alfred W Son Single M 15 1876 Errand Boy
Kings Lynn
Norfolk VIEW
>>>>>HARRIS, Susan Daughter Single F 13 1878
Kings Lynn
Norfolk VIEW
HARRIS, William J Son M 9 1882 Scholar
Camden
London VIEW
HARRIS, Mary Ann Daughter F 7 1884 Scholar
Wouldham
Kent VIEW
HARRIS, Helen Daughter F 3 1888
Wouldham
Kent VIEW
HARRIS, George Son M 1 1890
Borstal
Kent VIEW

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Piece:
656 Folio:
128 Page:
49 Registration District:
Medway

Civil Parish:
Rochester Municipal Borough:
Rochester Address:
2, Colden Place, Rochester County:
Kent


(it's the parish of St Margaret)

Only order the certs from Local Register Offices or GRO (£9.25) - many other places charge very much more !

Dea x

Hi, thanks Dea. Tried one company who are struggling, might try another.

John's marriage cert should, hopefully, give you his father's name??

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about John Edward Ryill
Name: John Edward Ryill
Spouse: Susan Harris
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1898
Registration district: Medway
Inferred County: Kent
Volume Number: 2a
Page Number: 1228

Dea x

Got record, thanks. Seems he deserted he he. Still no wiser on parentage though :-(

(or just put ryill in searchbox,on Homepage, only those there!)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Chris :)

Chris, that's brilliant thank you:) will order record right away.
Hi Lynne, Joseph is listed as Jos P Ryhill on the 1891 census.

1891 census for reference:

Name: Jos P Ryhill
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Stepson
Mother's Name: Mary A Benson
Gender: Male
Where born: Liverpool, Lincolnshire, England

Civil parish: Holy Trinity
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Kingston upon Hull
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Hull
Sub-registration district: Myton
ED, institution, or vessel: 47
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3941
Folio: 70
Page Number: 15
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Benson 34
Mary A Benson 40
Jos P Ryhill 11
Elizabeth Benson 3
Ebor Benson 1

Name Ryill, Joseph Percy
Official Number: 196250
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Lancashire
Date 13 June 1880
Catalogue reference ADM 188/339 1853 -1923.

(this Navy Record on below link, £3.50 to download)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/navy.asp

Chris :)


Name Ryill, John Edward
Register Number: 6032
Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 20 January 1891
Date 20 November 1873
Royal Marines Service Records (ADM 159) 1842 -1936

I know, some censors spelled it Ryhill so could be error though I found John on BMD and it was spelled Ryill. There are a lot of Rayhills in the Durham area and went off down that path for a while as there was a Joseph born in the same year as mine and in Durham. Also his mother was called Mary but she turned out to be born Mary Morgan not Nicholson and her birth year was wrong. So confusing!

(not seeing much Ryill at all!, FMP Outgoing Passenger List, nothing for surname)

Chris :)

Hi Lynne, thanks. I have this census and the previous one in 1901 with Joseph listed as stepson which led me to think that they are Marys sons but not Josephs though I can't find any record of Marys marriages to anyone and both John and Joseph had different birthplaces, on in Liverpool and the other Durham. Mary was born in Withernsea and later lived in Hull so it's a real mystery.

1901 census showing John E Ryill and Joseph P Ryill as visitors:

Name: John E Ryill
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Male
Where born: North Sunderland, Northumberland, England

Civil parish: Holy Trinity
Ecclesiastical parish: St Barnabas
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Hull
Sub-registration district: Myton
ED, institution, or vessel: 40
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 81
Piece: 4506
Folio: 92
Page Number: 12
Household Members: Name Age
John Benson 44
Mary Benson 52
Elizabeth Benson 13
Ebot Benson 11
John E Ryill 28
Susan Ryill 24
Joseph P Ryill 21

Hi, I'm looking for more info on my grandfathers two half/stepbrothers John E and Joseph P Ryill. I have found them both on the 1891 census living with my grandfather(Ebor) and his parents and have found John on a previous census when he was 17 and living at an army barracks and then later married and living in Kent but can't find anything about their true parentage and how they came to be in my family. My grandparents were Joseph and Mary Benson and Marys maiden name was Nicholson. I cannot find a marriage record of a Mary Nicholson marrying a Ryill and have tried ordering John and Josephs birth certs but nothing could be found. It is believed that Joseph(known later as Jos) emigrated to South Africa as a young man. Any info would be gratefully received. Thank you.
Tracey