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Emma Bightmore born South Africa about 1870

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Deborah

Deborah Report 23 Aug 2012 23:32

Hi
Does anyone have any information on Emma who married Thomas Brightmore in about 1890. She had 9 surviving children. I would like to know where they married and what her maiden name was.

Dee

Abby

Abby Report 23 Aug 2012 23:36

????

Marriages Jun 1889 (>99%)
BRIGHTMORE Thomas Sheffield 9c 550
Wigley Emma Sheffield 9c 550

Abby

Abby Report 23 Aug 2012 23:39

Name: Emma Wigley
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1870
Birthplace: Capetown Cape Good Hope
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Marital Condition: Single
Profession/Occupation: Scholar
Address: 21 Heppenstall Lane
Census Place: Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
Family History Library Film: 1342128
The National Archives Reference: RG11
Piece/Folio: 4666 / 121
Page Number: 33
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Henry Wigley M 46 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Wife Ann Wigley F 41 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Son Thomas Horie Wigley M 14 Fort Beauford Cape Good Hope
Son James Wigley M 13 Grahamstone Cape Good Hope
Daughter Emma Wigley F 11 Capetown Cape Good Hope
Son Davied E Wigley M 10 Ireland
Daughter Florence Wigley F 6 Devonport, Devon, England
Son Edward Wigley M 3 East Indies

Abby

Abby Report 23 Aug 2012 23:49

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Name: David Charles Wigley
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 08 Dec 1870
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Wigley
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ann Hunter
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01230-6
System Origin: Ireland-EASy
Source Film Number: 255812
Reference Number: v 2-2 p 855

Abby

Abby Report 23 Aug 2012 23:54

Name DAVID CHARLES WIGLEY
Date of Birth 1 December 1870
Address RICHMOND BARRACKS
Father HENRY WIGLEY
Mother ANN WIGLEY
Further details in the record
Father Occupation PRIVATE 2/11TH REGT
About the record
Book Number Page Entry Number Record_Identifier Image Filename
N/R 43 N/R DU-CI-BA-18260 d-272-2-1-043

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/reels/d-272-2-1-043.pdf

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 24 Aug 2012 07:26

Birth (Find My Past)

Name: WIGLEY, Emma
Mother's name: Not available before 1966
Regiment:11th Foot
Place : Cape Town
Country: South Africa
Year: 1869
Volume : 951
Page: 39
Record source: GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924)

Chris :)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 24 Aug 2012 10:44

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Deborah

Deborah Report 24 Aug 2012 21:03

Thank you so much, you have all been so helpful. I cannot believe you have been able to give me so much infomation and in such a short time. You are brilliant. Thank you.

Dee