General Chat

Hi Sue,

I think that that would be a different person.

At the oubreak of WW1 he would have been 54, way too old to have fought

Allan

Susanwithnumbers

Yes he is on the 1911 census and living in Manchester. His place of birth is given as 'London'

But we can't find him on any earliers censuses. He may have been abroad but we can't find his name on any passenger list.

His father, Joseph, a coach trimmer, is also proving elusive. Joseph had died by the time my grandfather married.

Thanks for the offer, a fresh pair of eyes may work wonders :0))

I'll have to go but if you neeed any further information either pm me or leave a note on Sue's Aussie thread, which I visit daily.

Allan

Could this be your man in WW1?

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about Clifford Mortimer
Name: Clifford Mortimer
Regiment or Corps: Yorkshire Regiment
Regimental Number: 11286

On second thoughts he would be too old to fight in WW1. Perhaps an earlier campaign?

Sue xx

I was thinking today, as one does now and then, about the trying to find boards etc. Wouldn't it be great if there was an office or people who could subscribe to 'going back in time'......Imagine the requests. Could you go back in time to find out who the Father of me Granny's Mother was?. Or in your case it would probably take longer cos they would have to track down when your fellah was in the first place. Which could have been the nick...yer never know.

I am sure someone with a more vivid imagination ( at this time in the morn ) can come up with other scenarios.....would make a great book or TV series.....( you saw it here first folks )!

Weird Allan!...will have a butchers later

I take it you haven't found him on the 1911 census?

Sue xx

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1127809

The Title of the Post was 'Trying to find Clifford Mortimer"

He first appears on the scene in 1904, aged 44 when he married my grandmother. She was 22 at the time

I have the marriage cert, the birth certs of his three children and his death cert (1930) but can find no trace of him earlier than that!

Allan

OH couldn't find what he wanted and I'm really supposed to be working:-))

Just like the white winged dove...
Sings a song ...
Sounds like she's singing...
Whoo...whoo...whoo
Just like the white winged dove...
Sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing...
Ooo...baby...ooo...said ooo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcxMHhkzH_0&playnext_from=TL&videos=wxo9ORfEqpo&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_fresh%2Bdiv-1r-2-HM

Sue xx

Susan with numbers: thanks for that, but many on here have tried, even JaneyCanuck, all with the same results.

I do not suscribe to any other sites than this one at the moment as I am juggling my finances around.

That was why I joined the FHS as they have subscriptions to all those sites.

I'll cut and paste the thread that I put on the trying to find board

Allan

I'll have you know that I don't have nits!.........I know a few though.


Need any help?....if so pm who you are looking for......are you subscribed to Ancestry( world)....1911 and find my past?


No fun in that Sue Lol

Hello Sue, I thought that you had surrendered your comp to your OH?

Allan

Hey - watch how you talk to our Allan.

Sue xx

Pedantic = nit-picking lol

Not a great deal. I may go to the local Family history Society and see if I can make any headway on finding my grandfather's early years.

Allan

Tsk Allan...tis late -o -clock here...how on earth do you expect us to know what time it is over there?....half of us don't even know what day it is....or our names....now stop being pedantic...whatever that means.

What have you got planned for the day?

Susanwithnumbers,

Good morning here not arvo! It is 8.04am. :0))

Allan

ok :-)

Thank you :-)))))

Now I am off to bed, try to treat Allan gently...lol

Himself is on nights for the next two if you want to phone.

mwaaahh

xx

Well Allan, I expect you will have more energy than us to dance to the music then lol ( good arvo :-)))))


Nope...book will be in the post tomorrow...no point over the holiday.

You must read Tommy Steele's 'Bermondsey Boy too'...just finished it. I know it is south London but highly readable non the less ( review on Amazon.co.uk. )

Did you put the book in the post? or do I go into nag mode...lol

xx

Good morning Susanwithnumbers

My morning is nearly eight hours old :0))

Allan

Lol Sue....but I need no drink to make me daft. besides...I am too mean to buy any.

Night night Gwen