More Hedges’
Following my post a couple of days ago about the family of Henry Hedges, I have actively searched for them in the 1871 census. Knowing that they were living at 2 Orcus Street in Marylebone in 1866 when Henry was … Continue reading
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Family of Henry Hedges
For years, my brick wall was Henry Hedges, my grandfather. Just over 2 years ago, that wall tumbled and I moved onto his father, also Henry Hedges. I knew from the older Henry’s marriage certificate that his father was John … Continue reading
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Additions from incoming passenger lists
Last Friday, I searched the Incoming Passenger lists on Ancestry.co.uk and found Henry Hedges several times in the index. I did also find one of his return voyages by manually searching the voyages about the time he was due to … Continue reading
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Incoming Passenger Lists
Ancestry.co.uk have the Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960 available to search if you have a Premium or Worldwide subscription. I have a Premium subscription and so I have searched for my grandfather, Henry Hedges returning to the UK from Africa. Appam … Continue reading
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Data from Marriage Certificates
Last weekend I applied on the General Register Office for four copy marriage certificates including Henry Hedges’ parents Henry and Louisa. The certificates arrived yesterday and have provided a feast of information: Henry Hedges and Louisa Copp 16 Jul 1894 … Continue reading
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Brick wall is gone
Following the information that has allowed me to identify my grandfather Henry Hedges and his parents, my brick wall has now disappeared. I’m sure there will be many moments ahead that will seem just as difficult, but for the moment, … Continue reading
M.V. Accra
I decided to start a section on my website about the ships and shipping line that Henry Hedges travelled to Africa on. A couple of days ago, I bought a postcard on Ebay of M.V. (Motor Vessel) Accra, which he … Continue reading
Henry’s Birth Certificate arrived
It’s been a very long week since I applied for a copy of Henry Hedges’ birth certificate. It finally arrived today and was waiting for me when I got home. I nearly missed it; previously when I had sent for … Continue reading
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Updated Crown Agents page
I have updated the Crown Agents page to reflect the fact that Henry Hedges didn’t actually work for them. I have also created a new page for his colonial service, where I have collected all the information that I know … Continue reading
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Progress with Henry Hedges
Since finding out Henry’s date of birth, I haven’t had a chance to do anything with it until today. I have applied online at the General Register Office for a copy of the birth certificate of Henry Hedges, registered in … Continue reading
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