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Good afternoon,
I wonder if anyone can help me either with advice or with some answers.
I am searching the MacKevoy family from the east end of London. I know that the folowing informations is correct as I was married to a member of the family for more thatn 20 years, and met these people. However they often changed the spelling of the surname, some by deed Pole and others through usage.

Children of James Mackevoy and Elizabeth Marten (sometimes transcribed as Martin)

Jane born in 1907 and died 1909, confirmed through records.

James born 1910 confirmed by records and he was my father in law.

George born in 1911 I met him several times

Maud born in 1912, I have all hher information,moved to the isle of white after her husband died. Her daughter was already living there and owned a B&B

Robert born in 1914, I met him several times up to the 1980s I believe that his son was in the Air Force and was also named Robert, known as Rob and I think they lived in Kent.

William born in 1917

Edward born in 1920

Walter J born in 1921

Ellen born in 1926

We also cahnged the surname to MacEvoy on advice that we eventually learnt was wrong!!!
Any info or helpful advice will be much appreciated.

thank you.

B M S
17.04 hrs Spain

Are you looking to come forward or go backwards?

Ohhh Spanish eyes - I just LOVE your 'typo' - It made me laugh !!! :


"Good faternoon" !!!

Seriously though, what is it you are trying to find ??

Dea x

1911 Census for reference:

MACKEVOY, James Head Married M 28 1883 Contratory Carman St Lukes
MACKEVOY, Elizabeth Wife Married 5 years F 25 1886 Poplar
MACKEV, James Son Married M 1 1910 Limehouse
FREEMAN, Lilian H Sister Single F 14 1897 Cigar Stripper Hoxton


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Registration District:
Stepney Sub District:
Limehouse Enumeration District:
13 Parish:
Limehouse

Address:
19 Galt St Limehouse County:
London

2 children - 1 had died prior to census !

Dea x

Thank you for your replies and I am so glad that you all had a giggle at my spelling mistake, I did a few moments ago.

Ok . I married the son of James 1910. I would like to have as much info for my children to know who their ancestors and their cousins etc are.

I only lost contact with any of the family 18 years ago after the divorce.
The difficulty I have is that most of them used a variation of there surname, MacKevoy, and I cannot remember any of them.

So I have two tasks really one to go beyond the info from Dee who has confirmed what I have found and secondly to try to find my childrens' cousins

I would also like to find out if Lillian Freeman is the half sister of the Mackevoy side of the family or elizabeths family.

Without twittering on what I would like is any info and to discover if people change their name formally can I find what name they took on?

I do hope that this all makes sense...

I rather like the word fater it describes how I feel about this family at the moment!!

Thank you for your help, I live in Spain and not in a city and our computers go of several times a day every day without any warning so sometimes I can only reply some time after people have added,I am not ignoring you,,,,,,,

I will try to come back later, deaths, marriages etc all welcomed

Bridget, in Spain

18.39 hrs

The sun is shining at last!!

Hi Bridget,

We have spoken before - a VERY long time ago and I cannot remember which part of Spain you live in !! - Enlighten me please !

On to your research.................

I am looking into it !

Dea x

my aunt Phoebe Martin(c 1915) was married to a George Mc Avory in 1940... if that is any help they lived in the east end , the only thing i know about George is that he was a boxer..i seem to think they may have had a son called John

Stella

Stella
My Gearge was also a boxer! I deliberately did not add these details as I wanted to make sure that the Info would be fairly accurate, the spelling of his surname is one of the ways the children changed their names.

If you could PM me that would be great. Do you have the certs if not I will get them and share them with you. Dates would be useful if you have them for birth marriage etc....

I look forward to hearing from you.
If I do not reply quickly please be aware that here in Spain we constantly lose our connection.

Bridget

09.13 hrs Spain

Dea

Thank you for your message, I will have to find out when we Were last in contact. I live in Peniscola, famous for it's wonderful Castle, second most visited historical building in Spain. Very Spanish still, many Brits gone back to UK because of the recession.

Any help at all with the MacKevoy and their various spelling of their name would be very helpful. Also the same for the Marten family.

Looking forward to hearing from you

Bridget

Remind me please where you live.

Please forgive any spelling mistakes. I am using my iPad at the moment and frequently hit the wrong buttons....so sorry. Will use main comp soon

Thank you for you patience

09.28 hrs Spain

Bridget, you have my email address and i yours ..i have pmd you but maybe email is better

Stella x

Nudge

Dea, how are you? What are you up to, looking forward to hearing from you.

Stella, so it is looking as if we do not have a family connection, never mind we can still chat and email.

I am still hoping to find all these people.

Does anyone know how I can find out if people changed their name by deed poll.

15.53 hrs Spain

Good morning, last night out of sheer frustration about this family and the way they change the spelling of there surname I went back to my ancestry tree ... Low and behold I found abbot four of them and was able to confirm that they had changed the spellings BUT all were born of the same parents, so fuss what I shall be doing later today. When I have complete my findings I will post them on here and to anyone who thinks they may be a part of the family.
Stella as soon as I can I will email you with all the correct details on a just in case mode....this is what makes this research so interesting to me

Bye for now

Bridget

09.38 Spain

Good morning, last night out of sheer frustration about this family and the way they change the spelling of there surname I went back to my ancestry tree ... Low and behold I found abbot four of them and was able to confirm that they had changed the spellings BUT all were born of the same parents, so fuss what I shall be doing later today. When I have complete my findings I will post them on here and to anyone who thinks they may be a part of the family.
Stella as soon as I can I will email you with all the correct details on a just in case mode....this is what makes this research so interesting to me

Bye for now

Bridget

09.38 Spain

Bridget , we have a connection because George, your first husband's uncle was also my uncle by marriage so any descendents of George must be related to me , he married my aunt.

Stella x

Stella well what good news. I shall send you an email, How strange we have been "talking to each other " for some time now and lo and behold we have a connection. I am rather excited by this.

Bridget X
Spain 15.34 hrs.

Just thought that I would thank everyone for their help. If I find anyone who is particually interesting I will be back.

Stella, and I are now in touch with each other so hoping to learn a lot more.

Bridget
09.05 hrs Spain