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Williamina Highfield & Thomas Henry Veal

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Corinne

Corinne Report 25 Jun 2011 18:23

PricklyHolly - how do you get to see what's on a certificate on Ancestry? I thought you had to buy one to see what's on it?

The 1911 census is the correct family.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 24 Jun 2011 19:05

There is a copy of the marriage certificate on Ancestry......between Williamina Highfield and Thomas Henry Veal....... in 1937.

Residence at time of marriage....
Thomas Henry Veal..........Mitch ?? Surrey. (Age 25)
Williamina Highfield..........Little Hampton. (age 23)

Father of Thomas Henry Veal............Thomas Henry Veal...Profession...Printer.
Father of Williamina Highfield............William Highfield...Profession...Chief Petty Officer, R. N. Retired.

In the presence of.......Thomas Henry Veal and William Highfield.

Perhaps a coincidence then...........



1911 census - household transcription
Person: VEAL, Thomas Henry
Address: 14 Pytchley Street Northampton:

VEAL, Arthur Harry Head Married M 26 1885 Lithographic Printer Gloucestershire Gloucester VIEW
VEAL, Ada Mary Wife Married
1 years F 27 1884 Gloucestershire Quedgeley VIEW
VEAL, Thomas Henry Son M 0 (7 MONTHS) 1911 Northants Northampton VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
8406 Reference:
RG14PN8406 RG78PN433 RD163 SD1 ED18 SN140

Registration District:
Northampton Sub District:
St Giles Enumeration District:
18 Parish:
Northampton

Address:
14 Pytchley Street Northampton: County:
Northamptonshire

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Corinne

Corinne Report 24 Jun 2011 18:27

Lyndsey - I realised it was a private message eventually, but it didn't show up for ages.

Yes, I think Williamina was Scottish.

PricklyHolly - the London Veals are incorrect, I've got his parents and the 4 generations prior to that. We're all from Gloucestershire originally, but Thomas Henry's dad moved to Northampton. Oddly enough, that's where my husband comes from! The other odd thing is that we've lived in West Sussex for 18 years and our son was born in Crawley.

Thank you all, again, for your help.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 24 Jun 2011 12:23

I think she was born in Scotland.

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Mike *

Mike * Report 24 Jun 2011 12:18

Can't see a birth for Williamina Highfield.

Was Highfield not her maiden name ?

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 24 Jun 2011 11:19

??


England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Thomas H Veal
Name: Thomas H Veal
Mother's Maiden Name: Blackburn
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1911
Registration district: Southwark
Inferred County: Greater London, London
Volume: 1d
Page: 284





Thomas's parents marriage............



England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Thomas Henry Veal
Name: Thomas Henry Veal
Spouse: Charlotte Blackburn
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1908
Registration district: Southwark
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1d




1911 census - household transcription
Person: VEAL, Charlotte
Address: 265 Beresford St Camberwell


VEAL, Thomas Henry Head Married M 28 1883 Printers Assistant St Clemants Danns VIEW
VEAL, Charlotte Wife Married F 26 1885 Newington VIEW
VEAL, Charlotte Daughter F 2 1909 Borough VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
1826 Reference:
RG14PN1826 RG78PN65 RD23 SD5 ED8 SN312

Registration District:
Southwark Sub District:
Newington South Enumeration District:
8 Parish:
St Mary Newington

Address:
265 Beresford St Camberwell County:
London
Page Number: 37

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Flick

Flick Report 24 Jun 2011 11:11

PM.............personal message (check your inbox)

Corinne

Corinne Report 24 Jun 2011 11:06

Wow - that was fast! Thank you so much for your help. I think being unemployed makes you brain dead as I'd completely forgotten about freebmd.

Lyndsey - what does 'pm d' mean?

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 24 Jun 2011 11:00

You could have easily found this yourself on Freebmd Corinne...........

Marriages Sep 1937 (>99%)
Highfield Williamina Veal Brixworth 3b 317
Veal Thomas H Highfield Brixworth 3b 317



http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Flick

Flick Report 24 Jun 2011 10:59

Name: Williamina Veal
Birth Date: 11 Sep 1913
Date of Registration: Dec 2004
Age at Death: 91
Registration district: Crawley
Inferred County: West Sussex
Register number: B58A
District and Subdistrict: 780/1B
Entry number: 96

Flick

Flick Report 24 Jun 2011 10:58

You don't need Ancestry to look for bmd info between 1837 and approx 1945-50.........

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 24 Jun 2011 10:58

1937 pm d

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

Corinne

Corinne Report 24 Jun 2011 10:54

Please may I ask for some help?

Due the the wonderful world of unemployment I haven't been able to renew my subscription to Ancestry.

I've found that my Great Grand Uncle, Thomas Henry Veal, married a Williamina Highfield in Northamptonshire but I can't see when. Also, I have found a death of a Williamina Veal in 2004 in West Sussex but, again, I can't see the finer detail.

Anyone out there willing to have a look for me? Many thanks in advance.