Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Sidney worked for Holloways the civil engineers and was working on a power station. They then moved to Chislehurst where my husband, Henry Brian Louis Mason was born.

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Dorothy's married name was Mason. The trip to Holland was just after the war so no EU in those days. I have traced the John woodhouse maried to Adelaid Tucker. He had previously been married to someone called Elizabeth Ford and had had three children with her. However, the Naval Medals and Honours r...

That's what we have assumed - there's no record of a marriage that we can find. We are interested in finding out how Amelia Johnson Woodhouse became Dorothy Costley. Apparently her sister went to Blackburne House School, Hope Street so they may have gone togther and be on some pupil records. Amelia/...

thanks Tina She was actually still married to John Woodhouse 7 years prior to the 1911 census and we have never found a divorce or John Woodhouse's death. He was paid off on 8 March 1904 - he was in the Portsmouth Division at the time. His next of kin was Frances Mary at 10 (or 16) Starfield Street,...

Thank you everyone The Barracks are marked as a black square on the Liverpool History Project maps (ref L7/M7). My interest in them is that John Woodhouse who we are researching was a Royal Marine from Portsmouth born in Poplar London. He gave his address in 1899, at the time of his marriage, as Wil...

thank you for the prompt replies. I was rather hoping that it might have housed the Royal Marines around 1890 1900

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Unfortunately not - most churches are marked and some schools but I have tried to access Public buildings and there appears to be nothing.

Does anyone have any information about the Barracks shown on the Liverpool History Project database?

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George James Costley Vol 08b p183 dob 25.1.1908 at 70 Wellington Road Liverpool Father James Costley Waterman Mother Frances Costley late Woodhouse formerly Johnson Birth registered 18 March 1908 When Amelia Johnson Woodhouse's birth was registered in 1905, Frances Mary used the surname Woodhouse an...

Thanks MaryA dickiesam. I do really appreciate the help everybody is giving to me. I am new to collecting information like this and I would be lost without your help. David You are very welcome. One of the most important aspects of collecting information is to check the original source because you ...

Could you tell if these ships were Portsmouth based. If they were Liverpool based it would be very interesting? Presumably Hibernian was a shore station at Portsmouth?
Would it be possible to give me the site references please.

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Yes William Raymond is the son of John and Frances Woodhouse

Thank you for the reference

Can you tell me where I might find John Woodhouses's re-enlistment in the royal Marines or a service record for the First World War. Could you tell me how I find the complete medals reference please.

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I have a birth certificate for William Raymond Woodhouse dob 4.8.1902 at 4 Pennington Street, Walton UD Birth registered 30.8.1902 by Frances Woodhouse formerly Johnson with the father listed as John Woodhouse, Sergeant Royal Marines He was on the 'Aboukir' from April to end July and then spent 1903...