Rebecca BETAN (BITTAN)
a Gt Gt Grandmother lived in Crispin Street, London
Felix MARTIN
'A life in motion'
Born in Bethnal Green, London in 1892 the second eldest son of Benjamin and
Rose NUNES MARTINEZ, Felix travelled the world as a Sailor, Soldier, Cook & Grill Room Chef
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Whipp Family History |
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After many years of research, we are able to present an
extensive journey into our family roots.
It covers Sergeant Major James Orr, the Whipp and Rhodes families of England
with relatives in the USA
and Canada, the
East End of London Jewish Roots, and the Mills,Young
& Whipp,
families from
The Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire.
Also links to pages on Dance Champion Timmy Palmer and
the life and times of
World Bantamweight Boxing Champion Thomas 'Pedlar' Palmer.
Click the images below to the family of choice
Jewish Roots covers Morocco,
Spain, Holland and London England. Among many surnames to be found are
Betan, Bittan, Hart, Hyams, Isaacs, Levy, Martin, Mendoza, Nunes-Martinez,
Rees.
Whipp & Rhodes Families
Includes the names Amos, Ford, Foorde, Grossmith, Hall, Janes,
Marchant, Johnston, Kenny, Orr, Palmer, Pike, Randall, Cymbalist (Simblist) Young, Wiseman.
A Gt Gt Grandfather James Orr was a Sergeant Major in
the 47th Regiment of Foot. His son James (below) became a Sergeant in
the same Regiment. Click on the 1863 photo of James for the Orr family details.
photo courtesy of Musee McCord
The Life Yoyage of my
Grandfather
Thomas Whipp was a father of
14 children and 37 grandchildren
who tried looking for a better life.
His journey took him from the small Oxfordshire village of Clanfield
to Wales, England and the USA.
Links to Relatives last Resting Place
Rebecca Palmer (nee Hall)
Thomas (Pedlar) Palmer
William Pike
Rosa Smith (nee Rees)
Mills,Young & Whipp Families
Includes the families
of Sarah Whipp born in 1796 and living around Clanfield Oxfordshire.
It includes Faringdon which at the time was in Berkshire.
Timmy Palmer - World Professional Dance Champion
Thomas 'Pedlar' Palmer World Bantamweight
Boxing Champion
A tale of five PIKE Girls They
managed to survive London East End Family tribulations.
Rosetta, Rebecca, Jenny, Sarah & Sylvia
A Gt Grandmother Rose Rees married Charles
Hall
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The following sites are the most useful we have found for researching into family history or history in general and into the background. Some are very big sites and regularly updated and have links to other sites.
Jewish Records
The Jewish Genealogy Society of Great Britain, JGSGB has many useful resources in searching for Jewish roots. The 1851 Anglo-Jewish Data Base can now be found at JewishGen. RootsWeb have a British Jewry mailing list and For Jewish burial records Cemetery Scribes can be useful and Synagogue Scribes have many Jewish Births, Marriages and Deaths records.
IGI and Family Files
The FamilySearch site. Look for entries from parish records and other sources here but remember the details are only from copies and therefore subject to error. If important always check from the original records!
- Births, Marriages and Deaths
Free BMD has millions of entries and gives references so that certificates can be obtained online from the General Record Office (GRO) or from local registration offices. Payment is made for copies of the actual register entries.- Find my Past is complete from Sep 1837, when registration began, almost to the present. There are also now several other firms offering similar services such as Ancestry. For births from parish records before registration began there was little available but recently pay sites have many records now online. There are Parish records at the various County Libraries or at LDS Family History Centres, or printed register books for purchase or in local libraries. FreeBMD are always looking for more volunteers with an hour or so to spare - at home.
- Census records
The 1881 census is now online (and it's free). A very large number of the other censuses are now available on CD, (lists being printed in adverts in the family history magazines) and all census records every 10 years from 1841 including the 1911 census are available on various pay-to-view sites such as Ancestry. Very useful also are the 1921 census and the 1939 British Register records which are available at Find my Past.
National Archives
The National Archives at Kew can be explored on N.A. Lots of information, special pages for children and schools, up-to-date topics, links, all National Archives leaflets (otherwise only obtainable by going to Kew).The records at Kew are among the most important in the country - miles and miles of public archives and documents all carefully indexed and preserved. (They now also run guided tours and various courses - you can read all about them here) Other departments locate documents in record offices around the country.
The CWGC has lists of those who died in WW1 and WW2 both in action and in raids at home.
Genealogy UK and Ireland
The site, Genuki, a genealogical forum for the UK and Ireland, is run by volunteers. It has been going for a number of years and was developed as a 'linking' system for all local record offices, local societies and just about every other history society.
Cyndislist
Everyone recommends Cyndislist and it really is invaluable. There are articles and links for beginners and plenty for the more experienced researcher. You can also meet the family on Cyndi's homepage! Cyndi and Mark Howell have both written books on family history and on the web - and have hundreds of useful links.
DNA and Genealogy
No financial connection with this site but might be useful:
“The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Genealogy with DNA testing - https://www.dnatestingguides.com”
