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Ref; Rachael Middlemass- for Bary Cram

Posted by bob noble on February 17, 2021, 14:47:28

Hi Barry. Rachael Middlemass is my great- grand mother.,Ann Wright is my cousin. Together Ann andI I- with your invaluable assistance- have been recearching our family history.
Ann's grandad ( Ernest Middlemass Noble) is, by one year , the older brother of my dad ( Alan Noble) born 1899 and 1900 respectfully.
My sincere thanks to you for that help and for keeping Ann's earlier requests in mind

Re: Ref; Rachael Middlemass- for Bary Cram

Posted by Barry Cram on February 17, 2021, 16:47:13, in reply to "Ref; Rachael Middlemass- for Bary Cram"

Hello Bob (Noble),

Thank you for the family update – it’s much appreciated.

I like to assist folk with their genealogy, and also keep them updated whenever possible.

I don’t have Worldwide Ancestry, so can only search the UK records, though, today, I took another look at the 1906 list of dead and survivors of the Sanfrancisco earthquake: http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist11/list.html and James Stephenson Noble is still not mentioned, though, there are a list of unnamed.

Cheers,
Barry.

Re: Ref; Rachael Middlemass- for Bary Cram

Posted by Ann Wright on February 18, 2021, 2:14:05, in reply to "Re: Ref; Rachael Middlemass- for Bary Cram"

Hi Barry
Quite a few of us have been looking for James Stephenson Noble for along time .
So many stories we’ve heard . He was a scrap metal merchant at one point in Gateshead.
He went missing from 1911.
We also heard he might have jumped ship 🤷‍♂️
Bob and I have looked for many years.
It’s just like he’s disappeared .
Should they be a death certificate somewhere ?
A lady in Felton said they should be a death certificate if he had died at sea .
It’s a mystery.
Thanks again for your help

Re: Ref; Rachael Middlemass- for Bary Cram

Posted by Margaret McD on February 18, 2021, 16:20:33, in reply to "Re: Ref; Rachael Middlemass- for Bary Cram"

For Ann & Bob. As far as I believe, a death certificate could not be issued unless there was a body. When I was part of Jarrow Family History group, a chap called John Ashburner used to take us out to transcribe the gravestones in the cemeteries in South Tynesde. He wanted every service person named on a gravestone to be noted as he believed they may not be recorded anywhere else. I'm guessing that anyone who 'fell overboard' would be noted in the captain's log (or something) but not necessarily recorded by a registrar. Hope this helps a wee bit.

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