Help Wanted

If you have a "brick wall" in your research, please email me with a description of your problem and a contact email.
I will add it to this page so that visitors can hopefully assist you.

Peter G. Byford Sep 10, 2007	We are stuck at two Roberts born around 1670, one was probably the illegitimate son of Elizabeth of MAPPOWDER. The two Roberts had families, one in Melcombe Horsey the other (the one my wife descends from ) in Puddletown. These two have a large descendants tree each , and yes they are two different people. We have drawn blanks in finding anything more about the parentage of these two Roberts or any other ancestors, any information about HOUSEs in this area earlier than 1700 would be useful.
Michelle Davies Sep 22, 2007	My brick walls are WILLIAM BROWN and his wife FANNY. I can not find their marriage or baptisms. From the census' I have that William BROWN was born in Farnham Dorset c1800 and Fanny was born Sixpenny Handley c1895. I have not been able to find them in either of the Parish records. They lived in Farnham and their 3 children were all born there, Louisa Brown c1827, Sophia Brown c1829 and Darius Brown c1834, I have not been able to find their baptisms either. Any help gratefully received. Thank you.
Rachael Brown Feb 24, 2008	Trying to find out about my great grandfathers parents and grandparents. My great grandfather details are as follows Thomas albion HUSSEY born 15th aug 1858 in Bridport harbour houses Burton Bradstock Dorset, son of Thomas HUSSEYand Ann nee ENGLAND. I think I have found Ann's parents but am completely stuck on Thomas who and where he came from. Any help would be great. I have gone down the wrong road twice already. Thanks
Meredith Crowhurst Apr 30, 2008	I’m trying to establish a link between my ancestor, George Howard LOCKYER and a female from the HOWARD family (related to the Dukes’ of Norfolk), which would link my ancestry into the longest known tree in England. These two records would help me greatly if they contain the name and details of the mother of George Howard LOCKYER: 1. Birth of George Howard LOCKYER 9^th Jan 1805 in Poole, Dorset, England 2. Marriage of George Howard LOCKYER to Sarah Lock 16^th Aug 1825 Great Canford, Dorset, England. There were apparently two sisters (Ladies Howard) who lived in Poole and took in their nephew or great nephew George Howard LOCKYER when his father Captain Nicholas LOCKYER died at sea aboard the Albion (with all his papers). They disinherited George when he turned from Roman Catholicism to Anglo-catholicism and became a businessman instead of joining the navy as he was destined to do. The ladies left all their money to the Roman Catholic church and went to live in a leper colony. Any knowledge of these facts would also be helpful. As I live in Australia it is difficult for me to look up the records myself so any help would be greatly appreciated.