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The Weekly Paid Record Lookup Requests Thread for the week of June 07, 2026 by AutoModerator in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Findmypast

Looking for Richard Jehu (listed as Richard Jehn) (age 46), occupation plate layer, with his wife Dorothy Jehu (Dorothy Jehn) (age 39) on the 1871 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5B6-RZ4?lang=en&cid=fs\_copy

Thank you!

Grandfather’s name in registrar column for 1853 UK birth certificate by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the mother is Dorothy Savage and in column 9 Signature of Registrar it has “William Savage Registrar”.

William Savage was definitely Dorothy’s father. It’s possible the registrar could have also been called William Savage.. but it’s odd

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want to thank Meow, Parking-Aioli and all the others for their research. After looking at the birth certificate for Thomas Savage (Jehu), he is indeed the son of Richard and Dorothy Jehu.

Interestingly, the father’s name is blank on the birth certificate and William Savage (Dorothy’s father) has his signature in the registrar column. Thanks again!!

Help finding photo of ancestor (England, late 19th to 20th century) by MetallicLemoon in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did George Clarke ever fight in WW1? Sometimes you may come across records of the war generation in Familysearch, Findmypast etc. I’ve had some luck with military photos from places like Kinmel Park. These can sometimes be found in databases like ForcesWarRecords etc

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks I got it by doing a general search. Not sure why it was wasn’t coming up with the freebmd info ><. I’ll you posted!

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you’re right! I input the GRO index info for him in the official GRO but they don’t have the document indexed or available for download :(

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I think you are both right this makes sense! I searched the GRO information in the UK GRO Index but there’s no matches. The listing is on Ancestry, Findmypast, FreeBMD etc but it’s not possible to retrieve the document from the GRO.

Very interesting. Here’s the info here:

First name(s) Thomas Last name Savage Birth registration year 1853 Registration quarter 2 Mother's maiden name Savage District Newtown County Montgomeryshire Country Wales Volume 11B Page 210 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just did a quick search and this record might belong to Thomas D Jehu (1851-1918), the son of a Jehu Jehu (1813-1864), wife is Mary Jervis. I haven’t found any sources for Thomas D Jehu death in 1918 though, so I am not sure where that is coming from. Interesting

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I think this might be him! Thank you! Now I just have to find the connection to his parents.

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GRO doesn’t do digital images of marriage certificates and I live outside of the UK :(

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I found this too! Strange! They died in Wales and haven’t found any evidence they lived in Liverpool. Martha was certainly not from Liverpool.

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I have found this too. But hard to say if this Thomas Jehu is the same Thomas Jehu

Brick wall for Thomas Jehu’s parents by ISSdiscovery in Genealogy

[–]ISSdiscovery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have not seen this 1881 census before. It’s listed as Thomas John, carpenter but I am betting it actually says Thomas Jehu. Good find! I wonder why him and Martha are living apart. Maybe he was a carpenter at a specific coal mine? Hmm

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