Can Anyone Identify This English Surname - Please Help If You Can :)
Need ideas to assist a member on AmeriCymru with genealogical research. The first name is Hellen but what is the surname? Can anyone suggest a likely solution?
View the document in its entirety here:- http://americymru.net/photo/ann-shawtranmer-death
smelling....?
Just added a link to the original document in the post above. Sorry.....should have done that earlier.
It looks like "Gaings" to me. There are 4 people with this last name in the USA, in TN, MO, CA and TX. There are a pile of Gaings in N.Y. from 1815, also a few in NC, MO, Indiana. "Gangs" is also a possibility, and there was a Helen Gangs in Alameda CA in 1920. Could also be "Garogs", for which there is an entry (no page number showing) in "The pedigree of William Griffith, John Griffith and Griffith Grffiths (sons of Griffith, John, of the parish of Llanddewi Brefi, in the County of Cardigan...."( http://www.archive.org/stream/pedigreewilliam00glengoog/pedigreewilliam00glengoog_djvu.txt )
Swansea Jack- Actually, the widowed reffers to Ann Tranmer not Thomas Shaw. Thanks.
I agree with Laura. I believe it starts with an N. Swansea- I dont believe its Shaw with a grave stone. It doesnt match the Shaw in Thomas Shaw and as far as widower, he probably just put that because he had no other information. Ann was 92 at time of death, I'm sure Thomas and Hellen were long gone.
WOW. Thanks for all the help so far. Could the first letter be a W. It looks similar to the W on the certificate where it state race is White.
Gwych....diolch for posting Gaynor
Given that the exact birth date is known, someone at the EYFHS may well be able to find both the baptism and the parents' marriage. I've been lucky with other FHS (in Carmarthen, Cumbria and Scotland) so it's certainly worth a try.
Can that be done without knowing the name for sure?
I think the best bet is to contact East Yorkshire Family History: www.eyfhs.co.uk . They may be able to find the original baptism information.