Dave_59 Posted 2 August , 2004 Share Posted 2 August , 2004 I am looking for a man that may have served in the great war. His name was Ernest Mepham. I have looked at the medal roll index and have found that there are 5 soldiers by this name. He would have been 33 in 1916 and was the son of james and Mary Mepham (and brother of James, William and Richard i think). do any pals have access to any sources that could help me in my research (Kellys etc). The family were from the Sussex area, possibly Kent. As far as I know...he survived the war. Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 2 August , 2004 Share Posted 2 August , 2004 Dave, On the 1901 census, there's only 1 Ernest Mepham... living in Sussex, aged 18. Probably your man, but tracking someone down, without knowing which service he was in, is very hard work. Only other option is to pay a visit to the likes of the PRO. Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_59 Posted 3 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 3 August , 2004 Any other suggestions anybody dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_59 Posted 4 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 4 August , 2004 Anyone...getting desperate now...dont know what to do. dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 4 August , 2004 Share Posted 4 August , 2004 Well (only a little help, I know), you can forget about SD/4975 Ernest Mepham of the 12/R.Sussex being your man, as he died. This narrows your search down to 4 men. As Les states (more politely than me ), you really are p***ing into the wind if you don't know which unit or service your man was in, unless you pay a visit to the NA/PRO and look up the 4 men's details (or contact a researcher to do it for you). Even the AVL's would be useless to you unless you knew for sure where your man was living. Alternatively, are there any local regimental records for Sussex/Kent that you could access? Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_59 Posted 4 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 4 August , 2004 Well its difficult because they were'nt 'join your local regiment' types. His nephews were in the in the Grenadiers and Royal Fusiliers...and they were from Kent. If he was living in Bexhill during the war (as he did in 1901), i may be able to find some details (as I live in Bexhill myself). Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 4 August , 2004 Share Posted 4 August , 2004 . If he was living in Bexhill during the war (as he did in 1901), i may be able to find some details In that case, it may definately be worth a search of the local AVL. As you probably know, if you find him, you should get his unit and number from this - making further research far simpler (though you'll probably still reach a "dead-end" as I always do!). Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 4 August , 2004 Share Posted 4 August , 2004 Just a thought. Is the 1911 census available for viewing anywhere? This might get any address details nearer to the mark. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_59 Posted 5 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 5 August , 2004 Im not sure which records i can access but thanks for your help anyway. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DNH Posted 5 August , 2004 Share Posted 5 August , 2004 Census records are closed for 100 years - hence 1901 became available in 2001 and 1911's Census will become available in 2011. Digests of the statistics are available, but not individual household's details. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VivP Posted 5 August , 2004 Share Posted 5 August , 2004 Dave On http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/search/m...set=0&dwpdone=1 (one line URL) there are lots MEPHAM people emigrating to the US from Brighton. The two Ernests are too young, but this is worth investigating, don't you think? As far as I know, American censuses are available up to 1930, but I don't know where from. Good luck! Viv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_59 Posted 5 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 5 August , 2004 Thanks. dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_59 Posted 5 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 5 August , 2004 Its none of the people listed. thanks anyway dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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