Ancestry anyone ?

Hats Off · Post by **Hats Off** » Tue 18 Sep, 2012 12:42 am

Strictly speaking not SL but I was wondering if one of the Ancestry members on SL could do a quick look up for me ? Could somebody please help me to find out some info on my great uncle ? His name was Albert Goldsbrough born 1919 in Sedgefield Co Durham. He was in the Seaforth Highlanders that were captured at St Valery during the Dunkirk retreat in 1940. A relative seems to think that Albert spent the rest of the war as a prisoner somewhere in Poland and mentioned that Ancestry have a section for prisoners of war from 1939-45. Any info on Albert would be greatly appreciated as the sketchy details mentioned are all that we know about him.Thanks for reading.Regards.

chemimike · Post by **chemimike** » Tue 18 Sep, 2012 1:52 am

Have never used that section, so not sure if there are any quirks in searching it, but putting Albert's name in gave a "not found" verdict

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Tue 18 Sep, 2012 2:05 am

I tried Alberts name on genes under ww2 pow and it also returned zilch.

Hats Off · Post by **Hats Off** » Tue 18 Sep, 2012 2:25 am

Thanks for the replies, I just looked using the free search facility and it brings up A. Goldsbrough with the location as Poland. It seems promising. Here is the link :http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss ... h=ac3Would be grateful if one of you could check it for me. Regards.

Post by **mhoulden** » Tue 18 Sep, 2012 3:02 am

It might be useful to know you can get free access to Ancestry.com in Leeds libraries if you can find an unused computer: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/leisure/Pages/O ... urces.aspx

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Tue 18 Sep, 2012 9:45 am

Hats Off wrote: Thanks for the replies, I just looked using the free search facility and it brings up A. Goldsbrough with the location as Poland. It seems promising. Here is the link :http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss ... h=ac3Would be grateful if one of you could check it for me. Regards. As requested

Hats Off · Post by **Hats Off** » Tue 18 Sep, 2012 10:21 am

uncle mick wrote: Hats Off wrote: Thanks for the replies, I just looked using the free search facility and it brings up A. Goldsbrough with the location as Poland. It seems promising. Here is the link :http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss ... h=ac3Would be grateful if one of you could check it for me. Regards. As requested Thank you uncle mick, you're a gent. You have given me some info to work with now.Thanks again.Regards.

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ArmleyLass47 · Post by **ArmleyLass47** » Wed 19 Sep, 2012 6:55 pm

Hi thereI do ancestry on Ancestry and also pay for another site of Genes Reunited. I am on Rootschat and have up to now done over 1600 free searches for people looking for their ancestry. So if you want to have a search for free, please dont inundate me, but I will give it a try for you. I am loosing one of my sites this year as I cannot afford to pay for 2 out of my pension. regardss Armleylass

ArmleyLass47 · Post by **ArmleyLass47** » Wed 19 Sep, 2012 7:38 pm

Hi thereThis is what I found for A.H. GoldsboroughD. S. M. when 24th February 194238466 1942/45