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3rd May 2020, 10:46 PM
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Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard
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4th May 2020, 06:32 AM
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Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard
ref #41 Morning Keith yes Great Grandfather is how far as we have managed to go back in South Africa. Thank you. Raymond is my cousin.
Kind Regards Eric.
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4th May 2020, 06:35 AM
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Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard
No worries, just wondered more about the photo,
was it known to you ? Thought South African
Reserves a good clue to find more.
Keith.
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4th May 2020, 06:45 AM
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Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard

Originally Posted by
Eric Denyer
Can i ask please how you managed to find this? it seems to have a url for Australia .au
Kind regards
Eric
If I told you, I might have to shoot you. LOL.
Currently looking into the: "The Berry, Shakespear Inn, Tewkesbury"
K.
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5th May 2020, 04:39 AM
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Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard
May assist at some stage:
Harold James Prichard was born in 1883, to James Prichard.
James was born in 1859.
K.
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5th May 2020, 11:06 AM
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Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard
Ref # 43 Thanks Keith Harold James Prichard is my next mission either him or his father left Germany for South Africa.
France is giving me internet issues
and throwing work at me at times so my own research has slowed some what.. grrrr
We have a reference to James Harold Prichard staying at the Shakespeare inn with the Berry family who he called Auntie but
this may not be accurate. His Auntie may have just worked and lived their. Not sure on that one. I will be looking at some
sites this afternoon to try and make a connection.
Thank you all for your help on this, im kind of guessing that receiving his records will take a long time due to covid19.
Kind regards Eric
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5th May 2020, 07:50 PM
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Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard
Harold James Prichard
Can you give details that may assist? DOB ,Place of Birth. and anything else you may know
Cheers
Was or is this him?>
Born Sept 1883
Brighton Sussex
Ref 2B 218
What was he ? Merchant or Royal Navy etc??
Any other info/
Dont know if this may be the same person ,but i have one by that name Immigration Aged 39 Born 1883 UK
1922 from Southampton to Canada (Montreal) On Ship Andania ( Cunard Shipping Line)
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6th May 2020, 01:09 AM
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Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard
Apparently, Harold James Prichard was born in 1883,
his father James Prichard was born in 1859.
Harold married Elizabeth Prichard (born Brand) 05 Jul 1905 .
(COGH, CT, Wynberg, St. John Anglican Marriages 1848-1926)
First child: James Harold. NOV 12 1905.
Baptism 09 Mar 1906 rec in church T April 8 1906
Cape Town, Wynberg, St John Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parent Name: Harold James Prichard Mary Elizabeth Prichard.
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6th May 2020, 01:18 AM
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Re: Desperately seeking Grandad. James Harold Prichard
Keith
I now know all that from my research,what i would like to know so we can possibly get futher with this is Was he Merchant Navy or Royal Navy or none of those and just possibly a working Man. ?? So awaiting more on this
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6th May 2020, 01:43 AM
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I am looking at James Harold Prichard being MN / RNVR / RNR,
prior to WW2 and RN.
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