Hi Elizabeth
Just as a matter of interest...do you know where William Inskip was
from or who his parents might have been ? I see that he and Kate were
married in Barnsley but I can't seem to find the family on the 1891
census or the 1901 !

Terry

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inskiponename@yahoogroups.com, "rerc54" <elizabeth_thomas1632@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Terry
> Thanks for getting in touch but Randolph's life and his first wife
> Harriett read like a novel.
> The Walter (my Dad) and Frank (Dad's brother), the other two were
> Harrietts children by a man called Shaw - but they took their
Mother's
> married name. I was in touch with Harold and my Dad met him (they
> were incredibly alike (although Harold was younger) they even had
the
> same mannerisms. The meeting took place with Harold at his home in
> Halifax, Yorkshire. I have experienced a lot of people who want to
> talk at first and then they go 'cold turkey' on me.
> My Father was fostered (but never adopted) and like I said in my
> previous e-mail we only found out about Harold about 6 months before
> my Dad died.
> I have been trying to find out for almost 30 years something about
> Frank and the only snippet I am working on at the moment is that he
> maybe went to America with his maternal grandfather. Frank is not
> registered here in the UK, he did not serve in the last war, there
is
> no insurance records for him and no medical records for him. I do
> know that if he changed his name it would become legal purely bu
useage.
> Apparently Randolph took the two boys (Walter and Frank) off
Harriett
> when Dad was about 4/5 years old. (I don't know why) but Randolph
> cohabitated with a lady called Florence Sykes and was with him until
> his death in 1963.
> Randolph's parents were William Inskip (m. 17th Sept 1882) and Kate
> (nee Hallewell).
> If you have any suggestions I could try I would be very pleased.
> If you wish I could send you the full story (as we know it)but I
don't
> know if I can send an attachment through this site.
> My Dad states on his birth certificate that his father was Robert
> Inskip (which was untrue but his foster father was called Robert.
Dad
> didn't find out he was fostered until he had to send for his birth
> certificate to get married or to join the Army. I don't believe my
> Dad would lie over anything. Also on Randolph's birth certificate
his
> surname is spelt Minskip ? ? ? ?
> It is so frustrating ! ! ! !
>
> Take care
>
> Elizabeth
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> -- In inskiponename@yahoogroups.com, "Terry Inskip" <janeinskip@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In inskiponename@yahoogroups.com, "rerc54"
> > <elizabeth_thomas1632@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Does anyone know of a Randolph Inskip b. 11th June 1886 m.
Harriett
> > > Hall 28th Feb 1915, two sons Walter b 17th Nov 1914 (my father)
and
> > > Frank b 31st Aug 1917.
> > > Randolph later married (?) Florence Elizabeth Sykes 1946ish.
> > > It was in the 1970s when we found my Dad had a brother (Frank)
and I
> > > have Frank's original Birth Certificate.
> > > Randolph died 1st April 1963 and is buried in St. Neots,
Cambridge.
> > > I have followed Randolph from Yorkshire to Lancashire to
Liverpool
> > to
> > > Derbyshire and Cambridge.
> > >
> > > Any information no matter how small would be very welcome.
> > >
> > > Elizabeth
> > >
> > Hi Elizabeth
> > I Haven't much info on Yorkshire Inskips....on the freebmd site I
see
> > that Randolph was married in Halifax and that 4 children are
listed
> > Walter 1914
> > Frank 1917
> > Doris 1921
> > Harold 1925
> > all born Halifax
> > Where was Randolph born and who were his parents ?
> > He seems to have travelled about a bit !
> >
> > Terry Inskip in Staffordshire.
> >
>