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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Norfolk => England => Norfolk Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Sue Lancashire on Tuesday 13 December 16 07:40 GMT (UK)
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Hello from New Zealand. :D I have been stuck on the above marriage for several years. Elizabeth born in Kings Lynn, and her husband Clonroche, Wexford, Ireland. Searches for the brides parish only reveal her cousins' marriage in 1866, Norfolk.
Their first definite child is Mary Ann and census entry gives Pittsburg, Pennsylvania as place of birth.
Family story has it that John (sometimes Patrick or James) met at the "big house in London". John a gardener and Elizabeth a servant. They went to America but didn't stay, re emigrating to Manchester, where John became a Policeman. Some Pennsylvania research found no Marriage or a birth for Mary Ann.
If they travelled to America surely it would have been as a married couple and not as Singles? Therefore marrying in England before travelling. I have also researched Irish records as John was a Catholic who states 'Married' on his Police Employment Records.
I have also researched IGI and have used spelling variants such as Wodehouse. I am really stuck and would appreciate a fresh objective opinion. Thank you for reading.
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Just to get some idea on dates this is the family 1881 Cheetham Lancashire
John Doran 35 bn Wexford Police Officer
Elizabeth 34 bn Norfolk
Mary Ann 9 bn Pittsburgh
Elizabeth 7 bn Salford
John Hy. 5 bn Manchester
James 3 bn Manchester
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:D Thank you for relevant information. :D
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Have you tried the Diocese Office for Roman Catholic christenings/baptism for Pittsburg PA
Archives and Records Center
1010 McNeilly Road
Pittsburg
PA 15226
email archives@diopitt.org
fax 412 563 6377
Search is free.
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:) Thank you for this advice and email address. I have previously paid for a search in Pennsylvania but I don't think it was for Roman Catholic Registers I will try this.
Thanks again ;)