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Hi,

wondered if anyone could help. A few weeks ago I had a feeling that I might have gone down the wrong pathway in my family tree, I never could find a birth for William who at first I thought was 1813 and Father Samuel Barker. I decided to send off for William's marriage certificate to see if it named his father which it did, it was a James Barker profession given as Soldier.

From 1841 onwards on the census's William had alway said he was born in Wigan, then on the 1871 it changed to Preston ?? which I find very strange. I still cannot find a baptism for William, having said that the marriage record was down as Wigan Register Office, Registrar in attendance, however the certificate says St Mary's Roman Catholic Chapel which did not come as a suprise as most the family were catholic, my dad actually went to St Mary's school which is near the church.

My question is any ideas how I might trace this James Barker.

While Im looking I found a marriage in Wigan in the 1790's and the place of marriage is given as Palatine, Wigan. Ive never heard of this before, could this be another name for Catholic Church or something completly different.

William Barker married when he was 24 and to a Mary Hurst who was 28. One of the witness's was an Ellen Hurst so assuming her sister, I shall be looking into this further today.

Thank in advance,

Susan

I am stuck trying to find out what happened to Adam Jackson born 1892/3 in Preston to Elizabeth Jackson maiden name Brindle. I Have 3 of the boys on the 1901 census in the workhouse at Kirkham, I know that Richard Henry is on a ship to Canada in 1905, I have found information to say he arrived in Canada on the 17th May 1905. At one point both Adam and Richard were in Guardians of Poor on Watling Street Fulwood Preston, I have found them on school records which say they lest the workhouse one on the 20th April 1905, this one to Canada and his brother Adam left 5th September 1905 and that is where everything goes cold. A family memember once told me that the youngest two were shipped out to Canada, I also know the family were Catholic.

Whilst in the workhouse in Kirkham they also had their brother William with them but he went on to live with one of his sisters in Poulton-le-fylde, we know he had a hard life and what happened at the hands of people supposed to be caring for him and his brothers.

I would dearly love to find what happened to Adam, I have searched immigration records etc., but nothing, I have also found an Adam Jackson on 1911 census working in Lytham but am not entirely sure this is him.

Any ideas gratefully received. TIA

Susan

Please can anyone help me work out the address on a death certificate, it state 3 Lloyd Street Cheetham. I know from searching there are two Lloyd Streets one in Manchester and the other just says Lloyd Street S. I am confused as to where the death certificate one might be. Looking at the one South seems quite far away from where this family always lived, so am little confused.

Any help appreciated. Thanks

Susan

I have most information about Peter Jackson as he is my husband g grandfather. I have an opinion now that he might not have died in Southport after all, I found his wife after his death living in Preston and wondered what she was doing there, then I found a death for a Peter Jackson in Preston in 1896 a year earlier than I though. Family tale goes that he fell from a roof whilst working and died. Other than sending for his death certificate which might not be him how else might i find out if this Peter Jackson who died in Preston is in fact ours.

I am prepared to send for his death certificate but it gets a little expensive when they turn out not to be yours. Peters second wife was Elizabeth Ann Brindle (Jackson) who later married a Henry Bamford, I have her on later census,s in Poulton le Fylde living with her daughter, its just working out about Peter and where he did in fact die.

Any ideas would be most welcome

Susan

 :)Hi, can anyone help me find information about Jubilee Jackson who was born in North Meols Southport in 1888 to Peter Jackson and Elizabeth Brindle. I have her in 1901 with her sister in Poulton Le Fylde but cannot find her on the 1911 census no matter how I input her name etc., I have been told she did marry but cannot find a marriage either, so wondering is she changed her first name??? Peter Jackson died in 1898 in North Meols and the family splintered all over the place, Elizabeth remarried, but most the children went to Poulton Le Fylde to their older sister.

Any help would be much appreciated and many thanks in advance

Susan