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My Hickey, g grandfather, John Hickey was born (1836) and lived in Lambeth Surrey. His parents, according to his baptism record from St George's Catholic Church, Southwark, Surrey, were John Hickey and Catherine Riley and census records show that they were both born in Ireland, both in about 1811, but gives no more detail. I cannot find a marriage in England but have found an original record on the National Library of Ireland website showing a John Hickey and what looks like Kitty Reilly married on 1st March 1835 at Hospital and Herbertstown, Limerick.

I started looking on the Surrey forum  - https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=859755.msg7287896#msg7287896  but was advised that this Irish forum was more appropriate.

Can anyone point me in any direction towards getting further back with my family?

I wonder if someone could offer any advice.

I have James William Clark marrying Selina Saunders in 1882 in Clifton.

In the 1881 census I have James Saunders and wife Caroline nee Hollingsworth, Selina's parents, with family including Emily Saunders bn 1879 in Clifton and Ruth Saunders bn 1880 in Clifton both as granddaughters.

In 1891 census I have James William Clark & wife Selina nee Saunders living in Islington with family including Emily Clark bn 1880 in Clifton as daughter.

I have a death for a Ruth Saunders in Islington in 1883.

On the GRO birth index Emily has no surname but Ruth shows Hollingsworth.

I may be making an assumption but I think that both Emily and Ruth are daughters of James William Clark and Selina Saunders before they were married.

Would anyone like to make comment?

It does not affect my direct line but I expect, like me, people like to tie up loose ends.

Just to make it more of a mystery I was told by an elderly relative, long since gone, that James William Clark and Selina, nee Saunders, had another daughter named Nancy who disappeared from the family, never to return, after Selina died in 1902 and then William remarried in 1911. I have found no record whatsoever that Nancy ever existed.

Sorry this is all a bit convoluted.

Peter Siggery

During lockdown in the UK I have access to Ancestry Library Edition but I am a little confused. Looking at a family tree I find someone stating that they have a source for a birth/baptism - select births/baptisms. When I search for the same person I can find no such source.
Does anyone know if the library edition includes all the same records as the standard version?
And what is the difference between Ancestry.com and Ancestry.co.uk?
Thank you
Peter

Hello again all, hope everyone is keeping well.
I have moved on a bit with Agnes Bridget Hickey since I last came online. I would now appreciate some further guidance. In the 1891 census I find my grandmother, named Bridget Hickey, in the Convent of the Faithful Virgin Boarding School and Orphanage, Croydon and I find her mother, my great grandmother Ellen Hickey in the St George's Workhouse, St Saviours Union Workhouse, Mint Street, Southwark. Ellen's husband, John Hickey, had died.  I want to try to find out more about these two institutions especially any details of when they were admitted and discharged, which they were by 1901. I have found quite a bit of general background on the workhouse.org site but nothing very specific. Can anyone offer any advice? Thnk you