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Lancashire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: John Blackow/Blacow/Blacoe/Blakey born near Garstang born c1793
« on: Tuesday 09 April 19 19:23 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the tips. I have been looking through Blakey/Blacoe etc posts, as time permits.
I have to check my surname interests as its awhile since I joined and used Rootschat.
My Blacoes were from Garstang area but if I remember correctly from a few years back the parishes around there are fairly small in area and distance, so we maybe related. The family moved to Halifax in the 1830's and all but 1 son changed there name to Blakey by 1851. One of my early "brick walls" when working back was no Blakeys in 1841 census for Halifax and 6 hours at Preston PRO dint find any either. THEN in the last 15 minutes I was browsing the Catholic registers transcription books (published c1930's) I noticed lots of Blaco(w)e's right dates right forenames. Check 1841 census the following day and they were all there under their original surname. So maybe we are related way back.

Thanks again,

Richard Blakey

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Butcher/grocer Bradford, Yorkshire
« on: Tuesday 09 April 19 17:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi Mandypea, just letting you know that my 3xgt grandfather was one of Edward's elder brothers. I am afraid I only have details of his first marriage and son Callin (sic), so much less than on here. Starting to fill out more details of the Blakey/Blacoe's so will let you know if I find anything.

Richard Blakey

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Lancashire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: John Blackow/Blacow/Blacoe/Blakey born near Garstang born c1793
« on: Monday 08 April 19 21:38 BST (UK)  »
Hi just hoping GrannyGreen that you are still doing family history. John Blacoe is also my 3Xgt grandfather. I am related through his 2nd son John. I still live in Halifax. I am just getting back into research after a couple of years off and afraid I don't have much more than you and as your post is a few years old you may well have made good progress in the meantime. I am starting to find more people with our Blacoe/Blakey's in their trees so hopefully progess can be made.

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Northumberland / Re: Frederick
« on: Monday 08 April 19 21:09 BST (UK)  »
My Wigney interest is covered in Annettes post above, specifically Mary Ann bp 6/1/1833 who married Henry Blakey(Blackhow) the nephew of my 3xgt grandfather. In addition, and just by chance, I have recently read the book Weavers, Wanderers and Wigneys, which traces the history of Wigneys from Halifax to Brighton and later out to Australia, Canada and back Huddersfield. Professions included banking, brewing, printing and farming.

Whilst I too am stuck on the father William (cordwainer) unable to find baptism or death and cannot tie him into the Wigneys in the book, the mention of Skircoat in registers does indicate part of the larger family who were based in Pye Nest area of Halifax immediately next to Skircoat.

As for Frederick my thought is that he could possibly be a son of William (1784-1861) who moved to farm in Huddersfield with his family before becoming innkeeper of the George Hotel Hudderfield in 1816. So he could have been a Maltster (brewing his own beer) in 1818 at Frederick's birth. This ties them into the part of the family that moved from Skircoat to Brighton as his uncle William and cousin Isaac Newton were the bankers and another cousin George Adolphus snr was a brewer there.

It was several of George Adolphus snr. children (inlcuding another Frederick) who migrated to Australia in the 1850's. So it is quite possible that the Frederick of the post also followed his distant cousins.

There are several William's and Frederick's in all generations of the family and in fact another Frederick was born in Brighton in 1818 but died there in 1835.

Just a few thoughts which I hope may help and please please anyone who can help with William the Cordwainer who married Hannah Hitchin in 1820 get in touch.  :)

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