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I wonder if anyone could help with locating the memorial inscription for my great great aunts grave at All Saints, Salterhebble? Her name is Annie Marion Hirst and she died in January 1918, being buried there on January the 12th. She is buried with her husband, William Thomas Hirst, who died in 1952. I have what I believe to be the grave number which is 583.

A very happy new year to everyone & many thanks!

All good wishes,
Sarah

My great great grandmother, Anne Dunne (possibly Dunn) was born in Kilcotton in, according to census/death records, 1821. This date is perhaps somewhat flexible though as she married my great great grandfather, Michael John Purcill in Aghaboe parish on 27th November 1834.

One of the witnesses at their wedding was a William Dunne (Anne's father or brother?) and in the 1826 Tithe Applotments there is a Thomas Dunne (again, could be her father). Aside from the Dunne family who lived in Kilcotton in the latter half of the 1800s and whom I hope one day to make a connection with, William and Thomas are the only Dunnes I have been able to trace as being there at the same time as my great great grandmother. There are quite a number of Dunnes on the rootsireland website that may be listed as from Kilcotton but as I'm sure everyone knows going through them is a slow and expensive process so I thought I would ask if anyone had already found any information on Dunnes in Kilcotton on their family history travels! In fact, I would be grateful for any information about Kilcotton/Aghaboe villages at all from the first half of the 1800s!

With very many thanks,
Sarah

The title says it all really! My great great grandmother, Anne Dunne, was born about 1821 but she married my great great grandfather, Michael Purcill, in the parish of Aghaboe, Co. Laois, on the 27th of November 1834. This would have made her 13 years old, her husband 16. Was this a regular occurance at the time or indeed was it possible to marry at that age, or is it more likely that her age isn't accurate on any of the records I have for her, including her death certificate and the report of the inquest?!

Many thanks,
Sarah

Is this photograph salvagable? I believe it is the step son and son, Thomas and Alf, of my great grandfathers cousin and was taken during the first world war. They are two people who, of late, have come to be quite a big part in my life and I would be so pleased if anything could be done with this photograph!

Many thanks as always,

All good wishes,
Sarah

Does anyone know anything about Halifax baptisms for the 1700's? I am looking for the baptism for my 5x great grandmother. Her name was Mary Mansley and she  was unmarried when she had a son, my 4x great grandfather, James Mansley, who was baptised in Halifax in 1774. I have tried the familysearch site and many other avenues but to no avail so anything anyone could come up with would be so helpful.

In truth any bmd parish record information for Mansley's in Halifax in the 1700's would be incredibly helpful to me in being able to make connections to the Mansley's I already have.

Many many thanks in advance for any help or advice!
Best wishes,
Sarah