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I am not new to FH, having been working on both my husband's and my families for a few years now, but I have never been able to find my Granddad Thomas Murray's birth record. He was born in 1882 and in all census returns his birthplace is given as Southport. Their records are part of the Ormskirk Registration District, but there is no trace. In 1881 the family was living in North Meols which is just outside Southport and in the same Ormskirk district, but by the 1891 census they had moved back to Altrincham in Cheshire where his mother was born, and Granddad's name is given as John T or John J? His father has disappeared from the family and is difficult to trace as his name alternates between Walter, Daniel or sometimes both.
Granddad's Military records are also very elusive and I am at my wits end. If I didn't remember him from my childhood, I would be thinking he never existed!

Has anyone any ideas about where else I could look? Parish Registers haven't turned up anything either

littlej

Am I the only person who thinks the last series was possibly the best since the novelty of the first one?  The stories of runaway spouses and bigamous marriages were interesting and quite surprising. Recently they had become very narrow and rather boring, and the American ones were a real disappointment. How many times can you hear Wow! and Amazing! Sarah Jessica Parker seemed completely overwhelmed that she actually had any ancestors at all.

Does anyone have any info on the Berry Family of Altrincham in Cheshire? William Berry was the Manufacturer of Cherry Blossom Boot Polish, in Manchester. My Grandmother was in service in their house, I have only just found this out, so I have little or no knowledge so far. The company was said to be named after his daughter. (Cherry Berry, the mind boggles!!)

Jac

I am trying to find the birth cert of my grandfather Thomas Murray born 1882 (probably) in Southport Lancs, which I believe is in the Registration District of W. Derby. Through other searches of censuses etc I have found out that his father was almost certainly Walter or Daniel (or both) Murray and his mother was Jane Ann Leigh.

In the 1891 and 1901 censuses mother and family are back in her home town of Altrincham Cheshire, where they stayed, but no sign of father. Also, the copy of his marriage cert gives his father's name as David. (Something I have not been able to resolve).

I have already got 5 certs in the name of Thomas Murray, all wrong, and there are 7 John Murrays listed in the birth index between 1881 & 1883 in W Derby. I know the GRO will check all these for me, but it will cost and maybe won't be successful even then, and I wonder if anyone has any other suggestions.

My g-grandfather from Malton was named Freer. Has anyone heard of this name before?  I had no idea until I started FH research, my mother never mentioned it. Is it a local Yorks name or does it appear elswhere? Any info would be appreciated.  Jac