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Hi All,

I am looking for help/ideas on how to find my 2 x Great Grandmother and her family before her marriage in 1878 or ideas why I can’t find any trace of her.

Her name was Ellen Kilshaw born 1849 in Burtonwood, Lancashire, England. Her father was called John Kilshaw occupation Railway Pointer and had died by 1878 when Ellen married Stanley Chandler. Her address was Church Street, Warrington on her marriage certificate. Witnesses at her wedding were Richard and Jane Barlow who I discovered  lived at 31 Dakin’s Yard, Church Street, Warrington.

I cannot find any trace of Ellen or her family before she got married, afterwards I can trace her until her death in 1912 although I can’t find where she is buried.

I ordered a birth certificate for an Ellen Kilshaw in Prescot mothers name TILLY but this is not correct. As well as this Ellen’s father being William I have followed her until she married and am satisfied that this is not my 2 x Great Grandmother.

I think that this is all the information that I have. I would appreciate any help or advice.

Many thanks 

I wonder if anyone can help. I am trying to find my 3x g grandmothers name. The problem is I cannot find birth/baptism records for my 2x g grandmother or her two siblings. I am fairly positive that they were not Catholic.

Edward Moore born 1857
Mary Moore born 1860
Elizabeth Moore born 1867.

All born Queens County. Their Father was called Michael Moore who was a gardener  and I know that he was dead by 1888. This information was from Elizabeth’s Wedding Certificate.

If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.

I have been at a brick wall with my 3 x G Grandparents Joseph & Mary Redding for the last 16 years mainly because they are Irish.

About 6 months ago I found a marriage certificate for my 3 x G Aunt (Mary’s sister). I was really excited as it listed her father’s name and assumed this was also Mary’s father and thought I could get a lot further with my research but sadly not.

The only information I have about Joseph Redding is his name and occupation which was Land Steward. Yesterday whilst browsing marriage records I found a record for a marriage between Joseph Redding and Mary Bachelor which would be the right marriage year, birth year of Mary and general area but the maiden name and father’s name is different than her sisters. The thing that really piqued my interest with this record is that Joseph’s occupation is listed as Steward. I could have sworn that I had ruled out Mary Bachelor before many years ago when I first started research but I can’t remember how. I cannot find a birth record for either Mary or her sister. Can anyone give me any ideas how I can prove or disprove whether Mary Bachelor is my 3 x G Grandmother?

I don’t know if anyone can help but I feel like I am going around in circles. Ellen Kilshaw born Burtonwood, Lancashire 1852. I am trying to find more information about her dad who I have found through her marriage record was called John. I cannot find a birth record for Ellen or any sign of them on 1862 & 1872 censuses. Ellen married Stanley Chandler on 19 October 1878. Her residence is shown as Warrington.

I feel as if I am missing something. Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks

Hello All,

I dip in and out of genealogy as I keep coming up against brick walls so I am not really a beginner, just not that great at knowing where to look. I recently joined Findmypast and found my g g grandmothers maiden name through her sister's marriage certificate. After weeks of searching I think that I have found her birth record. It is under GRO Army Birth Indices. The image and transcription does not give me much information just her name, year of birth and area, all of which fit. There is nothing else that tells me that this is definitely her. I have no proof that her dad was in the army. I was going to take a chance and buy the certificate but when I go onto the GRO website it is only giving me the option of England and Wales but she was born in Ireland. Any help would be appreciated.