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My brick wall: suggestions welcome.
Name: Dorothy Harding born 13 June 1921 (source 1939 register) living @ 35 Henrietta Street Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire with her mother, Bertha Wragg nee Harding. I first discovered that my maternal grandmother (Charlotte) Bertha Wragg had another daughter when I sent for Bertha's death cert. Dorothy Harding 'daughter of the deceased' was the informant. (28 May 1947). I was told that my grandmother left her husband and two small children when my mother was abt 2 years old (i.e. about 1919-1920) but we had no idea that there was another child. Until the 1939 register came out I had not managed to find a likely birth for Dorothy Harding/Wragg. Now I had an actual date of birth 13 June 1921 BUT i still have not been able to trace a birth.
Alongside Dorothy's name in 1939 register is an entry CZYZ. I then searched for a marriage for Dorothy and found Jan CZYZ married Dorothy Harding on 30 March 1979 Barton Greater Manchester. I sent for the marriage cert thinking I would find out who Dorothy's father was but that is left blank on the marriage cert. The couple were living at 247 Peel Green Rd, Eccles in 1979. There is a likely death of Jan CZYZ in Feb 1984 in Salford, Lancs giving a date of birth 1 Sept 1913. No death for Dorothy Czyz though. Truly a mystery woman!!!

My great great grandfather  Abel Goodwin born about 1790 was living at Biberystone  in 1841 census. Haven't been able to trace on maps or by Googling. I wondered if anyone with local knowledge could tell me whereabouts this was. Abel was a coal miner yet he seems to be surrounded by farms.
Reference 1841 census Piece 1005 Book 4  Folio 7  page 6

William Coley Sutton b 1840 bpt 22 April 1840 All Saints Hastings Sussex. son of William Sutton and Jane Adams. I have found him in 1841/1851 and 1871 censuses but cannot trace in 1861 census (ancestry). By 1871 William is married to Emma (b 1844 Hastings) and they have a son William Coley Sutton b 1869. William lived in Hastings all his life, occupation Fisherman, yet I haven't found a marriage for him. Can anyone help please?

I have been searching for my great great Uncle for several years now, with little success. He was JOSEPH COPELAND Born June 8th 1842 Blenkinsopp, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, son of William Copeland 1805-1882 and Elizabeth Pugmire 1811-1853. Joseph disappears from the UK census after 1851. His mother's death in 1853 seems to have meant that the family dispersed. I found a 15 year old Joseph Copeland on board "The Margaret Tyson" departing Liverpool for New York 15 Sept 1857, bound for Upper Canada. The age fits. Also next to his name on the passenger list are seven Graham names. Joseph's older sister Jane Copeland married William Graham, a dyer of Warwick Bridge, nr Carlisle in 1854 (Wetheral Parish Church). I know that Jane and William's children were born in Canada...they eventually went to Australia in 1886 and I have found death records for them which indicate their place of birth.
I have found a possible Joseph Copeland in 1871 living London City Ward 5 Ontario aged 28.

My query is...would Canadian marriage certificates for the period post-1860 show parents' names? That is, if I could find a marriage for Joseph!!
I would be eternally grateful for any advice...on where to start looking.

I would be very grateful if someone could look up a marriage between Thomas Foster and Eliza Gain in Hastings 1877. I know Thomas was the son of Joseph Foster and Sarah Gain. Eliza was born abt 1848 Cambridgeshire (source 1881 census) I would like to find out her father's name if possible. I suspect Eliza had been married before as there are two children on 1881 census at same address 9Gensing Rd. Kate born about 1871 Hastings and Frederick born about 1874 Hastings.
With many thanks