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Hello lovely people !

I am stuck on finding the pre marriage life of my ancestor James Morris born abt 1848 - Manchester, Lancashire.

He worked as an iron turner, engine maker, engine fitter, mechanic in wire works, fitter turner - in that order on the census data I have.

He married Harriet Green (b 1851) on the 4 July 1868 in Manchester. I have all of the details of his life from his marriage onwards. But nothing pre-marriage.

On the marriage certificate it says his father was John Morris, a warehouseman.

James year of birth on the marriage certificate is 1848.

His death registration year of birth is also 1848.

Census data from 1871 to 1911 have his year of birth as - 1849, 1851, 1848, 1850, 1848.

So it looks like it's most likely 1848.

Please can anyone help me ? Thank you !

PS: I have his profile at ancestry:

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/161900165/person/292167925646/facts

(you may need to change the ".com.au" to your region such as ".co.uk" for England or ".com" for the USA )

Hello, I was wondering if there is any way to tell if at all and when this RAF member had any time off his aircraft mechanic duties during ww2 from these records ? Basically I'm trying to work out if he was not working as an RAF mechanic when my mum was conceived sometime from Dec 1943 - Jan 1944 (she was born 6 Sep1944) as the identity of her biological father is in question as to whether or not it was this man or someone else.

Thankyou in advance

Hello,

Can anyone read the first name on the second line ?

It looks slightly different to the first name on the top line.

This is for two fathers on a marriage certificate from 1912.

Thankyou

Hello all

I am searching for my maternal great-grandmother, Sarah Ann Perry.

Born 26 Jul 1892 according to the 1939 England and Wales register when she was living at 12 Melnott St, Rochdale with her husband Harry Edge, a labourer, who was born 1 Aug 1885 - possibly in Salford,  Lancashire, England and I have followed that family line for him, but I have also found a 1911 census with his same marriage address, that says he was born in Staffordshire.


I have her bought her marriage cert to her husband Harry Edge and it states her father was John Perry, Occupation: Coal Miner. I've uploaded that to my publicly viewable "jane sharp" ancestry tree.

The details on the marriage are:

NAME: Sarah Perry. AGE: 23. CONDITION: Spinster. OCCUPATION: Domestic Servant. ADDRESS: 562 Oldham Rd. FATHER: John Perry. OCCUPATION: Coal Miner.

NAME: Harry Edge. AGE: 27. CONDITION: Bachelor. OCCUPATION: Outdoors Labourer. 562 Oldham Rd Rochdale. FATHER: John Edge: Blacksmith Journeyman.

married Sep qtr 1912 Rochdale RD
Volume: 8e
Page: 178


She died 3 Oct 1957 in Littleborough, Lancashire. I have also bought the death certificate. Her last address was also 12 Melnott St, her husband Harry Edge, a labourer, was the informant. Her name on the death certificate is Sarah Ann Perry aged 65, in 1957.

Sarah A Edge d age 65.  Death registered Dec qtr 1957 Littleborough RD
Volume: 10d Page: 87

Can you please help ? keeping in mind her date of birth is: 26 Jul 1892

I'd really appreciate it as my mum passed away a couple of years ago so I can't find anything out about that side of my family. I do know for certain that my Maternal Grandmother's name was Ada Edge b in August 1919 and have traced that back to Harry Edge and Sarah Ann Perry. And I know for sure my mum said her maternal grandmothers name was Sarah Ann.

Kind regards

Jane