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Hi
I am researching Hetheringtons in Birkenhead and have reached a brick wall of sorts.....

I have John Hetherington in 1911 census (reg district 452, 37/21994) living with his wife Harriet and also his mother Mary Hetherington.

In 1901 I have John Hetherington (37/3393/33/20) living with his wife and Harriet and children)

In 1881 I have found John Hetherington living with his father John Hetherington and listed is Mary KELLY, mother of family. (both say unmarried)

Having looked at the GRO index John's mother's maiden name is KELLY as are his three siblings.

In 1911 Mary is listed as a widow.  I can't find a marriage for John and Mary and find it strange she is listed as mother of family.

Any help appreciated

hi

I have an ancestor called Ellen Molyneux Roberts at birth.  I have found her birth in 1875 and on her baptism record (1876) her parents are Thomas Roberts and Ann Roberts.

I have found them in the 1881 census where Ellen is 5 and with two younger siblings William and Thomas. (piece 3644, folio 88, page 44)

I can also find Ellen in the 1911 census as she marries John James Howard in 1903.

I am struggling from here.  I cannot locate her in 1891 and 1901.  There is a servant in 1891 age 15 called Ellen Roberts but I would never know if this was her.

More importantly and to get to the point...... I can't get any further with her parents Thomas and Sarah.  In the Liverpool area there are lots of Thomas Roberts marrying someone called Ann.  I suppose the way forward is to order the birth cert for Ellen?

Any help appreciated in taking this line further back than I have here

Many thanks

Hi
I have found what I think are my ancestors on the 1911 census:
William McPherson and Jessie Lupton (I know this is the maiden name from my nana's birth certificate, these are her parents)
I cannot find a marriage of William and Jessie ( It is possible they were not married )

I have been told that my nana had an older sister born in 1906 called Ida (father unknown), I have not corroborated this yet as a fact.  And she is not here on the census.

I just wondered if anyone more experienced may be able to find a marriage if there was one.

Many thanks


Edited to add:
They had their daughter Jenny McPherson born Dec 1913 in Rusholme, South Manchester (my nana)

The 1911 census has them in Manchester.

On the 1901 census I have found Jessie Lupton age 14 with her family in Gorton, Lancashire

Hi
I have found a couple of ancestor's marriage certificate but am struggling to read it.

Its the top entry for Robert Jackson and Jeanie (Hutton?) The transcription is Hutton but i'm not sure

Thank you if anyone can help

About 15 years ago when doing research, I found out my gg-grandmother was in asylums in the 1920s.
I contacted some record offices and one was able to supply me with an admissions record for my ancestor and some letters written by family members.

I remember another record office flatly refusing - saying they are sure my ancestor wouldn't want anyone seeing the documents. 
I decided then that I would revisit this in the 2020s as it would be 100 years and perhaps more likely I could find more information.

So my links from back then no longer work so I wonder if anyone would know where I could start looking at this.

Her name was Ada Roughton and she was born in watford in 1872 and married alfred tompkins in watford in 1894.  they had 3 children and alfred died in 1902.  i know that the children then went into an orphanage as i have the certificates.

I went to the National archives and trawled through registers to find her name.  By the time she was in the asylums she was remarried so was then Ada Seymour.  On the admission register she is described as having melancholia which I presume would be depression as we know it today .


Thanks in advance for any information