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Hi Everyone

Wondering if anyone can help with a branch of my tree.

I have a Charles Petty born about 1816 in Atherstone.  Looking for siblings please. 

Also his parents are Thomas Petty born about 1785 and Ann born about 1782 both in Atherstone.  Any help on these would also be appreciated and also on their parentage and Ann's maiden name.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Anna

Accidentially ordered two incorrect certificates in the post Christmas haze.  Free to a good home.

Birth certificate of John Crooks Ward on 10th October 1897 in Staithes.  Father Robert Ward, Fish Dealer.  Mother Hannah Ward formerly Shippey

Death Certificate of Elizabeth Ward, died on 20th December 1910 in Sleights, Eskdaleside, aged 69 years.  Died of hemiplegia.  She was the widow of John Ward, Gardener and Farmer.  Informant was John Ward, son, present at the death , Esk Hall Farm, Sleights. 

Anna

Would be interested in any info on the Richardson family who lived in Nether Poppleton and Moor Monkton, near York, England

I have John Richardson born 1770 in MM married Isabella Calvert born 1782 in MM. Children were Mary (1807), Elizabeth (1810), George 1812, John 1814, Hannah 1816, Robert 1818 and Emma 1827. I am a descendant of Robert who moved to Ugglebarnby, near Whitby and married Alice Hodgson. They had three children William 1841, Isabella 1843 and John 1845.

It appears that Robert's two brothers (George and John) also moved to Ugglebarnby with him or after him. John was drowned at sea during passage to America on the Ship the Hungarian in 1860, together with one of George's children. George became a farmer and fathered a brood of kids.

Any help on any members of this family would be much appreciated.

Anna

As you did so well with the last puzzle can anyone help with this one which has been longstanding for a number of years with one of my distant relatives and for me since I started my research last year.

Susannah (and all varient spellings) Readman born 18th Feb 1844 and baptised the same day in the Roman Catholic Church, St Hedda's in Egton Bridge.  Mother noted as Mary Readman - no father of child noted.  Godparents George Holmes and Agnes Holmes.

Susannah then disappears and is not found on any census' until 1861 when she is aged 17 and a servent in Thornton Dale.  She then marries Jeremiah Collinson, in 1862 in Grosmont and has John, William, Jeremiah Thomas and Jane ELizabeth (my great grandmother).  Jeremiah dies in 1874 and she ends up in the workhouse and quickly remarries William Shipley in 1876 at Whitby Register Office and settles in Middlesbrough with him.

On the marriage certificate for Jeremiah her father is noted as William Peirson, Farmer and witnesses are John Peirson and Eleanor Wilson.  On the marriage certificate to William Shipley, her father is noted as John Pearson, Labourer.  Witnesses are Thomas Warters and Robert William White.

My problems are to pin down the Mary Readman who is the mother of Susannah which I have yet to do and also to see if I can find out which is her father.  It gets very confusing as I have Peirson's and Readman's on both sides of my family and I'm sure at some point they linked.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Anna

Does anyone know if any workhouse records survive from 1876 for Whitby workhouse.  One of my ancestors was married for the 2nd time them after his 1st husband died (in 1874).  Her address is noted as Whitby Workhouse but her occupation is "Nurse".  I just wondered whether she was actually working there (and living in) or whether she was an inmate.  Would like some more details such as admission records etc.

Anna