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Good evening,

My 3x gt grandad, came from Italy. He arrived here sometime before 1836, when he married his Irish bride in St. Nicholas' Church in Liverpool. I have not found any records for when/how he arrived.

I cannot get beyond his birth in Italy (Lucca, possibly a surrounding area) and many of the records in Lucca, around this time, have large gaps.

My current question, in a bid to find anything out about his family is:

If Giovanni BINI (John Beney 1851 census) became a Br. Sub (British Subject), what would this involve and can I get details of how he came a British subject? I'm ideally hoping to find father's name, village/town of birth and anything else?

Thanks in advance.

Michelle

Hi Rootschatters,

I need help/guidance or something please.

I am looking for the marriage of my 3 x great grandparents, but I think they may have been married before 1837 and there are numerous spelling anomalies with this Irish-Italian couple. How might I find a marriage please? I'm guessing its in Lancashire somewhere as the births of the first two children are in Manchester and Liverpool respectively.

This is what I know (I think ) :

Giovanni BINI (b.1804, Lucca Italy d. Sheffield 1870)

Sophia KENNY (b.1810 Dublin Ireland d. Sheffield 1869)

First child, Caroline born Manchester - 1838 (birth cert.lists as surname BENI)

Second child Teresa born Liverpool - 1840  (Baptism record on Ancestry has parents as Johannes BINI and Sophia CHIENI - do baptisms list mother's maiden name or were they not in fact married as stated on Caroline birth cert? I don't think either could spell due to the variations of spelling BINI and KENNY)

Third child Angelo George born Wolverhampton 1843 (listed as surname BENEY)

Fourth child Sophia, according to census records born Sheffield 1845, no idea how they are spelling the surname this time, but they settled in Sheffield.

Fifth child (my 2 X G. Grandfather) Austin b. Sheffield 1952, no idea on surname spelling when he was born, this info is taken from Censuses.

I'd appreciate any help.

Thank you.

Michelle

My mother-in-law has recently passed away and we have inherited a whole heap of old photos, all of which have no names on . Aside from this being incredibly frustrating it has fuelled my interest in my husband (and children's) Irish relatives. Despite having Ancestry membership I cannot find the birth of my husband's grandmother, or that of her sisters.

My m-i-l mentioned Dún Laoghaire in relation to my husband's grandmother,. I have found a photo of my f-i-l at Red Island, Skerries in 1952, a photo of a HEFFERNAN man on what I believe to be O'Connells bridge in Dublin and lots of 1927 (?) wedding photos.

To my knowledge there were three sisters who left Ireland for England and settled in Leicester. They married in 1923 and 1927 (2 sisters)

Lillian Margaret HEFFERNAN
Agnes E HEFFERNAN
Kathleen HEFFERNAN

Lillian is found under HEFFERMAN in marriages.

Can anyone help me to find their births or their travel to England please?

Thanks,

Michelle

Hello,

I'm not sure whether this is the appropriate place to post, but I have found my great grandfather's name on the London Land Tax Records, via Ancestry.

"Tenant:    F Bini
Proprietor:    T M James
First Year of Section:    1923
Civil Parish or Ward:    St Bartholomew
Borough or County:    City of London
Call Number:    MS 11316/513"

As far as I'm aware he lived in Shireoaks, a village in North Nottinghamshire with his family. His house was almost certainly owned by the Duke of Newcastle.

I thought that the London Land Tax records were for properties/land in London. Can anyone tell me why he might be listed please.

Thanks,

Michelle

I've not been on here for ages, so hope I'm in the right place. A friend of mine from Canada is looking for her birth family; she's adopted.

Her grandfather was Clifford Robinson ANDREWS born abt 1893, died Quebec 1968. My friend believes he was born in Liverpool, emigrating to Canada sometime after that. Unfortunately, I can find no record of him or his birth in Liverpool, so I wondered whether you wonderful Rootschatters could help please?

The only other information she has is that he married a Roberta BARTLETT, born 1904 died 1990. She may have been born in Canada, we don't know. They had a daughter, Joan Marilyn ANDREWS, who at 22 years gave birth to her in the 1950s and she was adopted.

Any information will be very gratefully received.

Michelle