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Cheshire / Re: Trying to find the parents/family of Jane ASTBURY born in Kelsall c.1870
« on: Wednesday 30 December 09 18:40 GMT (UK)  »
Wow thanks! :D You are good at this!
I will definitely apply for Janes Birth cert as advised....
as soon as the new year celebrations are out of the way, & things are back to normal.

Thanks again!

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Cheshire / Re: Looking for the Astbury family, Kelsall, 1871-1880
« on: Wednesday 30 December 09 18:30 GMT (UK)  »
 :) Thanks for the help...I shall indeed apply for that certificate. It is quite common for names etc to be "mis-spelt" on the census forms...or simply very hard to read (their hand writing often left a lot to be desired!). On one census for Jane & Edward their 3 daughters surnames were written as "Pawson" instead of Lawson, lol.
It's not an easy hobby is it! lol.
So, if this Jane Astbury is actually my great-grandmother....then we could be distantly related somehow, lol.

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Cheshire / Trying to find the parents/family of Jane ASTBURY born in Kelsall c.1870
« on: Wednesday 30 December 09 17:40 GMT (UK)  »
Jane Astbury married Edward Lawson on 22nd July 1889, her age was put as 19 (he was 22), & her father was William Astbury (Labourer). Several attempts at applying for her birth certificate have failed...due the the father's name (as reference point.) I have even tried alternative names for her(eg..Mary-Jane...) but still no luck!
How can I track down her D.O.B & her family?

I'm also having the same problem with Edward (her illiterate husband)...I'm currently awaiting the result of applying for a birth cert in the name of "Edwin" Lawson..... :-\

Any help/advice will be greatly appreciated!
 :)

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Cheshire / Re: Looking for the Astbury family, Kelsall, 1871-1880
« on: Wednesday 30 December 09 17:13 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,
I have also looked at that census (Astbury with 2 Johns) while I was searching for my Grt.grandmother JANE ASTBURY (born in Kelsall)...
I am having great difficulty finding Jane Astbury's birth records. According to her marriage (to Edward Lawson) certificate of 1889 her year of birth would be 1870, but so far every certificate I've applied for has been wrong....
Her father's name is William Astbury....so that census would fit nicely if the elder John was actually "Jane". But, I wonder how that birth was registered? As Jane or as John?
Can anyone advise me please....I've hit a bit of a brick wall with my Grt.Grandparents unfortunately.

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