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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Where do I start?
« on: Tuesday 23 August 11 21:46 BST (UK) »
Hi,
I'd looked for George on Scotland's People a while ago, the best match I came up with was the one for the baptism in May 1772 to John Houden and Janet Ladlie, the birth date is given as May 2nd. Interestingly one of the witnesses is a William Houden and William is the name of one of George's sons later on in Liverpool. Also when George marries Mary Petty in Liverpool in 1798 he is down as Houden, and again in 1814 when he marries Ann Maria Bennett, although some of his children are recorded as Howden others are Houden. I don't feel that I have proved the connection enough to actually put John and Janet onto my family tree, and I can't see how I ever will prove it but I am willing to pencil them in with question marks. Hope this is of some help.
I'd looked for George on Scotland's People a while ago, the best match I came up with was the one for the baptism in May 1772 to John Houden and Janet Ladlie, the birth date is given as May 2nd. Interestingly one of the witnesses is a William Houden and William is the name of one of George's sons later on in Liverpool. Also when George marries Mary Petty in Liverpool in 1798 he is down as Houden, and again in 1814 when he marries Ann Maria Bennett, although some of his children are recorded as Howden others are Houden. I don't feel that I have proved the connection enough to actually put John and Janet onto my family tree, and I can't see how I ever will prove it but I am willing to pencil them in with question marks. Hope this is of some help.