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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Mary Ann Ward born around 1830 Nottingham
« on: Wednesday 18 September 19 20:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Thanks emeltom.  I'll take a closer look at that - maybe her father wasn't Thomas at all - I've come across false fathers names before, so that could be misleading me.

Thanks for looking Pennines.  I've searched through the 1841 census several times over the years and can't find her.  The first record I have of her is in 1849 when she married in Liverpool.  I have found her on every census after that until she died in 1894.  On each census she gives her birthplace as Nottingham, but of course this could be wrong.

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Family History Beginners Board / Mary Ann Ward born around 1830 Nottingham
« on: Wednesday 18 September 19 19:18 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone

I wonder if anyone can help me with this brickwall.  From several census, I know that my 3 x great grandmother was born around 1830 in Nottingham.  Her marriage certificate states that her father's name was Thomas Ward. 

I know quite a bit about her life after she married in Liverpool,  but I can't find any record of her birth or her parents.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Paula

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Lancashire / Re: Mary Jane Melvin born around 1859 in Astley Bridge
« on: Tuesday 13 August 19 16:33 BST (UK)  »
Thank you everyone very very much!!!

So much information in one afternoon after giving up on this branch of the family previously.

Very much appreciated  :)

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Lancashire / Mary Jane Melvin born around 1859 in Astley Bridge
« on: Tuesday 13 August 19 14:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone

I would be grateful for help with learning more about my great great grandmother because I've hit a brick wall.

Her name was Mary Jane Melvin (married name Bailey).  I know her maiden name was Melvin because I have her daughters birth cert.

I have found a birth record for her - 1859 in Bolton and I have found a record of her marriage to Henry Bailey in St. Mark's Church Bolton in 1880. 

But I can't find her on the 1861 or 1871 census.

On the 1881 census she gives her place of birth as Astley Bridge, Bolton and as Bolton on the 1891 census.

If anyone can spot something I have missed that would be great.  I'd like to find out who her parents were.  I've tried Melvin and Melven.

Many thanks.

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Griffin family of Birkenhead
« on: Saturday 09 March 19 11:19 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks again everyone.

Both the Rich connection and the James Griffin and Rebecca connection are very interesting.

I wonder why she put Thomas on her marriage cert.  Having said that, I've come across two other ancestors who put the wrong fathers name on marriage cert.  I believe that the reason one did it was because he thought his grandfather was his father.

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Griffin family of Birkenhead
« on: Friday 08 March 19 12:43 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sean J
That's interesting.  It could be her.  I can't find it though.  Did you go through ancestry.com?

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Griffin family of Birkenhead
« on: Friday 08 March 19 11:18 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all so much for your help.  It is very much appreciated.
Apparently a nurse child was like a foster child.

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Griffin family of Birkenhead
« on: Thursday 07 March 19 17:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
I'm looking for help tracing my great great grandmother Annie Griffin.  From the 1881 census I know that she was born in Birkenhead around 1855.  I cannot find her on the 1861 or 1871 census though.  Any one any ideas or maybe someone can spot something I've missed.
Thank you.

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Travelling People / Re: Romany/Gypsy Camp in Birkenhead
« on: Thursday 07 March 19 16:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
Does anyone know if there were any Griffin's at the camp in Birkenhead.  Can't find out anything about my great x 3 grandmother before she married in 1878.  The 1881 census states that she was born in Birkenhead in 1855 but I can't find her on the 1861 or 1871 census.  Her name before she married was Annie Griffin.
Thanks

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