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"My"Hill family consists of Richard (b. 1861 Liverpool -occupation-Ship's purser ), his wife Annie ( b. 1868 Shrewsbury ), daughter Alice ( b. 1890 Liverpool ), son Charles Victor ( b.1898 Liverpool ) and son Richard Henderson Hill ( b.1900 Birkenhead ).I can trace Annie and Alice living together on the 1891 census and almost the whole family on the 1911 census , but the 1901 census is giving me a headache. There's a Richard from Liverpool who is shown as a ship's fireman ( stoker? ), but I don't think that's "my" Richard. There's an 11 year old Alice shown who is living in Toxteth Park , but that's not "my" Alice as her father is shown as a James. I've found a 3 year old Charles Hill shown as a "boarder" but there's no sign of his mother Annie or other brother. As Richard was a sailor he may have been at sea when the census was taken, but the others? Has anyone got any suggestions?

Pirhana.

Richard Hill was my gt-grandfather. He was born in Liverpool in 1861 and married in 1889. I am uncertain to his profession/ trade before his marriage. On his marriage certificate he is described as a "Mariner". On subsequent birth certificates and censuses he is described as a "Purser's Clerk" and "Ship's Storekeeper"so he obviously went to sea at some stage in his life. The 1871 census shows him as a 9 year old living with his parents. On the 1881 census the only likely Richard Hill I can find appears to have been serving Her Majesty's pleasure at Warwick Prison although that person is described as a "Wire Brush Maker". If my ancestor was actually at sea when the 1881 census was taken how can I find out? I have no idea which shipping lines / companies he worked for. Alternatively if my Richard Hill was actually in prison how can I find out what offence he committed? !

Pirhana.

The Quicks were Joseph and Elizabeth ( née Dinsdale ) and their children Mary and Ellen. Joseph who was a farm labourer and Elizabeth married in 1908 and their daughters are believed to have married people called Smith and Hodgson respectively in the late 1930s. Joseph died in 1936 and Elizabeth is believed to have died in about 1966,possibly in Ormskirk or somewhere in North Merseyside ,although I can't confirm this yet as FreeBMD records don't cover that period yet.What I would like to know ( and I realise it's a long shot )is whether Elizabeth continued to live at Brook House Farm until her death or when did she move elsewhere ? Did she move to live with her children? Anybody know?

Pirhana

John Morland was an innkeeper living in Dent. He is believed to have died in about 1842.He had several children, one of which was called Isabella ( my gt-gtgrandmother). Does anyone know any of the following;when John was born or what his wife was called or when she died ?

Many thanks,
Pirhana.

I've just received the death certificate for someone who was retired and lived in Southend on Sea and died at Runwell Emergency Hospital during the Second World War ( 1943 ). The cause of death is given and certified by a doctor.However in the section which states " Signature, description and residence of informant" the Informant's name is given ( no relation to deceased as far as I can tell ) and it states " Occupier- Runwell Emergency Hospital ". As I'm not familiar with the area or events there during the War were there people living at the Hospital who were neither patients or staff ?

Pirhana