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The Common Room / Which source to trust?
« on: Saturday 29 June 13 11:26 BST (UK)  »
Hi
Can I trust familysearch content? I find stuff on there that I can't find anywhere else. But I don't know whether that counts as a proper source.

e.g. Matthew Coulson according to census records born 1812 Broxa, Yorkshire.
Found him marrying Mary Dixon and all children born in Harwood Dale - all in Harkness area of Yorkshire-Scarborough
I found a birth record for Matthew on familysearch saying he was christened 25 Oct 1812 Harkness. It has to be my man - but can't find him on the actual England christening records, or Yorkshire parish records or anywhere else so far.

Do I go with familysearch or leave this as a dead end?

This has happened a few times with other family members.

THanks
Kirsten

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Bates/Kershaw/Smith conundrum!
« on: Monday 24 June 13 20:48 BST (UK)  »
I found it on ancestry and doesn't say extracted or submitted. It says WEst Yorks, Baptism, Marriages and Burials

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Bates/Kershaw/Smith conundrum!
« on: Monday 24 June 13 20:27 BST (UK)  »
I'll look into it. Kershaw's birth record says father Henry.
through census records he was married to Ann Childs and puts his birthplace as Holbeck, Leeds 1803
I found a Kershaw born 1803 at Leeds, St Peter with Father Henry. They were also married in Leeds, St Peter
But now I've done another search there are a few callled Kershaw born around Leeds. Elland seems too far away from Holbeck for them to be the same. But I might trace the Kershaws and see if I can find Joseph. There must be a Kershaw in the family for them to have named their son after him?

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Bates/Kershaw/Smith conundrum!
« on: Monday 24 June 13 12:26 BST (UK)  »
Hi
I'm tracing Kershaw Bates, b 1803 Leeds St Peter/Holbeck father listed as Henry Bates
There are several other children born at same time in same place, same father: Henry Bates b1805 and Deborah Smith Bates b1808
I cannot find a marriage record or wife for Henry Bates prior to 1803
However, I have found Henry Bates marrying Deborah Smith in 1808 at Leeds St Peter. This has to be him because of name of daughter. BUT were they having children before they were married or was Henry married previously and widowed.
And now the fun bit - the witness to Henry and Deborah's wedding is Joseph KERSHAW. So this must a link to where my Kershaw Bates name came from. But how are they related? I can find no marriage of Henry to a Kershaw. I've looked up Joseph Kershaw but there are loads of them in that area. I've tried to find if Henry's mother was a Kershaw but can't find a birth record for him.

Any help or lookups to find more details would be very gratefully received.
Thanks

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Essex Lookup Requests / Re: Samuel ENGLISH marriage
« on: Wednesday 19 June 13 12:47 BST (UK)  »
Sue you absolute star!!!

How did you find this - do you have access to records that aren't online?
Can you teach me how to find them?

Thanks
Kirsten

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Essex Lookup Requests / Samuel ENGLISH marriage
« on: Tuesday 18 June 13 21:50 BST (UK)  »
HI
I'm trying to find out the father to Samuel English. According to census born Messing 1823 but can't find him there. Found him married to Mary Warner in 1843. Lived most of life in Great Baddow. would marriage record name father?
Thanks

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One Name Studies: A to G / ENGLISH, Essex, Messing 1780s
« on: Tuesday 18 June 13 20:23 BST (UK)  »
HI
I'm studying the English's in Essex. You can imagine how many hits I get when I type in 'English'. In particular looking for Robert English who married Ann White 1785 in Messing. I can't find a birth record for him. The family were all agricultural labourers who gradually migrated to Great Baddow. I'm wondering if Messing wasn't the first stop either. Does anyone have any idea of 'migratory' routes through Essex or from another county so I can narrow my search.
Thanks
Kirsten

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