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Shropshire / Morgan Burials North Lydbury
« on: Sunday 29 November 09 17:50 GMT (UK)  »
Hello there everyone  :)

If I've asked this question before, then please forgive my shortness of memory. 

Does anyone out there in the Lydbury North area of Shropshire know where people who were living at Lower Down or the Down might have been buried, if not in the local churchyard? 

I ask because I have been on that great website for Lydbury North and checked the burial listings - to no avail.  My grand-uncle Thomas Morgan and his wife Hannah Morgan formerly Gittoes do not appear to have been buried in that graveyard, nor does either of their children (only name known Ada - and I do not know whether she was the one who died in infancy or the one who was still living in 1911).  :-[

Neither can I find Ada anywhere but on the 1881 census - but that is another story.

Any ideas on the burial subject would be much appreciated.

All the very best,
Anne.


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Lancashire / Harding - Morgan
« on: Sunday 29 November 09 17:40 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone  :)

On the 1911 census I found that my grandmother's older sister, Annie Morgan, had married a William Harding (1905) and that they had a son, John , born 1909. 

William Harding, born in Preston about 1879, was a Stationery Engineman for Oldham Corporation at the time.  Annie had been a Cotton Weaver but was not working at the time of the census.  They had Annie's youngest brother, James Morgan, living with them.  He was an apprentice at Ferranti's Iron Foundry in Hollinwood.  They were all living at 318 Ashton Road East Failsworth.

I believe that Annie later had a son called Noel Douglas Harding.

Does any of this sound familiar to anyone out there? 
I have been trying to trace my Morgan family members for ages with little success, so I'm hoping that this Harding connection may prove the trigger.   :-\

Thank you all for reading.  I look forward to your response!

All the best,
Anne.

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Cornwall Lookup Requests / RUSHWORTH marriage to HOMER
« on: Sunday 29 November 09 17:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hello - Can anyone help?  :)

I have a marriage record of a Richard Rushworth marrying an Ann Homer on the 11 April 1831 at St Hilary, Cornwall.  The record I have is a transcription of the parish register, so I don't know whether or not there is any other information about this couple (fathers/occupations and so on).  

Would anyone with access to St Hilary's parish records be kind enough to check this marriage out for me?   :-\

Thank you very much.

Anne.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: John Rishworth born Pontefract c. 1818
« on: Saturday 29 August 09 18:48 BST (UK)  »
Hi Martin AJ,

Thank you for the effort and time.  Yes, I have those baptisms and the tree (harefoot) is mine!  ::)

It is John's baptism (my gg-grandfather) that I'm having such a hard time tracking down.  I've assumed that it took place in Pontefract (his older sister Mary's did; and both he and she always said that that was where they were from to all the census enumerators during their lifetimes).  But perhaps it didn't... :(

Anyway, thank you very much indeed for your trouble ;D.

All the best, Anne.

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Cheshire / Re: Living in Wirral but marrying in Liverpool early 1800s
« on: Tuesday 25 August 09 18:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone - I thought I'd chip my bit in... St Nicholas may have been the area's equivalent to Manchester Cathedral in that it was much cheaper for marriages than the local parish church was, so folks flocked (to the Cathedral) to marry.  I believe that Moxley's parish church in the Darlaston-Willenhall area also provided a similar cheaper marriage.  I have ancestors who used each one of the three, despite living within another parish church boundary. 

All the best, Anne.

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Derbyshire / Re: Family Burial Locations???
« on: Friday 21 August 09 18:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi there lindsayH,
If your family was from South Derbyshire then you might some parish register and census information transcribed on Brett Payne's pages (I believe he's in NZ) via the Derbyshire page of genuki.  It has proved a very useful resource for me, living as I do, outside the UK (thousands of miles away, like you). 
I hope this may help. :)
All the best, Anne.

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Lancashire / Re: can deserted wife remarry after several years?
« on: Friday 21 August 09 18:13 BST (UK)  »
Hi sossle,

You might try checking for your grt-grandma's first husband's WWI death with the cwgc online.  just type in those initials and you'll get the website and the search page.  If you know the man's name (surname and initial) you're fine.  If it's a common surname, you may have to wade through quite a few, and if he gave no one as his next of kin then you might not have a certain record; but it's worth the try.

all the best, Anne.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / John Rishworth born Pontefract c. 1818
« on: Thursday 20 August 09 21:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone -

Could someone please check whether or not if my gg-grandfather John Rishworth born around 1818 to a William Rishworth and probably in the Pontefract area ever had a baptism ????  His sister Mary appears to have had one in 1814 and in Pontefract, but I cannot find John's anywhere.  John always gave Pontefract as his birthplace/place of origin to every enumeration except 1841 (of course) until he died.  I suspect that his father William (from John's marriage certificate) was related to the Thomas Rishworth of 1841 Steam Mill, Ackworth, fame where John was working (and so too was John's brother William - at least I think William was John's brother  :); not that many Rishworths around).

Thank you a bundle - whoever you are  ;D.
Best Regards, Anne.


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The Common Room / Re: Annie65115's Scavenger Hunt..Everyone Welcome To Join In.
« on: Wednesday 19 August 09 21:26 BST (UK)  »
Hi Annie65115 - I've just entered the ring and so may well be so far out of order that you needn't bother, but a quick check on the trusty ole a-y.com shows that Joseph Kilners  - indeed Kilner as a surname - pops up all over Yorkshire, particularly the southern end of the West Riding.  Not hundreds, mind, but several, including a baptism for Joseph in Sep 1790, in Kirkburton, s/o Joseph Kilner.  If I'm repeating info already provided, my apologies - and embarassment  :-[

 ;) Best regards, Anne.

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