The Missing Sisters

[Benners]

Hope someone can come up with an answer to this poser:

My Grandfather James Bentley was born in Blackburn in 1890, he died in 1963...he had a brother John b1892 Blackburn, Lancs, also according to the 1901(when I had access to it) he also had two sisters namely Mary J Bentley b1889 Blackburn and Susan b1893 Blackburn. Here's the trouble....my Father states that James (his Father) never ever mentioned about the two sisters...it's as if they never existed. Is it possible that someone with access to marriage or death registers for the Blackburn area can solve this issue for me?....Please?

Thankyou in advance for all help given

Mark Bentley

[janan]

Hi Mike
The registers are available to search free here

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/

Jan

[Benners]

Janan, Thanks for the link, unfortunately I don't think it details the years I'd be thinking events such as marriages could have occurred in i.e. 1910's. As for the deaths, there is nothing when I search.

These sisters obviously existed, it's just we never knew about them!...any idea when the 1911 census will be out?!!!

[janan]

2012 I think - only 6 yrs to go
The images of the complete registers are currently available to search free at Ancestry - you need to register with them but don't have to be a member. You need to search creatively though as due to mistranscriptions the search engine will miss out some quarters

Good luck Jan

[Su]

Hi Mike

FreeBMD

Dec qtr.1913 Blackburn 8e 833

Mary J. Bentley m. Charles Greatorex.

Unfortunately Susan isn't on FreeBMD. 

Kind regards
Su

[Benners]

Su,

Big thanks for this..and all the other contributors, all info you can give me is much appreciated.

Regards
Mark