French

[JDGen]

And possibly Joseph in 1901, RG13 Piece 2225 Folio 72, on board "The Bessie" at Falmouth:

Joseph FRENCH, Crew, Single, Male, 30, A B Seaman, born Cheshire Weston

Jean

[JDGen]

That lead me to Joseph in 1891, RG12 Piece 3012 Folio 119 Page 66, 18a Gerrard St, Widnes:

Joseph FRENCH, Lodger, S, 20, Alkali Labourer born Cheshire Weston

Jean

[drekfren]

Thanks for your kind effort.
Is there anyway I can find out about about these people & their descendants after 1901

[drekfren]

How do you find out about deaths in WW1

[peterbennett]

Hi

    Any soldier that died in WW1 can be searched for on this data base,

http://www.cwgc.org/

peterbennett

[JDGen]

Hi Drekfen,

Finding out about descendants beyond 1901 is more difficult without corroborating evidence (eg census, 1911 not online yet). 

www.freebmd.org.uk shows the general records office (GRO) indexes but isn't complete and is less complete beyond 1912.

The local registration office sites for Cheshire and Lancashire are further ahead in date (www.lancashirebmd.org.uk & www.cheshirebmd.org.uk).

Unless someone has a very unusual name it is difficult to know if you have the right marriage.  Birth registrations after 1912 have the mother's maiden name which makes things slightly easier.  The full images of the GRO indexes are online at http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx but you will have to search every quarter for every year.  It is time consuming but I've found it worthwhile for some of my family.

It might also be worth a search on www.GenesReunited.co.uk to see if anyone else is researching the same family.

Hope this is of some help,

Jean