Marshall: Birkdale Formby Halsall etc

[Candolim_Imp]

I'm desperately seeking some missing church records for my Marshall family and I'm hoping someone out there has some databases of local parishes not covered by the online parish clerk/IGI.

This family seem to regularly fail to record their events at St Cuthberts, North Meols, even though they lived in Birkdale in North Meols Parish. I'm wondering if they used another local parish church because of the distance to St Cuthberts.

If distance was the main issue, then I imagine Formby would be the most likely parish to use.

I'm ideally looking for any/all Marshalls in the parish, but particularly the first marriage of edward Marshall to Alice before 1668 and children of Edward Marshall c1760-1826 (he married twice) and also for Ellen Marshall born c1795, who was his daughter OR grand daughter.

If not in Formby, it's possible they may have used Halsall or Scarisbrick, as Edward did have land in Halsall and Birkdale.

I'd be so grateful if anyone has access to any of these parishes to help me out with a search

[Iria]

Hi

Have You Tried this Website

www.lan-opc.org.uk

There are Quite a Few Marshall Marriages and Baptiums in St Cuthberts

Hope this Helps

Regards

Iria

[Candolim_Imp]

Yes, have thoroughly explored St Cuthberts for many years, first with the hard copy one-name studies, then with LancsOPC as it came online. A number of the events of the Marshall family of Birkdale are not listed in St Cuthberts, and being from Birkdale (and owning a farm in Halsall) makes me wonder if they used other nearby churches at times.

Formby records are not online for the period in question, which is why I'm hoping this is where the missing events are recorded.

[Sandgrounder1]

Hi

Have you tried North Meols Family History Society?  They hold lots of records plus family trees which are available to members.  You can Google them and their site will give you more details.

Good luck

Sandgrounder

[Candolim_Imp]

yes, already a member of the forum and discussing the wider topic of this Marshall family... however, this is not technically a North Meols issue, as I'm trying to track down North Meols parishioners who used churches OUTSIDE the parish.