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Re: Harry JOHNSON
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 21 March 13 21:06 GMT (UK) »
The reason I know I have the right death certificate is because I knew the informant, his only son Jack and the address and everything fits from my own knowledge of the family. I will check the witnesses on his marriage certificate. Harry's address on the certificate was the same as his bride's,unfortunately, so of no use at all!

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Re: Harry JOHNSON
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 21 March 13 21:11 GMT (UK) »
You need to be looking for a birth reg as Henry - not Harry.  It would appear he adopted the Harry name sometime much later in life

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Harry is a nickname for Henry (as in Prince Harry)
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday 21 March 13 21:12 GMT (UK) »
I have searched under Henry Johnson as well. Can't substantiate anything without pinning Harry/Henry down in a census with a father James who was a fireman I can't think of how to nail this one :-[

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Re: Harry JOHNSON
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 21 March 13 21:14 GMT (UK) »
Don't mean to sound defeatist and I do thank you for your help  :)

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Re: Harry JOHNSON
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 21 March 13 21:14 GMT (UK) »
If he was illegitimate - he may have made up a fathers name when he married so as to appear "respectable"  Common practice back then
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Re: Harry JOHNSON
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 21 March 13 21:29 GMT (UK) »
I'm still coming back to that 1901 census entry I found for James and Norah Harkins nee Johnson with "son" Henry Johnson aged 7

James Harkins occ is shown as Dublin SSC but I don't know whether that is a ship or a regiment.  As Harkins was b Liverpool - more likely a ship.  I wonder if he was a ships fireman (my grandfather was)
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Re: Harry JOHNSON
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 21 March 13 21:39 GMT (UK) »
I will keep this information and when the breakthrough comes I'll know which bit was right! Thank you for your help.

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Re: Harry JOHNSON
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 21 March 13 21:58 GMT (UK) »
Mistakes do occur on records for various reasons.
Harry/Henry may have fibbed if he was illegitimate or for other reasons. There could have just been an error.

I am still in favour of Henry/Harry Johnson born December quarter 1893 Chorley volume 8e page 518  (I think this is him- there are no others showing)
I gave his details earlier.

He was born Coppull - 3 or 4 miles from Standish.  James, his father is a farmer in 1901. (a waggoner in 1891)  Farmer/Fireman - could it have been misheard.

Perhaps the witness names will help but it is a difficult task without further evidence.


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