Help. My head is stuck in Cement because of these Ancestors!!!!

[Suemagoo]

I had this weekend to speak with my Mother-in-law who is 93 and try to see what she could remember about her Grandmother, Annie Pickering, Mary Hannah Pickering, Barnes whatever!!

She could only tell me for sure that Annie lived in Blackburn and in the late 1930's early 1940's she would visit Grandma Pickering in Blackburn when they went to Market. At this time when Rebecca returned to England from Canada with my Mother-in-law to live near her brother Robert, they lived in Duckworth Hall village and I found them on the National Register living at #1 Walkden Cottages, Rebecca, son Robert and daughter entry redacted, the brother at #7 Walkden Cottages, Robert and Rosalia Pickering. They returned to Canada in 1948 and she thinks that her Grandmother had passed away but can't be sure. "She always had lots of cats in her home!!!"

I have given up as I'm just going around and around and can't verify anything more, so to end my request for help I again want to thank everyone who took time to check records and offer suggestions. I can a hard lesson for me, but some stones are better left unturned.

Cheers and wishing you all the best in your research efforts.

Susan

[heywood]

Hi Sue,

It is not my family but if it were I would still want to check Annie Pickering from Royton before giving up. It might be just coincidence I accept but ... it niggles away at me 

All good wishes
Heywood

[isobelw]

A Mary H Tierney age 74 died in 1941 in Darwen, Lancashire. No sign of any Tierneys in Darwen in 1939. Close enough to both Blackburn and Oswaldtwistle to be possible and around correct age.
Isobel

[heywood]

A Mary H Tierney age 74 died in 1941 in Darwen, Lancashire. No sign of any Tierneys in Darwen in 1939. Close enough to both Blackburn and Oswaldtwistle to be possible and around correct age.
Isobel

Thanks Isobel 

I had searched and only found the Hannah S which I knew was wrong.

Lancashire BMD has the two and I hadn’t noticed.

Mary Hannah Tierney 74 yrs Oswaldtwistle sub district 

I feel the need to check the information posted earlier.

[heywood]

Just reposting the info. I hope Sue has not given up yet.

Glad to see you back Sue.
Do you have any thoughts re Annie Pickering /Thomas Tierney?

I posted that information as I thought it could be relevant because of the Royton connection; the Barnes connection and the marriage name.
1871 Mary Hannah Booth b Royton living with the Barnes family
1881 -ditto-
No trace thereafter of Mary H Booth (I don’t think)
1891 - Annie Pickering born Royton but married to James, of whom there seems to be no trace before or after.
1901 -Mary Hannah Pickering b Royton with Emmanuel
1911- Annie Tierney b Royton with Thomas
1919 marriage Thomas Tierney and Annie Pickering
1939 Mary H Tierney

Possible death of Thomas Tierney in 1941 but unfortunately Mary Hannah/Annie doesn’t seem obvious and this is the information you seek.

I accept it may not be relevant but I thought it worth some consideration or at least an acknowledgement. I was quite excited to see the possibilities.   

[isobelw]

Looks very likely to be her. Certainly worth checking out. The Booth grandchild is a puzzle as that Barnes couple only seem to have had sons.
Isobel

[heywood]

In the next census though she is described as a lodger.
St Paul’s Royton baptisms are online and I can’t see one for her so it looks as though a birth certificate is needed to find her mother.

[Suemagoo]

Ha ha. You both lifted my descouraged spirit and I’m back in the game. I will get the death record for Tierney and see who the informant is. If it was either of her 2 sons George or Robert Pickering I will be doing the happy dance. I will advise. Just need time to get the record👍😄

[heywood]

Bear in mind it, she may have died in a hospital so you may have no family member.
The marriage as Annie Pickering might be worth getting too.