I am researching the Challinors of Oldham, Lancashire and have traced them back to the late 1700s when they appear to come from somewhere else. My brick wall is to identify where that somewhere else is...
I have mapped all parish BMD records from that time to establish which Challinors were in the area and the below is what I have - N.B. I usually put soundex on Challinor and that captures all your Chalinor, Chaloner, Chalner, Challenger, Calendar, and whatever else you can think of - or where it's a really key record I've also tried searching CHA* and CHAL* with no luck either. I've also searched nearby areas particularly Prestwich as Oldham was then part of Oldham-cum-Prestwich.
Prior to 1780 - no Challinor records in Oldham
1780-1804 - 13 children born to George (my direct ancestor) and Anna Challinor (Samuel/James/Betty/Ketty/Joseph/Mally/Kitty/Thomas/Maria/William/Charlotte/George/Henry).
Can't find any marriage record for George and Anna anywhere in the country.
Burial record for George 1836 gives age as 89 = b. circa 1747
1787 - a Sarah Challinor is born to a Nathaniel Challinor (no mother's name given)
1803 - an Alice Challinor marries James Ashton.
1811 - a Jonas Challinor marries Martha Armatage. Dies aged 44 in 1829 = b. circa 1785.
1818 - Matty, the wife of a John Challinor dies aged 35 years - John presumably also born c. 1783.
All other parish records after that point in Oldham just relate to descendants of the above. So the above are who I have to work with in terms of establishing where the Oldham Challinors came from. I can't seem to trace any of them back even individually, let alone to some kind of common area which might indicate they were related!
I'd be appreciative of any pointers in the right direction!
