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Offline Mandy Forster

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Help required please
« on: Saturday 27 February 21 14:12 GMT (UK) »
Lookup please, Jeremiah Birkett born abt 1818, Skelwith Bridge Westmoorland. Any info would be much appreciated. Thank you.

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« Reply #1 on: Saturday 27 February 21 14:40 GMT (UK) »
What facts do you already hold, and what specifically are you hoping to find?

Is this of relevance? 
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2P-M3Z
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 27 February 21 14:43 GMT (UK) »
Jeremiah Birkett, joiner m. Agnes Clarke 29 May 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKTX-D5X

In the 1841 census he is living with his wife, son James and Agnes Clark (presumably his mother-in-law): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2P-M3Z

In the 1851 census he is living with his wife, and his 4 children:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG16-Q8G

In the 1861 census he is living with his wife, and his 5 children:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7BF-F4S

In the 1871 census he is living with his wife and his son, John:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD6S-HKN

From the census it appears he was born in 1813.

He died in 1880:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JZ8-X9M
Fidler - West Ilsley, Berkshire
Hamlin/Hamlyn - Long Sutton & Martock, Somerset
Head - Marlborough & Alton Priors, Wiltshire
Minson - Kingstone, Somerset/Symondsbury, Dorset
Owsley - Buckland St Mary, Somerset
Pyke - (West) Weeke/Wick, Pewsey, Wiltshire
Salisbury - Dowlish Wake/West Dowlish, Somerset

Offline Mandy Forster

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Re: Help required please
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 27 February 21 18:23 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Pauline J. I'm hoping to find his baptism records to Identify his parents.


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« Reply #4 on: Saturday 27 February 21 18:24 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou Queenofthewest, That's great. I now need to find his parents. I've hit a brick wall! any suggestions?

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 27 February 21 21:51 GMT (UK) »
Unfortunate he married too early in the year to be able to get a certificate showing fathers name.

You could look for possible siblings born same place around the same time and see if that leads anywhere. 
Hinchliffe - Huddersfield Wiltshire
Burroughs - Arlingham Glos
Pick - Frocester Glos

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« Reply #6 on: Saturday 27 February 21 21:57 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou Millipede,
I did try to find other Birkett's from Skelwith but with no luck! I'll keep trying....