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Hi

Yes contact Jennifer. Theres always a chance she can come up with something.

There are more than 12 I have contacted the majority of them, no luck so far, do you think it's worth asking Jenifer if she can trace a John Bennetts death?

That's a thought, unfortunately I have to go out tonight or I would give it a try, her son never married and her only daughter was my grandmother Annie.

Have you contacted anyone on here who as Annie Bennett in their tree?
There are a few 12 I think. I would contact them all, you never know.

Marion

Here I am again - Lucy has got under my skin, forgot to mention that when I went to the Archives Library yesterday I looked up Brookhouse and there are several houses/farms called Brookhouse in the Shropshire area, so perhaps she may have been born in one of these.

Just to wish you luck Sandra, and enjoy your holiday away from Lucy!
Jan

there is only one McGliston showing on Ancestry all records and that is Annie, and not showing at all on freebmd.

Sorry to hear you didn't have any success today.

Going back to Annie McGliston, is this her in 1881?

Name: Annie Habberley
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Female
Where born: Condover, Shropshire, England

Civil parish: Condover
County/Island: Shropshire
Country: England

Street Address: Cottage
Education:

Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Atcham
Sub-registration district: Condover
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Habberley 30
Annie Habberley 13
George Habberley 9
James Habberley 7
John Habberley 3
William Smallman 77 father of Mary
Mary Smallman 63 mother

Christine

Aww Sandra what pity you didnt get anything.
Never mind,work away on something else and when you least expect it...she will turn up.
It's amazing where the time goes when you are searching.

Well I went to the local Research Office today in fact I spent over 6 1/2 hours there, I was helped by a lady from Shropshire Family History and a gentleman from the research Office who were determined to find Lucy, but sad to say they couldn't, I am no further forward, so reluctantly I have decided to call it a day for now, I have spent so many hours(days) looking for her but to no avail.
I would like to thank you all for your help and encouragement I appreciate it.
By the way witness Fred McGliston is spelt very clearly on the marriage certificate.

Hi Rose.
I thought about those too.
Also saw Mugglestone. Again a possibility
Marion

bit late with this, but still

the name McGliston...I didn't find Fred...but in the area there are a number of Macklestones and Mucklestones...say that quickly and it could be a McGliston?

Remember and take all info you have plus paper pencil/pen and a sanwich and drink lol

Good luck Sandra :))

I'm off to the local records and research Office this morning - wish me luck - I need it.!!

Just a thought about Annie McGliston. Can´t find a marriage for her under Habberley. Could she have been married previously & widowed & therefore married Mc gliston under another surname.
Still doesn´t explain the elusive Fred, but suspect the name has been mistranscribed mightily.
Marion

Maybe she made him up? Not unheard of were she illegitimate. Not saying she was obviously, but it's just another theory.
Wish we could find out more about this Fred McGliston.
Jan

But why does she give her fathers name as John Bennett - labourer on her marriage certificate?

I've put a 'Looking for Lucy Bennett' on the SFHS website - no luck

Back again. Lots of useful info there - it's almost like lucy is just out of sight!

For what it's worth it really looks to me like the Lucy born Cressage is yours. I am wondering if there is any chance you can search poor law records and the like? As Lucy never seems to be with any family - and her birth was never registered - I can't help feeling she didn't have the easiest start in life.
It might be that the Shropshire FHS can really help you out here.

Have also had a look on Ancestry and Freebmd, and apart from Annie, the McGliston name has drawn a blank. But it does support the Cressage Lucy connection.

Jan

I´ve tried every combination I can think of & the only one that came up on Ancestry was Annie McGliston aged 33 married, living with her widowed mother Mary Habberley & her siblings in Belle Vue Road 1901. Can´t find a marriage.nothing on Familysearch (it says there are no records for the surname McGliston).
Will have another look tomorrow.
Marion.
Just a thought. As Annie is 33, maybe she had been married before & didn´t get married as Habberley.