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Maybe closed now till Tues.
Unless you live quite near Sandra, you could email them and ask what records they have before you go in.

Print out part of your tree with your missing names dates, to give you something to look at while there.

The family on the 1871 with Louise were living in Church Preen and she was born Cardington. Maybe they will be able to help you at the records office or library.

Will they be open tomorrow as it's good Friday?

Christine

You never know they might come up with something in the library. If you try when its not too busy they will be able to help you more.

Thank you, but she was buried in a unpurchased grave, I found her grave over 20 years ago, no one in the family knew where she was buried, and I managed to find it (2 graves away from her daughter who died in 1936 (having her 13th baby), also in an unpurchased grave) my mother always told me that 'Granny Shotton' did not approve of her daughter having such a large family, she having only 2 children of her own and did not visit the family very often even though they only lived about 2 miles away from each other. I have attended her grave ever since my parents died, there is no headstone.
I feel like I have had a bereavement everything I thought I knew about my ancestor's was not correct and now I am having such difficulty in tracing her or her family.I will go to the local records office tomorrow and see if they can help me, not that I really know what I am looking for.

Hi

MI's...monumental inscriptions from headstones. You might be lucky and find a family member by looking at the MI's from graveyards in the area you think they could be.
I have found a few things by doing this.family members I never knew existed.
Library might have a people directory too. Well worth popping in and asking what they have thay might help you.
They usually go by surname so anything that sounds like Lucy/louise/Louisa

Marion
What are MI's?

I just cannot understand why she is Lucy on all the census returns except on the 1871 one where she is Louise.
She was Lucy on her daughters birth certificate (profession Domestic Servant) Lucy on her death certificate which parish shall I look up? she says birthplace Cressage on the 1881 census.
Do I look for Louise Louisa or Lucy?

Hi Sandra

Just popped on for a mo.
Yes go to the library and ask there. you might get somebody who is really helpfull. There might even be a book of MI's to look through.

I'll look back later.

Marion

I live in Shrewsbury do I go to my local library to look for parish records? what parish do you suggest I look for ?
I can find what might be Louise/Lucy in 1871 with her parents and then in 1881 working as a Servant as Lucy Bennett
but I can find no record of her parents John & Sarah or Lucy in any other census records. Sorry I have found them in 1881 but they have aged a lot, why do people lie on the census forms?

This is another possibility - it does fit in with the Atcham connection. Not much use though I must say.

1881 England Census

Name: Lucy Bennett
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Cressage, Shropshire, England

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

Street Address: Fox Inn Pub House Ryton

Occupation: Servant Dom

Registration district: Atcham
Sub-registration district: Condover

James Rawlings 26
Frances Rawlings 26
Frances Rawlings 2
Alfred Wm. J. Rawlings 1
Frances Ballinger 61
Lucy Bennett 13

It means finding a baptism record. Do you live in the area?

Christine

What do I do if she was not registered?

Brummiejan - I did say the witnesses to the wedding were Fred McGliston & Gertude Shotton.

She doesn't appear to have been registered, can't find her on Free BMD and as I said earlier it wasn't compulsory until 1875.

Christine

Dont give up yet Sandra...she is out there some place. might be hiding but she is there lol

Marion

Just popping back to see what's happening - what a lot of responses! However, all this must be really frustrating for you Sandra.
Sorry if I've missed this, but have you said who the witnesses are on Lucy & William's marriage cert? I suppose they offer no clues?
Jan

I use 'find my past' to look up births/census/marriages/deaths etc. and I cannot find a Louise Benett - I will try again and if possible (grand -daughter permitting) I will order birth certificate today.
Wish me luck - I need it - I think April Fools day came early for me!
Marionfromscotland - the Lucy you found, daughter of John & Martha is the one I thought was my g.grandmother - big mistake.

Hi

The one I added aon the first page of this post...

I think this is the family in 1881 and William should have been 6mths in 1871 although the parents ages don't add up with 1871.


1881 England Census
about William Bennett
Name: William Bennett
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Church Preen, Shropshire, England

Civil parish: Acton Burnell
County/Island: Shropshire
Country: England

Street Address: Part of Langley Hall
Education:

Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Atcham
Sub-registration district: Condover
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bennett 68
Sarah Bennett 47
William Bennett 10
Walter Bennett 8

Christine

What about the one Rambling Rose found as Louise?

Name: Louise Bennet
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Where born: Cardington, Shropshire, England
Civil parish: Church Preen
Town: Church Preen
County/Island: Shropshire
Country: England
Registration district: Atcham
Sub-registration district: Condover
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Household schedule number: 63
Household Members: Name Age
John Bennet 44
Sarah Bennet 30
Ann Bennet 12
Martha Bennet 6
Louise Bennet 4
John Bennet 3
Willm Bennet 6

This could be her in 1881

Name: Lucy Bennett
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Cressage, Shropshire, England

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

Street Address: Fox Inn Pub House Ryton

Occupation: Servant Dom

Registration district: Atcham
Sub-registration district: Condover
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Rawlings 26
Frances Rawlings 26
Frances Rawlings 2
Alfred Wm. J. Rawlings 1
Frances Ballinger 61
Lucy Bennett 13


Christine

MARIONFROMSCOTLAND
Which one did you find on the IGI ? and how do I find her?

Please do not leave me - I need help!!!

I have tried everything and cannot find another Lucy (Louisa) Bennett born around 1867 who has a father called John only the one I had originally.
I accept that for years I have been looking for the wrong Lucy but there is nowhere else to look, don't say I have to give up and I have only got as far as my G.Grandmother?
By the way there is a record of a William Shotton death j.f.m. 1939 Wellington Salop
I'm off to bed now worn out/frustrated/tired/feel like giving up etc. unless you can help me.
I do appreciate the effort you have put in up to now.