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McDuff Lancashire

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Rebecca

Rebecca Report 5 Dec 2010 21:01

please can anyone help with this i would be very greatful thankyou

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 5 Dec 2010 23:23

I wonder if these were the twins and William was baptised at birth with twin James later

Baptisms: 3 Mar 1851 St James, Burnley, Lancashire, England
William Macduff - Child of William Macduff & Ann
Abode: Park St
Baptised by: Henry Wray
Register: Baptisms 1845 - 1886, Page 11, Entry 82
Source: LDS Film 1526113

Baptisms: 25 Mar 1851 St James, Burnley, Lancashire, England
James Macduff - Child of William Macduff & Ann
Abode: Park St
Notes: [This entry has been crossed out]
Baptised by: Henry Wray
Register: Baptisms 1845 - 1886, Page 10, Entry 80
Source: LDS Film 1526113

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 5 Dec 2010 23:32

would these count as the other 5 (but with wife Alice rather than Ann)

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1864
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MCDUFF Robert Preston Preston CORNTHWAITE PRES/143/18
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1865
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MCDUFF Sarah Ann Preston Preston CORNTHWAITE PRES/151/58
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1866
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MCDUFF Peter Preston Preston CORNTHWAITE PRES/161/24
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1868
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MCDUFF William Preston Preston CORNTHWAITE PRES/175/73
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1869
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MCDUFF Elizabeth Preston Preston CORNTHWAITE PRES/184/12

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 6 Dec 2010 18:41

thanks lancashire Ann these are the children of William McDUFF born 1842 one of the sons of William and Ann farley thankyou for looking though

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 6 Dec 2010 20:54

oops - sorry. I got the 2 William's mixed up. For some reason I thought Alice Cornthwaite was William (1816) 2nd wife

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 7 Dec 2010 17:05

dont worry about it, makes it difficult sometimes when they have the same names.

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 7 Dec 2010 21:06

tell me about it! My husband's line was John, William, John, William John, William They broke the mould with OH and only gave him William as his middle name.

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

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