Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

help finding info on my granddad

Page 1 + 1 of 2

  1. «
  2. 1
  3. 2
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Laura

Laura Report 6 Oct 2011 23:00

familiar*****
ohh jezz another one

Laura

Laura Report 6 Oct 2011 22:58

thank you pricklyholly i found the marriage one just couldnt find the brother but seems it was sisters thats why lol.x
ann that henry birrell sounds fimular esp about were he was born my dad mentioned my granddad was born Burscough Toen so that might be the brother i heard of thank you thats a big helpx :-D

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 6 Oct 2011 22:55

Your next move would be to purchase James and Ellen's marriage cert to find out who their parents were.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 6 Oct 2011 22:53

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Matthew Birrell
Name: Matthew Birrell
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1914
Date of Registration: Oct 1986
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: Sefton North
Inferred County: Merseyside
Volume: 37
Page: 314

BarbaraFromYorkshire

BarbaraFromYorkshire Report 6 Oct 2011 22:49

Another sibling ?


Births Dec 1914

BIRRELL Matthew Eastham Ormskirk 8b 1635

Laura

Laura Report 6 Oct 2011 22:47

so there were 2 sisters wow i was told there was 1 brother as far as we knew. we don't no anything about my granddads side and was finding it hard to come up with anything.
thank you so much and i no this is cheeky but were would i go from here x

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 6 Oct 2011 22:44

name: Alice Birrell
event: Census
event date: 1911
gender: Female
age: 33
birthplace: Aughton, Lancashire
record type: Household
registration district: Ormskirk
sub-district: Ormskirk
parish: Ormskirk
county: Lancashire

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 6 Oct 2011 22:44

Hello Laura - welcome to the boards

Not seeing James but found these two who may be connected




name: Henry Birrell
event: Census
event date: 1911
gender: Male
age: 32
birthplace: Burscough Toen, Lancashire
record type: Household
registration district: Ormskirk
sub-district: Ormskirk
parish: Ormskirk
county: Lancashire

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 6 Oct 2011 22:43

Marriages Jun 1914 (>99%)
Birrell James Eastham Ormskirk 8b 1480
EASTHAM Ellen Birrell Ormskirk 8b 1480

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 6 Oct 2011 22:42

Hello Laura and welcome to the boards.

2 siblings....??

Births Mar 1918 (>99%)
Birrell Margaret P Eastham Ormskirk 8b 1276

Births Jun 1922 (>99%)
Birrell James K Eastham Ormskirk 8b 1587

Births Mar 1927 (>99%)
Birrell Mary D Eastham Ormskirk 8b 1374

Laura

Laura Report 6 Oct 2011 22:33

can any one help im looking for as much info as i can on my granddad james Kenneth birrell born in ormskirk 1922 died in liverpool 1988 i believe he had a brother but cant find anything. his mother was james birrell and his mother was ellen eastham but thats all i know can anyone help im stuck
thanks youuuuuu :-S