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Karen - if all you know is two fairly common surnames, with no date or place, your only option is to trawl through the indexes in hope.

Fran: sad news for you, sorry. Watkin Wynn, aged 5 on the 1851 census, was a pauper in Camberwell workhouse. HO107/1580, folio 561, page 2.

Hi Michael, Thanks for trying. I already had the information for the Watkin at the workhouse. Hard to imagine him being the same Watkin when his father William was a surgeon, and his older sisters were at a very posh boarding school. Then again, with his mum deceased at that time, anything is possible especially when one finds out that William had a drinking problem. Died of exhaustion from abuse of spirits in 1862. Maybe he was indisposed at the times of census. :))))) Thanks again, Fran Wynne

Hi Brian, 1881 City: Liverpool Municipal ward: Everton Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter 10 Earle Square Robert Worthington, head, 31, carter Mary A Worthington, wife, 25 William Worthington, son, 7, scholar Elizabeth Worthington, daughter, 6, scholar Mary A Worthington, daughter, 3 Martha A Worthington, daughter, 1 Craxton Fletcher, brother-in-law, 14, woodturner Susan Fletcher, lodger, 29, dressmaker Susan born Bridgnorth, Shropshire; all others born Liverpool. 1891 (the only time his name is spelled correctly!) Administrative county: Lancashire Civil parish: West Derby Parliamentary borough: Walton Ecclesiastical parish: St Philip 9 Burke Street Catherine Layfield, head, widow, 64, Liverpool Joseph Layfield, son, 19, general labourer, Liverpool Sarah A Moffitt, head, married, 44, Rock Terry, Cheshire Thomas Moffitt, son, 17, general labourer, Everton Catherine Moffitt, daughter, 11, scholar, Liverpool William Moffitt, son, 6, Liverpool Michael Moffitt, son, 8, Liverpool Croxton Fletcher, brother, 24, general labourer, Liverpool Mary A Fletcher, niece, 18 Liverpool 1901 County borough: Liverpool Civil parish: Everton Ecclesiastical parish: St Polycarp 5 Pobsart (? - difficult to read) Street Croston Fletcher, head, 34, general labourer Catherine Fletcher, wife, 25 Eleanor Fletcher, daughter, 8 Robert Fletcher, son, 6 Sarah Fletcher, daughter, 1 (all born Liverpool) Birth reg: Name: Croxton Fletcher Year of Registration: 1867 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: West Derby County: Lancashire Volume: 8b Page: 507 Marriage: Name: Croxton Fletcher Catherine Hayes Year of Registration: 1893 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: West Derby County: Lancashire Volume: 8b Page: 603 Death: Name: Croxton Fletcher Birth Date: abt 1868 Year of Registration: 1903 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at death: 35 District: West Derby County: Lancashire Volume: 8b Page: 340 I can't find him in 1871 - if you get the certificate and tell me his parents' names that might help. The only other Croxton Fletcher on the civ reg was born 1886 and died 1887, in the same reg district - their son maybe? Michael

Fran, you never know, anything could happen with these ancestors - and usually did. I haven't been able to find another Watkin Wynne of the right age on that or any subsequent census, sorry; the closest is one who's 42 on the 1891. Michael

Hi micheal could you try and find my g grandparents? my grandad was josph cavanagh born about 1909ish? he married frances isabell pipe in middlesbrough. now what i cant find is his parents? we think his mam was called margaret salmon and his dad was thomas? but we cant seem to find them..my grandad had a brother called danny? john/johnny? patrick? and i think a sister called mary-jane? i think she married a livinstone?

Hi micheal could you try and find my g grandparents? my grandad was josph cavanagh born about 1909ish? he married frances isabell pipe in middlesbrough. now what i cant find is his parents? we think his mam was called margaret salmon and his dad was thomas? but we cant seem to find them..my grandad had a brother called danny? john/johnny? patrick? and i think a sister called mary-jane? i think she married a livinstone? mel

Mel, There's a William Joseph Cavanagh born Middlesborough reg district, June 1910, volume 9d page 632. If you order the certificate from the GRO you can ask them to check the parents' names match to see if that's your grandfather. Once you have the information from that I can try to find out a bit more for you; it's difficult to get any further solely with the information you have at the moment.

hi michael could you please do an 1851/1861 lookup for: ROBERT ROBSON, born 1810, north shields, northumberland. i don't have the name of his wife, but he had a son, THOMAS, born 1833, north shields, northumberland and a daughter, ISABELLA, born 1845, north shields, northumberland. thanks for any help scott

Pam: County: Yorkshire Registration district: Dewsbury Parliamentary division: Morley Civil parish: Batley Ecclesiastical parish: Brownhill St. Saviour 5 Leeds Road Dent B (? - unclear, could be M) Hartley, head, 26, plumber, Birstall, Yorkshire Mary Hartley, wife, 23, wool weaver, Birstall, Yorkshire Annie ? (middle initial again unclear, Ancestry thinks it's an E, looks more like a C or L to me) Hartley, daughter, 1 month, Batley, Yorkshire RG13/4257, folio 121, page 27, schedule 201 Michael

Scott: No luck with yours, sorry. This is the closest match, and it doesn't look very likely; although Thomas and Isabella are about the right age, the relationships are wrong and there's no sign of Robert. Hannah Robson abt 1801 Northd, Monkseaton Wife Tynemouth Northumberland Isabella A Robson abt 1844 Northd, North Shields Granddaughter Tynemouth Northumberland Jane Robson abt 1829 Northd, North Shields Daughter-in-law Tynemouth Northumberland Rennison Robson abt 1832 Northd, North Shields Son Tynemouth Northumberland Thomas Robson abt 1835 Northd, North Shields Son Tynemouth Northumberland Michael

hi michael ah, well. thanks for the lookup. can you remember if that was the 1851 or 1861 census (that you found the information on?) thanks scott

Hi Amy, The Ancestry website is wwwdotancestrydotcodotuk (obviously the 'dot's should be . but GR deletes it if you do that) and BMD is part of it. Some records are free to search, most importantly the BMD (births, marriages and deaths) and the 1881 census. All the other available censuses (1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901) and most other records are only accessible to paying members. Michael

Ellen, Sorry, Ancestry has very few records for Scotland, so the chances of finding what you're looking for are pretty remote. Michael

Very kind of you... Can you find details on Isaac W. Hunt abt 1852 and his wife Mary E Hunt abt 1852. Lived 69 Rodney Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire. I can't seem to get any further back than 1901 for them. Thanks Stu.

Hi Im looking for Harry Bolton Harris born 1953 . I found him on the 1901 census but want a childhood one for him, to find his parents names. any help would be much appreciated ruth

Hi Michael, I've lost the copies I took of some of censuses. Could you let me have the details of the following - I'm sure I've found them in the past so hopefully I have enough details not to prove too tricky :-) Alfred Kember (born 1863 Kent) married to Elizabeth Clara (also 1863 but I think has some dodgy ages) - Kent 1891 and 1901 (with son Percy in 1901 I think) Albert Childs (born 1858 Kent) married to Edith (also 1858 Kent). Daughter Edith (1885 Kent) - 1891 Surrey and 1901 (back in Kent with son, Albert). Thomas Uings (born 1858 Kent) and married to Ellen (also 1858 Kent) - Kent 1891 and 1901 (though I think 1891 was mistranscribed as Kings or Wings). The children were William, Mary Ellen, Esther, Edith, Elizabeth, Leonard and Rose. I'd appreciate any you have time to find! Thank you

Ruth - do you mean 1853? Someone born 1953 wouldn't show up on many early censuses!

Hi Michael, Could I ask for an 1861 census look up for this family please. The family are George Edmund Thomas Head, Eliza Thomas Wife and one son that I know of William George Thomas born 1857 Saint Pancras, London, Middlesex. I know this is a bit vague but I have no other details this is all I have from William George's birth certificate. Many thanks Kim

Hi Michael If you could have a a quick look just to confirm something for me I'd be really grateful. Please would you look for a Thomas Smart b1808 ish in Thornton Steward Yorks in the 1861 census. I only have details of his birth/christening. and he can't be found in 1851 or in his home village in 1841 so I think it likely that he didn't live very long. I'd just like to double check to see if he was around in 1861. Many thanks Kate