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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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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?

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 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

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

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.

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.

Dear all, Sorry, I've been a bit busy the last few days, I will try to catch up with requests over the next day or two. Please note that BMD records are free to view on Ancestry, so please don't ask me to look up something you could just as easily do yourself. I am far from being an expert on family history; I've been researching for under a year and may well know considerably less about it than you. The only advantage I have is Ancestry membership, which allows access to censuses and other records, but has no effect on my ability to look up BMDs. Michael

Hi Thanks for the offer. My grandfather was a thomas patrick frederick staveley born 1920 bermondsy. (although some army records state 1919), so far i cant find his birth registered anywhere. His mothers maiden name was styles or stiles we believe, and she died ealry on in my grandfather life, this unfortunately is all we know about her. His dad is Thomas Frederick Staveley (although on my grandfathers army records he is names as TF Johnson Staveley !?!) he died appox 1966? somewhere in England. Sorry i know this is a long shot! My grandfather had 4 siblings Ann, Eileen, Johnny and James(jimmy) all younger than my grandfather. Any information you could provide would be more than appreciated as my grandfather has provided me with a real mystery! Thanks for your time. Jane

hi there,this is a bit of a long shot but hoping you can help.my grandmother ada stevens born 05/02/1904 married edward alex/alec collins.have traced her family way back but cannot find detils of her wedding or anything on my grandfather.All i know unfortunately is his name.too vague i thinks!

Thank you Micheal, having trouble tring to find a birth and death of my grandfather. William Lees (a very common name) who was married to Benniess Mcdonald in june quarter of 1954, Middleton Oldham/Manchester. Hiis mother was called Sarah Alice Lees (which i have not yet found). Think he was born around 1930. Any info would be gratefully recieved Kind regards Kay P.s He apparently died young, around 1960 Thanks

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Hi Michael, Thanks very much for the offer. William WYNNE (Surgeon) born about 1815 in London. Could have been listed back then as either Middlesex, Surrey or Kent. His wife was Sarah Esther (nee Cardinal) who died in 1849. William remarried to Mary Anne Sharp in 1851. Cannot locate William on any of the normal available census and also their youngest son Watkin b.1846 Rotherhithe, London. Any information for either William or Watkin would be very much appreciated. Cheers, Fran Wynne

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