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THE PARRY FAMILY: 47,The moors,ellesmere ,shropshire 1901 census William 39 Martha wife 40 Elizabeth ann 9 Thomas edward 6 alfred 2 as you can see bit different to your tree-now we have rough dates to go by for their births and hopefully Free bmd will get us some cert refs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William parry married Martha HALL Sep Quarter 1890 6a 1257 Ellesmere Shropshire.MARRIAGE CERT***** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ elizabeth ann parry= sep 1891 ellesmere 6a 677 BIRTH CERT thomas edward parry=sep 1894 ellesmere 6a 649 BIRTH CERT alfred parry=sep 1898 ellesmere 6a 692 BIRTH CERT parents- wiliam-choice of 4 -more details needed (from marriage cert) martha hall=sep 1860 ellesmere 6a 639 NB the births at the same time of year-is very common. ______________________________________________________

THE DAVIES LINE: You have come to an abrupt stop with John /Jack Davies born 1890. At least you know his date of birth-Seacombe mentioned as a birthplace is classed as the Wirral,but it was once classed as part of Cheshire- consequently church records for baptisms deaths and marriages are kept in Chester Archives in Duke Street Archives & Local Studies Service Cheshire Record Office Duke Street Chester Cheshire CH1 1RL Tel: 01244 602574 Fax: 01244 603812 Email: [email protected] Contact: You will need a registration card to view documents,and book a table-the resident archivist is very helpful.They have lots of microfilm and microfiche viewers-this facilty enabled me to record evry single baptism ,and see the entry-of all my seacombe Davies family-all 21 of them-but it is time consuming. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another avenue is to acertain as to where he was living-Wallasey Library have all the electoral roll books from 1900 at least-he would have been a registered voter before the first world war. However you are best finding out his parents first by obtaining his birth cert from Southport GRO(General registry Office)-this can be done online. You will also need to use the 1837 site,obtain a few credits etc to get reference numbers..........on this occcasion I will find him for you. Now you look on 1837 site-john Davies-December Quarter -covers october november december births-your relative was born october. there are 2 possibles unfortunately,but if you quote the birthday they will sort which one is correct. references are>>>>OND 1890 8a 393 Chester OND 1890 8a 363 Chester the certificate will then give you the next generation line etc. ____________________________________________________ Now lets look for him on the cencus>>>>>>>>> there is one john davies aged one year old in seacombe in the 1891 census ,son of a bootmaker,he is the youngest of about 4 children-this is possibly him,but it is not for certain. THIS IS WHERE MISTAKES CAN BE MADE because he is the only one with seacombe,it is very tempting to claim him as yours,but only the certificate with confirm,with the parents names etc.(also occupations help a great deal) Davies being a common name can get you into trouble. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The more accurate the information from the most recent generations the better,otherwise you could end up going off and claiming a whole bloodline that isnt yours.

1) At first glance there are a lot of people on your tree that arestill living.The adults need to give their permission. 2)You need to judge how reliable your information is -if it has been gleaned from grandparents-some info might be hazy,confused or simply innacurate-CHECK EVERYTHING before you commit it to the tree. 3)Knowing something about how the family moved about ,say through work or marriage may enable you to fill in certain gaps about birthplaces-say for instance you have details of the first born child,and fourth,and they were born the same area,its very probable 2 and 3 were. 4)You have over 170 people in your tree but details are thin on the ground you are best starting with the present and working back STEADILY through each generation,concentrating on one bloodline at first,then you can branch out.Its all about quality rather than trying to accrue as many members to the tree as possible. 5)Thoroughness is everything especially with common surnames-occupations,small details can mean a lot. 6)Photos,and anything written on the back can help ,old certs,employment records,keep in a folder. 7)Websites that i use>>>>>>> Ancestry=bmd and CENSUS 1837= references for certs and helpful for narrowing down age range for those with unusual names familia= lists counties and their records offices-some librarians do look ups. Free bmd= exactly that-put in a wide range to see a summarised list of possibles to match with. When going further back check out any OPC sites (online parish clerks) do do with a specific county. Also try this site-it is a good link to others its called= free databases for genealogical learning KEEP THESE SITES AS BOOK MARKS ON A SPECIAL FAMILY HISTORY TAB

Susan,as explained I'll print out on here all i can to help with regards your tree-put any queries on here,and others new to the game might be able to pick up a few pointers or methods. Please dont post on here unless you are Susan-thanks,not until she has evrything sorted and printed off anyway.