Genealogy Chat

Good afternoon all, I need to send for a birth certificate of my gr gr grandfathers sister so i can once and for all find out some concrete evidence of this family chain. Her name is Catherine Burke bn Leabrook stafford according to the 1881 census she was 11 years old. Now i have been on Free BMD and theres 2 of them, one is in 1868 (March)Wolverhampton, the other is 1872 (Sept) Stafford. Which one do i choose? Thanks Deb X

Do you know her father's name? You could order one certificate and ask for a check on the name. If its the wrong one they will refund £4. Beware though - unless its an exact match (eg Henry not Harry) they won't send it. I don't know the area well enough to suggest which one might be right. Difficult choice! Anne

Hiya Peter In 1881 they were living in Bilston Staffordshire. Deb X

Hi i just checked both the registration districts for the 2 you found and neither cover leabrook, so i wouldn't order either myself. if she was 11 in 1881 your looking 1869/1870/71 sandra

Sandra Ive just checked all those years on 1837 online and those are the only 2 for that area (1868-1872). Confusing or what!! Thanks Deb X

If she is 11 in 1881, she ought to be 1 in 1871. Try to find the family in 1871. In fact, try to find her on as many censuses as possible. The odds are that both birthplace and age will wobble.

bilston comes under wolverhampton

Brenda I have just searched on 1871 census as you suggested, have searched plenty of times before but found nothing. There they were under the name BURK, no 'E'. Catherine is on there aged 1 born Wednesbury. They were living in Sedgley at the time of the census. So now i know it wasnt the one bn 1872 but the one in 1868 doesnt fit either,but as i said earlier there isnt anymore on 1837 online !!!. Deb X

Hope i dont appear thick with this but i seem to find it all confusing when i dont know the area concerned. Peter Do you mean you cant find the entry on the 1881 census? and which Ref. do you mean ? Deb X

your not thick deb ancestors are just a pain lol wednesbury comes under west bromich district, i'm looking at other ways of spelling burk for you. sandra

Thanks for your help sandra :-) Deb X

Deb is she the eldest child to them

i've found a catherine burke c 1866 on the 1881 census servant age 15 bilston staffs living with Hills in thompson st rg11/2816/39/37

If this is the family, they are certainly moving about a bit, even if not huge distances: Mary BURKE Head W Female 38 Bilston, Stafford, England Washerwoman James BURKE Son U Male 15 Cookaye, Stafford, England Mary Ann BURKE Daur U Female 13 Tipton, Stafford, England Katherine BURKE Daur U Female 11 Leabrook, Stafford, England Harriet BURKE Daur U Female 5 Ivsey Bank, Stafford, England

1881 census 25 bridge st bilston staffs katherine burke age 11 leabrook rg11/2815/42/16

Is it freebmd or 1837online that you've been looking through? There is virtually nothing for freebmd in 1869. It might be worth looking on 1837online for anyone with Kate, Katherine or Catherine as a middle name. Or for the other children.

Sandra, No she wasnt the oldest child she had 2 older siblings. Brenda, Yes thats the right family you have there, they did seem to move around alot not suprised i cant find any correct info on them, they must have even confused themselves. Deb X

Brenda Ive looked at both, and theres only the two births i mentioned originally. This family is a pain in the back side, there the reason i started out in this hobby but there also the family i have the least info on. Deb X

i've taken another route found mary ann birth dec q 1870 wolverhampton 6b 525 so the 1872 catherine one could now be right just checking the others

Sandra I dont know if you missed the reply i put on where i had found the family on the 1871 census , and it showed Catherine as being 1 year old so she can't have been born in 1872 surely. :-) Deb X