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Title: Look-Up: Dunham, marriage for James Lightfoot, dob abt. 1765
Post by: Shirley-Marie on Wednesday 15 February 06 18:26 GMT (UK)

Looking for info on :

James Lightfoot, dob abt. 1769. Dunham, Cheshire, England. 

Looking for any info on the above as well as mariage, siblings etc.

Sorry this is all I have.  Anything would be greatly appreciated.

pOSSIBILITY   that a lady called Dorothy. could have been his wife.

Thanks

Shirely

Title: Re: Look-Up: Dunham, marriage for James Lightfoot, dob abt. 1765
Post by: Su on Tuesday 04 April 06 16:42 BST (UK)

Hi Shirley
Sorry I missed this post.

I have looked on the marriage index and found two likely candidates for your James.

James Lightfoot weaver to Ann Smith 25 Feb 1794 Bowdon

James Lightfoot to Dorothy Kinsey 29 Aug 1794 Rostherne.
(She is the only Dorothy married to a Jas Lightfoot I could find).

I looked on the 1841 for Dunham, but couldn't find them.  Unfortunately some of the pages are unreadable so they might have been there.

Sorry  couldn't be of more help.

Kind regards
Su

Title: Re: Look-Up: Dunham, marriage for James Lightfoot, dob abt. 1765
Post by: Su on Tuesday 04 April 06 16:51 BST (UK)

Hi Shirley
Just as a matter of interest.  According to Cheshirebmd a Dorothy Lightfoot died in 1838 age 77 Altrincham District (now Trafford).  She could be James wife.  If you sent for her Death Cert, it might give you details of next of kin if one of her family was present at death.

If James preceeded her, that's why I can't find them on the 1841.

Kind regards
Su

Title: Re: Look-Up: Dunham, marriage for James Lightfoot, dob abt. 1765
Post by: Shirley-Marie on Wednesday 05 April 06 00:11 BST (UK)

Hello Su,

Thanks for the info.  Now by any chance did you see any children for either couple.

Now James  & Dorothy were husband and wife, but the thing is I don't know who their children is accept for Betty who was in the 1841 Census.
1841 HO107-91-17-P8 Bowden,

James  77 age lab not born in country 
John    31  born in country
Hulme 21 
Betty   29
Mary Gresty 7

1851  HO107-2162-F331 Vale of Bowden

William Lightfoot head wid 46 ag/lab Bowden
James son                           9 scholar
Robert Nield  broth/in/law   41 unwed ag lab Bowden
James Walton visitor  10  Ashley

on the next page

John Lightfoot head 41ag lab Bowden  (he died 1859 age 50)
Betty sister 51  bread seller  Bowden (died 15-5-1882 69 yrs)
Mary Gresty niece 17  servent  Dunham Massey
Thomas  Partington  visitor 30 jopiner Scotlalnd
Marie Green visitor 9 scholar  Manchester

Now:

James died in 09-05-1847  at age 78  buriel at St. Mary's Church Bowdon,  Dorothy and Betty are also buried Their.

Need to find out.

Don't know where this James  who was married to Dorothy is Born,  and who all his children are.  His parents would also be great.

Now for James  and Annie Smith married on 25-02-1794
from Dunham .

Need to know who his parents are and if they had any children.  and how many, etc.

In order to find out which one of these two are Williams father.

I have check at St Mary's and they have no other info. 

Any help would be very greateful.

Shirley

Title: Re: Look-Up: Dunham, marriage for James Lightfoot, dob abt. 1765
Post by: Su on Wednesday 05 April 06 15:27 BST (UK)

Hi Shirley
I have taken another look at 1841 Dunham but can't find any other Lightfoots. Sorry.

I have also looked on the IGI for all your Lightfoots and can't seem to find any of them.  I thought Hume(Hulme) would be a good bet as it is an unusual name, but no, couldn't find him either.  They are a mystery.  ???

Where you have put James snr. born 'out of country' should read 'born out of County which means he supposedly wasn't born in Cheshire.  However, it could also mean that he wasn't born in Bowdon.

Are the William, Betty, Hume, and John your ancestors, or is that what you are trying to confirm?

I will PM Peterbennett and ask him what he thinks is your next best course of action, as I can't think what to do next.
It looks like there were two James Lightfoot's born around the same time, who married in the same year, one to Dorothy and the other to Ann.  I think (I could be entirely wrong) that the one married to Ann at Bowdon, might be the James born in Dunham.
The one married to Dorothy could be the one born out of County.
I think you have a bit of a problem here.
I'm going away for a fortnight tomorrow, so I'll see if Peter can help you.
Kind regards
Su

Title: Re: Look-Up: Dunham, marriage for James Lightfoot, dob abt. 1765
Post by: Su on Wednesday 05 April 06 19:26 BST (UK)

Hi Shirley
I have spoken to Peter through PM and he advises me that he has done all he can under the circumstances, and that he had advised you to contact cheshire parish records office.
Apart from that advice, I can't think of any other way you might be able to find James and Dorothy.

Sorry I can't help further.

Kind regards
Su

Title: Re: Look-Up: Dunham, marriage for James Lightfoot, dob abt. 1765
Post by: Shirley-Marie on Thursday 06 April 06 00:10 BST (UK)

Hello Su

Thanks for all you have tried to do. I really appreciated it.  Also Peter has help a lot  as well.

Now William is My gr gr grandfather.  now for Betty and John they are James and Dorothy children we believe but cann't prove, these other John Hulme Lightfoot  he is a nephew of Betty.

I believe the James and Ann From Dunham is Williams father but cann't prove it.

But thanks for all your help and Peters'. 
Just gone on your holiday, and relax and enoy it.

Thanks ever so much, if there is ever anything i can check for you please feel free to asked.

Shirley