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I'm not actually related: because there aren't many Ashbrooks I've tried to collect together as many as I can, and this is one where I feel I should be able to get further and am struggling, and thought someone familiar with Yorkshire might be able to help break through.

There is a Mary Lumley baptised 8 Sep 1822 at Topcliffe By Thirsk, to George and Elizabeth Lumbley. Our Mary's information on the 1851 census would make her born 1821 in Thirsk, so the above looks like a good fit, but I have no idea how common Lumley is in the area, and don't have any definite link.

I think this might be a case where I have to wait for Yorkshire's records for the period they were married to come online, or hope that I end up in York for some reason eventually, and pop into the records office.

Thank you all for your attempts to help,

Hi,
I'm trying to find the marriage of Henry Ashbrook and Mary Lumley to find out Mary's father's name. I believe they were married in the first quarter of 1844 in St Saviour, York. I want to track down who Mary was.
Thank you,
David

I'd suggest maybe one set of grandparents were Methodist and it was done to please them. Or the family could have been on hard times and were receiving charity from the Methodists? I know of people who were totally RC, but baptised children as Methodist because they received food and boots.  Not in Cheshire, but something similar could occur?

I've just re-read and realised that her father died just before she was born. I could definitely see a newly widowed mother getting support from anyone who would give it!

I was wondering if anyone was related to Samuel Hughes of Anderton, Son of Samuel and Sarah Anne Hughes, of Anderton Cottage, Anderton.

I was going through some of my great grandfathers old things, and I have the newspaper clipping of his funeral service and a pair of letters from Samuel's sister Bertha to my great granddad.

If someone is related I'd be happy to send them a scan of the letters, my grandma still has the originals.  If no one appears I plan on adding a page on my site to him. And I've just found an illuminated certificate ( http://www.carlscam.com/warmem/anderton.htm ).

Don't worry about it, I'm glad you got further back! Merry Christmas to you too