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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cookson - help please
« on: Friday 24 June 11 16:39 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: trish1120 on Friday 24 June 11 16:04 BST (UK)
I wont delete the info that I now think is wrong as someone may be searching that Family in the future.

Do you need Census entries or do you have access mandyandleggs?
If you search for William Lambert Cookson c 1876, Balckpool you will find them.

Not sure what you mean about census enteries? When I have looked at them I only see a picture with names and addresses with very swirly wirly hand writing which is extremely hard to read.

I was thinking of looking on BMD for Thomas Cookson Now I can work out year of birth, I will then get his mothers maiden name from that, then looking on Census 1901fora woman witth same maiden name and with a son of Thomas to hopefully find his parents.

Do you think that will work??

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cookson - help please
« on: Friday 24 June 11 16:34 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: trish1120 on Friday 24 June 11 15:56 BST (UK)
Now I have figured out who owned/started the Stonemasons Business;

"Established in 1899 by William Lambert Cookson, the firm of WL COOKSON Ltd is a family business, renowned for personal and first-class service throughout the Blackpool, Fylde and Preston areas and beyond."

1901 Census
6 Jackson St,
Blackpool, Lancashire
RG13/3972/68/19
William L COOKSON, 25, Head, Mar, Monumental Sculptor, Own Account, born Blackpool
Jane Cookson, 25, Wife, Mar, born Preston

This William does have a Brother THOMAS born c 1887, Blackpool.
1891 he is a Scholar and 1901 a Bricklayers Apprentice
Parents JAMES Cookson and Mary Ellen CHARNOCK who Married June 1874, Lancaster, 8e 1050.

As I said earlier the Marriage Cert of Thomas/Maud is a must buy!

This I thhin may be right almost certain infact, as my father thinks the family business' started in Blackpool.Thank you  ;D Getting wuite excited now

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cookson - help please
« on: Friday 24 June 11 15:56 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: trish1120 on Friday 24 June 11 14:21 BST (UK)
Here you go to start anyhow :)

1901 Census
7 Charney Road,
Blackpool, Lancashire
RG13/3973/32/19
Josiah GRIMSHAW, 46, Head, Mar, Lodging House Keeper, born Unsworth
Elizabeth Mary Grimshaw, 45, Wife, Mar, born Whitfield
MAUD PRESTWICH Grimshaw, 16, Daug, born Bury
Harry Grimshaw, 14, Son, Apprntice Electrician, born Unsworth
Muriel Alice Grimshaw, 3, Daug, born Blackpool

 We have info on Maud and her parents. Thank you so much anyway :)

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cookson - help please
« on: Friday 24 June 11 15:53 BST (UK)  »




This is brilliant, thank you.

Mandy ;D

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Thomas Cookson - help please
« on: Friday 24 June 11 09:44 BST (UK)  »
Thank you.

So the only way I'm going to get anywhere is to buy a copy of his marraige certificate?

I have found it on BMD but it only shows me a little bit of info.

Thank you think I'll get onto buying that  :)

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Occupation Interests / Re: stonemasons
« on: Friday 24 June 11 09:39 BST (UK)  »
I have been told by my father, (whose father was a stonemason) that he used to engrave the words on to grave stones. In the local cemetry where I come from my grandads business name is on alot of grave stones.

Also he was in with the Free Masons, my dad was only young, so not really known what that was properly. I was told they are a group of people who put money together for things? not sure can anyone tell me more??

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Thomas Cookson - help please
« on: Friday 24 June 11 09:05 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone, only started to search my family tree yesterday, so quite new to this. so far I have

Thomas Cookson married Maud Grimshaw 1906 in Old Fylde Register Office.
He had 2 sons Eric 1907 and Kieth 1908? and a daughter Muriel.

I know he lived in Blackpool and Blackburn, but have very little info on him. I know my grandad Eric and brother Keith owned stonemasons in Blackburn and there's connections towards the Blackpool stonemasons. I'm thinking Thomas had a brother and they split the business.

Wondering is anyone can help with trying to find Thomas' parents I'm really stuck.

Any help much appreciated :)
Mandy

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