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Lancashire / Re: People of German origin in nineteenth century Liverpool
« on: Sunday 14 August 11 04:52 BST (UK) »
hi,
my g/grandfather henry laray came from germany not on census 1881 but married in waterloo/lpool 1882 then worked bootle fire brigade were he changed his name to waterman must be connection there. died attending a fire on the ss st ronaus in langton dock sept 30th 1893. i have spent hours trying to find german connection passenger lists or emigration from germany but if you dont know district/village impossible.
cannot find records from bootle fire brigade possible he put morethan just germany there.
crosboy36
my g/grandfather henry laray came from germany not on census 1881 but married in waterloo/lpool 1882 then worked bootle fire brigade were he changed his name to waterman must be connection there. died attending a fire on the ss st ronaus in langton dock sept 30th 1893. i have spent hours trying to find german connection passenger lists or emigration from germany but if you dont know district/village impossible.
cannot find records from bootle fire brigade possible he put morethan just germany there.
crosboy36