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Lancashire / Re: Liverpool
« on: Thursday 17 February 11 14:56 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Garstonite,
From his marriage & death certificate Matthew was born about 1847.
Matthew doesn't appear on the 1871 cesus or any obvious variation of his name. This is our brickwall and one of the possibilities is that Matthew Boor is an English version of his German name, as you suggested.
He first "appears" in 1873 when he married my greatGrandmother Mary Ann Alice Parkinson in Darlington. Family legend has it he may be from Alsace-Lorraine, which was annexed by Germany in the Franco-Prussion war. But this is unproven.
Colin

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Lancashire / Liverpool
« on: Thursday 17 February 11 13:58 GMT (UK)  »
I am grateful for any help in Liverpool research.
My grandfather was born Archie Boor 1 October 1883 at 131 Arlington Street. Father is Matthew Boor a Brass Driller. I am trying to find any further information of where Matthew may have worked, are there any occupation records for Liverpool?
I have looked at the Liverpool Records Office site, entered "Matthew Boor" but nothing returned. They offer professional research starting £10 for 30 minutes but what can they research?
Prior to 1884 the family were in Salford but from Street Directories I see they were at 27 Louis Street Scotland Road in 1885, 27 Akenside Street Bootle in 1886 and 12 Dryden Street Bootle in 1889. By the 1891 census they were at 30 Waterworks Street Bootle. Matthew appears as a Steam Engine Maker - Fitter. He was born in Germany and in the early 1890's the family moved to Salford. Matthew died in 1897.
Can any one help with occupation records so we can learn more about Matthew, we do not know where in Germany he was born.
Many thanks.
Colin

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Lancashire / Re: Matthew Boor family, Lancashire from 1879
« on: Monday 26 July 10 17:54 BST (UK)  »
John & Allan,
Thanks for your input.
I have most of the certificates. These are their children pre-moving to Salford.
Florence & Alexander died young, Florence died aged 4 after an accidentially being scalded.
Mary's full names were Mary Ann Alice Parkinson, I have her birth & marriage certificates. On marriage certificate Matthew's father is shown as Peter, a farmer, concurs with IGI.
Thanks again
Colin

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Lancashire / Matthew Boor family, Lancashire from 1879
« on: Monday 26 July 10 11:40 BST (UK)  »
My brick wall continues to be Matthew Boor, my greatGrandfather. He first 'appears' on 1 june 1873 when he married Mary Ann Alice Parkinson in Darlington. Matthew was an engine fitter, brass driller by occupation. Matthew does not appear in the 1871 census. Mary was living with her parents and siblings in Hackney London in 1871. On the census for 1881 & 1891 Matthew is shown as German, did he arrive between 1871 and 1873? We don't know the chain of events that took the Parkinson family to Darlington, Mary's father William Parkinson died there in 1873. The Boor family were in Darlington until 1878.

By 1879 the Boor family were in Salford Lancs, a son Alfred was born 22 August 1879 at 24 Kingston Street, (he died 6 weeks later at same address).
By 24 January 1881 the family were in Liverpool, Daisy Jane Boor born at 16 Gibralter Street.
By 16 December 1882 the family were at 131 Arlington Street, Kirkdale, West Derby. The family were still at this address on 1 October 1883 when my grandfather Archie Boor was born. In street directories we have found Matthew Boor engine fitter at 27 Louis Street Scotland Road in 1885, 27 Akenside Street Bootle in 1886 and 12 Dryden Street Bootle in 1889.
The family appear on the 1891 census at 30 Waterworks Street Bootle, Matthew appears as a steam engine maker.
In 1893 a son Albert Boor was born at Rhyl Street Bootle.

By 1895 the family were back in Salford, a son Ernest was born at West Worsley Street.
Matthew Boor died 21 June 1897 at Salford Union Infirmary, he was 50 years old and shown as an Engine fitter journeyman of 86 West Worsley Street Salford.

In the early years of the 1900's Matthew & Marys sons changed there names to Bower or Bowers. Perhaps this was to further anglisise their name. I don't know if Matthew's German name was originally Boor, it always appears as Boor on all the childrens birth certificates and census. If originally it was say Bauer then the Bower or Bower would sound similar.
My grandfather Archie enlisted into the Army as Arthur Bowers in 1901 and when he re-enlisted in 1913 he was Arthur James Parkinson (his mothers maiden name). In 1920 he married my grandmother Ethel Rose Westbrook as Arthur James Parkinson otherwise Boor (as shown on the marriage certificate).

From the addresses given for Liverpool and Salford are there any records, employment, M.I's and so on that might tell us more about Matthew.
Appreciate any help given.
Colin Parkinson

 

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Lancashire / Re: Cemetary records Salford Lancs.
« on: Monday 26 July 10 10:50 BST (UK)  »
Hello Mo,
Thank you for the information you have kindly supplied. I am sure it will be a great help. My understanding is that if Matthew was buried then this is likely to be at the Weaste Cemetary. I have come across a site that lists burials there, it does not claim to be complete, but Matthew Boor is not mentioned.

The family seem to have had 2 periods living in Salford. In August 1878 they were living in Darlington, in August 1879 a son Alfred Boor was born at 24 Kingston Street Salford (he died 6 weeks later). By 1881 the family were in Liverpool, a daughter Daisy Jane was born there 24 January 1881. Other children were born Liverpool up to 1893, by 1895 the family were back in Salford, a son Ernest James Boor born 3 November 1895 at 86 West Worsley Salford. As previously mentioned Matthew Boor died in Salford 1897.

Matthew was German (according to 1881 & 1891 census) an we know nothing of him until he married Mary Ann Alice Parkinson in Darlington on 1 June 1873. We cannot find him on the 1871 census so perhaps arrived in England 1871-1873.

During the first 20 years of the 1900's his 4 sons all changed their surname to Bower or Bowers, perhaps an anglisised version of possibly an original German name - perhaps Bauer or similar. By 1914 my grandfather had changed his name again, to his mothers maiden name of Parkinson, hence the family name now.

Matthew is our brickwall. As you suggested I will post a message on Lancashire Board for a more general enquiry in the hope we can learn more about Matthew.
Thanks again for your help.
Colin

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Lancashire / Cemetary records Salford Lancs.
« on: Tuesday 20 July 10 20:37 BST (UK)  »
My greatGrandfather Matthew Boor died aged 50 on 21 June 1897 at the Salford Union Infirmary, Salford Lancs.
Grateful if anyone can point me in the direction of any M.I. records that may give further information.
Colin

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« on: Tuesday 23 October 07 11:25 BST (UK)  »
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Bedfordshire / Bedfordshire - Melchbourn
« on: Sunday 30 October 05 08:58 GMT (UK)  »
Recently found a forebearer Thomas N (Naylor) Lucas on the 1851 census as the Curate of Melchbourn, Bedfordshire with his wife Sarah (nee Parkinson). I know Thomas was born South Carolina in 1817, entered Cambridge University (Peterhouse) in 1834, went to Australia with Sarah in 1839/40, appears on the Australian census for 1841, probably returned to Cambridge and completed degree in 1847. We also know he returned to South Carolina with Sarah by about 1861 and was an Episcopal Minister in Statebugh South Carolina.

As we know he was at Melchbourn in 1851 are their any records, local or church,  or clues as to when they arrived and left Melchbourn or where they were between 1847 and 1861?  They are thought not to have any children therefore no birth records to help with the answers.

Any help greatly appreciated.
Colin

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Peter Parkinson, Flogging & Leeds Quarter sessions
« on: Thursday 21 April 05 08:43 BST (UK)  »
Carol,
Thank you again for your help. The information looks interesting and I will try the West Yorkshire Archives.
Many thanks
Colin

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