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Travelling People / Re: Information on Culeen's circus 1880 onwards
« on: Wednesday 06 December 06 06:33 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Nick,

Many thanks for the copies of the entries on the Culeens. I will add the information on them to my file. I'm very fortunate that the family were featured regularly in the local papers of the time and I am slowly accumulating various mentions of them. Thanks again for going to the trouble of copying them for me.
Best wishes,

Jane


Bearkat, - I'm just so lucky that they had a circus and that the various events were mentioned here and there in the local newspaper. Finding some of those articles has led me to other mentions as the circus travelled around the country. My file is slowly increasing in size which is wonderful. Tom's father was born in Ireland and I'm now trying to discover exactly where the family came from over there. It would be great to know for sure but researching from a distance isn't easy!
Best regards,
Jane

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Lancashire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Water damaged census lookup in Manchester please!
« on: Tuesday 14 November 06 07:37 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks to everyone - look up completed.

Jane

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Lancashire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Water damaged census lookup in Manchester please!
« on: Tuesday 14 November 06 06:48 GMT (UK)  »
Dave,

Many thanks again - it helped a lot!!

Best wishes

Jane

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Lancashire / Re: Manchester birth/baptism 1844
« on: Monday 13 November 06 15:05 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you both so much!! I had the 1871 entry for Thomas but nothing positive before that - so at last I have all the links to prove it!  I'm sure you know how good that feels!!

I am currently sitting here trying to track down birth references for the children - not an easy task with all the odd spellings to contend with of course!

It's a shame that Garrett and Elizabeth were born in Ireland, as there isn't much hope of going back further with them - but never mind - I have discovered more about the family today than I dreamed was possible. I do know Elizabeth and Garrett's father's names from the marriage certificate but nothing more, so I think that I am at the end of the trail.

Many thanks again to both of you.

Best wishes,

Jane


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Lancashire / Re: Manchester birth/baptism 1844
« on: Monday 13 November 06 12:02 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Dave,

I'm jumping up and down!! I just cannot tell you how grateful I am to you for this - eighteen months of searching - and you found them for me!

I'm certain that is has to be them. The date of Thomas' birth is exactly correct - I am just grinning from ear to ear at the moment! I had no idea if Thomas even had brothers or sisters. Garrett is a bit younger than I had thought - but when he and Elizabeth married in 1841 they were both over 21 - which would work out fine.  His death was in 1884 - and it says he was 75 - but this could just be that over the years people forgot the real ages and took a guess at it.

This new information will keep me occupied for quite some time now which is wonderful.

You are a star - thank you so much.

Jane

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Lancashire / Re: Manchester birth/baptism 1844
« on: Sunday 12 November 06 14:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hi JeannieR,

Many thanks for taking the trouble to see what you could find - I really do appreciate it. It's good to know that it isn't just me being daft and missing something!   I did know Garrett's death date but it simply hadn't occurred to me to get the death certificate to see if there might be a clue on that!!  Thank you so much for suggesting it - I will order a copy and see if it does help in any way.

Thanks again,
Best wishes
Jane

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Derbyshire Lookup Requests / St Barnabas Church, Bradwell baptism
« on: Saturday 11 November 06 11:48 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there,

I am trying to find out for a friend, information on the baptism of her late mother. I understand that if she was baptised, it would have been at St. Barnabas Church, Bradwell. She was born 29th June 1931 and her name was Hilary Phillips.

I understand that the records are still held at the Church and I wondered if by any chance anyone has access to them. If not, does anyone know the name of the Vicar there so that I can write to him regarding this?

Many thanks in advance.

Jane

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Lancashire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Water damaged census lookup in Manchester please!
« on: Saturday 11 November 06 11:34 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Valda,

Many thanks for the reply. I had found Thomas, Emma and Jane in the 1871 census but I'm trying to make a link between what I believe is Thomas' father Garratt McKeown's marriage to Betsy Deignan in March 1841 at Cathedral Manchester and the later 1861 census information on the McRones, in an attempt to prove that the Garratts are one and the same person.

Regarding the 1861 Garratt - I'm still trying to find any records of any of these children's births (including Thomas')  so that I can get the certificates, again to prove that I am on the right track with it all. I did find a Jane McEwen born 10th October 1858 and got her certificate - but the father's name was James. The mother of Jane though was Elizabeth Dignum - very close to Garratt's wife Betsy Deignan! All very confusing!

I was hoping that if I could find a Garratt in the water damaged census information, it would give me some more clues to unravelling it all!

Thanks again for your help, I really do appreciate you taking the trouble to look.

Best regards
Jane

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Lancashire Completed Lookup Requests / Water damaged census lookup in Manchester please!
« on: Saturday 11 November 06 08:21 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there,

I wonder if anyone can help me. I am searching for my GGG Grandfather. This is not an easy one!!!

I know that he was born around 1809 (probably in Ireland) and that he lived in Manchester. In 1864, on his son's marriage certificate, his occupation was 'Railway Porter'. He died in 1884 in Burnley.

I have been unable to find him in any of the censuses which is very disappointing. His Christian name is Garrett/Garratt/Garett/Garatt or maybe even Garet! The Surname though is the difficult one! It is either McKeown (he married with this name) or McKeon (he died with this name!)  or it could be listed as McEwen - his son used that name! Indeed anything that could sound like it - McOwen, McKewin etc etc might be him!!! Hopefully the 'Garrett/Garratt' part of it will make him easier to find! I think he married an Elizabeth or Betsy in 1841 in Manchester - so he might be with her in the censuses!! I don't think that he or his wife were able to write which is why the name is never the same twice!

I have recently heard about the water damaged census transcripts in Manchester and I wondered if some kind soul, when they get a minute, could possibly check them for me. It would be wonderful to find some reference to him after 18 months of searching!

Many thanks in advance for any help with this,

Best regards
Jane

 

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