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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Looking for a birth
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 13:08 GMT (UK)  »
nerf, I have been in touch with pmagnall. He does have some interesting stuff. Part of the reason of muy posting here is that my aunt has some original documents, that she would like to return to the mangnall family. This is why i posed the original question. If we can find descendants of Martha, what my aunt has will go to them. If not, we will move on to Fenton and his family.  :)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Looking for a birth
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 13:01 GMT (UK)  »
Nice job ppl. But my Martha Clarke married Fenton Mangnall  in 1853. They had one child. Helen, in 1856.
Martha died in 1857. Fenton remarried in 1860 to Eliza Graves. Fenton and Eliza had a number of children, and most indexes get his name wrong  ::).  I am following the leads and will order a certificate for Martha as soon as I have the funds. What is on my mind now, (remember I am doing this for my aunt who is only related by marriage) is that some of my mothers family are clarkes. I know the odds, but ...... ??? ::) 8)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Looking for a birth
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 12:09 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to all of you. Will talk to my aunt and see what she wants to do.
Please accept my assertions that you are AWESOME!
Newf, Avm and Genjen  :)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Looking for a birth
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 11:48 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Newf, I believe the Helen living with an aunt is the one I am looking for. I am doing this research for my aunt Helen (ironic, i know  ;D ). I don't have a marriage certificate but I do know that Martha married Fenton Mangnall in 1853 at St, Johns, Broughton (RoM Salford 1853 Q3 *d 1) They had Helen (Mar 1856 Salford, 8d 44). Martha died June 1857 (RoD Salford 1857 Q2 8d 15). I don't know what she died of, or where she was buried, or who her parents were. Being from a different country, what do I do now?

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Family History Beginners Board / Looking for a birth
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 11:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I am looking for info on the birth (and parents) of Martha J Clarke. What I have so far is that Martha Josephine Clarke, married Fenton Mangnall in 1853 at St John's, Broughton (Salford?). They had a child, Helen around March, 1856, also in Salford. Martha died in June 1857. I know Fenton remarried, but would like to know what happened to Helen. From the research I have done, she married some years later and had children. However, my primary interest is Martha's parents? Who were they, and when was she born?  How do I find them?  :) ???

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The Common Room / Re: A conundrum - how do I approach????
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 10:09 GMT (UK)  »
If you find them, I agree that softly, softly is the way to go. I have personal experience of a family member who had a couple of children out of wedlock, at a time where that was not permitted. We are now in contact, and get along very well. My advice? Make contact, give minimal information, and let them take it from there. It is important that they feel in control. Having said that, you could be opening a door to somewhere very special, or not.  :)

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The Common Room / Re: does this person excist?
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 09:22 GMT (UK)  »
You could try searching for your husband's grandmothers details. Depending on when she was born, etc, you should be able to find her marriages, then trace each one to its end. It depends on your dates whether this will make your search easier or not. Otherwise, talk to any family still living, write everything they tell you down, then try to verify what they say one person at a time. I am still learning, but I think it would help if you had more information.  :) Good luck.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: im a newwie...where do i start ??
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 08:59 GMT (UK)  »
As Goofy says, if Mr Baynton was the secretary of a sunday school, I would try to contact the church directly first. I would also do a simple google search for his name, which could give you a million replies or what you need  ;D. I would also do a lookup on the free census (1881) and see if you can locate him there. Good luck  :)

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The Common Room / Re: What Country is your research ?
« on: Tuesday 27 January 09 08:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, mine starts in Australia, then mainly back to England. There are some ancestors from Ireland and Scotland.  ;D Right now, I am doing so many branches, I am bl**dy confused!  ::)

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