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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: G Grandparents names please?
« on: Saturday 04 September 10 17:42 BST (UK)  »
My Samuel Bakers parents were John and Mary Hannah Baker.  John Baker was born in Bilston, Staffs in abt 1866.  My Samuel was not the one killed in WWI, he lived to be over 80 years of age.  I know he was a miner at Fryson Colliery for many years.  I have a copy of John and Mary's wedding certificate but there wasn't a name in the Groom's fathers' space, so I think he could have been illigitimate. 

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Staffordshire / Re: Bilston - Staffs
« on: Wednesday 31 March 10 16:51 BST (UK)  »
Received John and Mary Baker's marriage cert and nothing in the space for John's father, it is crossed through with a line - could this mean he was illigitimate? Is it law to include the fathers' name if it was known?  Mary Bakers name before marriage was Barrett. It looks like John was born in 1860 not 66 as was previously thought.

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Staffordshire / Re: Bilston - Staffs
« on: Tuesday 30 March 10 17:14 BST (UK)  »
Marykb74 found my husband's grandad Samuel, in 1911 census he was 16 and working as a underground pony driver, he was living with a Family called Godber with his 2 brothers.  I have been told by my hubbies sister that Samuels parents died when their 3 children were still, hence living with another family.  Am going to try and find out when his parents died.

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Staffordshire / Re: Bilston - Staffs
« on: Saturday 27 March 10 16:17 GMT (UK)  »
Have been on BMD and found his marriage cert. he married Mary Hannah Barrett and was married in castleford, I am sending for their marriage cert hoping that will tell me more.  He and Mary were married in December 1889. I think the occupation  as miner (1901 census) is correct as his son Samuel, who is my hubby's grandad was also a miner.  Thanks to all for helping.

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Staffordshire / Re: Bilston - Staffs
« on: Tuesday 23 March 10 16:39 GMT (UK)  »
I got the info from Ancestry, the 1901 census has him as being 35.  I got his name from my husband's grandad's birth certificate.  I know census ages can sometimes be give or take a few years.  Also I was wondering if his name could have been James, as sometimes names have a habit of being changed in the mists of time, my dad was called John but was always known as Jack!!!!

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Staffordshire / Bilston - Staffs
« on: Thursday 18 March 10 15:52 GMT (UK)  »
Where is the registration district for Bilston?  My husbands  great  grandad was born there in 1866 by the name of John Baker and I am having trouble finding him.  Any help appreciated.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Midgleys from Keighley
« on: Saturday 19 September 09 16:26 BST (UK)  »
I have just found that the Joseph that I am looking for married a Grace Edmundson in about 1763.  As I live in Sheffield, I cannot get to any Archives in West Yorkshire to look his occupation up, apart from web sights to be paid for, is there any other way I can find out his occupation?  Many thanks

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Midgleys from Keighley
« on: Friday 18 September 09 17:53 BST (UK)  »
The James I am looking for is my GGGG grandad, I cannot help with the occupation as I do not know this - sorry

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Midgleys from Keighley
« on: Friday 18 September 09 16:50 BST (UK)  »
Hi scamp1234, I do not know the exact church.  I have been on the IGI batch nu bers for Yorkshire and it just lists Keighley, and no church name - sorry.  The trouble is I live in Sheffield so I do not know any church names for Keighley.  It doesn't help either that there are lots n lots of Johns, Josephs and James.

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