Cheshire Surname Research

[peterbennett]

Hi Lesley
              There are no signs of any Perkins family except Josephs daughter Mary in the 1851 Runcorn census pieces.
Here are the Moseley's with granddaughter Mary still at the same address.

HO 107 P2164 folio 39/39a

regards

peterbennett

[Lesley Marten]

Peter

Many thanks again for all your help.

Lesley

[Rosemarie]

Hi

I live in the West Midlands and am researching the family of Mary Roberts born Heswall 1847.

Mary Roberts married William Howard of Liverpool in 1871 and on her marriage certificate her father was shown as Daniel Roberts, occupation gardener.

He may also have been known as David or his name may have been transcribed incorrectly as David on the 1881 cenus - just a theory! I really need access to the censuses for 1851/61/71 to make any progress.

I transcribe for FreeBMD and at present am also indexing a piece of the 1871 census which results in my own research being sidelined. If anyone can help with Mary Roberts I'll be eternally grateful.

[peterbennett]

Hi
     I dont have any of the Wirral 51,61,71, but do have the 1841 and have searched the Heswall peices, finding 3 families headed by those named below only one David aged 1 and no Daniels.  the pages are very difficult to read, so have not posted all the names, I would be guessing but you can eliminate these.

HO 107 127 2 F4   Charles Roberts  20 ag/lab   born in county

HO 107 127 2 F8   William       ~       35               ~           ~

HO 107 127 2 F9   Joseph       ~                          ~           ~

regards

peterbennett

[sheppie]

My names interests in Cheshire are:
Michael Martin PIERCE (real  name probably Michael Joseph PIERCE) Born Seacomb Dec 11, 1903.
Hannah Theresa PIERCE married Daniel JOY (2 children Daniel and Patricia Ellen)
Richard Pierce emigrated to USA about 1914 married Louise, 2 children Eileen and Richard jnr
George Anthony PIERCE
Lilian PIERCE
Anthony PIERCE born1865 Galway City, Ireland,  Mariner
Married Theresa Lyons.
My website is http//:www.geocities.com/sheppie1uk/shep2.html

[Rosemarie]

Hi Peter

Thank you for checking out ROBERTS on the 1841 census. It's possible the family moved to the Cheshire, possibly from from Wales, in the 1840's. I think the 1851 census would be my best chance of tracing them with any certainty brcause I know they were in Heswall in 1847. I think they moved to Claughton later although I don't know when.

The registrar at Birkenhead has confirmed that Mary's father definitely signed his name as Daniel when she married but there was no address given. I know, however, that first names can't always be relied on because my great grandfather was James on the 1881 census and Patrick on the 1901 and his name was actually Patrick James. Also, the writing on old records sometimes makes it difficult to differentiate between David and Daniel.

I wonder if the actual census records or scanned copies are available for inspection anywhere because I feel that seeing them is the only way I can make any progress.

Best wishes and many thanks, Rosemarie.

[peterbennett]

Hi Rosemarie

                 I have just recieved some details of Heswall parish records re your Roberts family.

Baptism from bishops transcripts

DATED 28 05 1849
FORENAME MARY ANN
SEX F
FATHER_FORENAME DANIEL
MOTHER_FORENAME ANN
SURNAME ROBERTS
OCCUPATION LABOURER
RESIDENCE HESWALL

this is the only baptism to Daniel and Ann Roberts that appears in the Heswall record.

Will get back when I have the 51 census

regards

peterbennett

[Rosemarie]

Hi Peter

Thanks for the info on Mary Roberts. I'd convinced myself her mother's name would turn out to be Mary which shows how careful one must be not to jump to conclusions. It'll be interesting to see what the census turns up and what other family members there are.

I'm going to Asutralia in a couple of weeks to visit my son and his family and will be back the first week in October although I hope to be able to pick up my emails whilst I'm there - I'll have to ask my son to explain in words of one syllable how I go about it!.

Thank you once again,
Rosemarie.

[JDGen]

Here goes with my first post about my ever elusive Beckett family. 
I have found them on the 1841 census living at Ainsworth Lane, Crowton
Thomas Beckett   34   Farmer Y
Elizabeth  37  Y
Henry 9 Y
William
Ellen 5 Y
Alice 3 Y
James 1 Y
If anyone is able to send me the image for this, I would really appreciate it.

In 1851, the only members of the family I can find are Henry (2166/133) working as a farm servant with the Darlington family, and Alice (2165/43) recorded as a visitor with the Youd family (mother Elizabeth's maiden name is Youd).

The mystery is where are the other members of the family and parents in 1851 (or any in between census's)? 
I have the 1881, 1891 and 1901 census records.

TIA,

Jean