Lancashire Records Office.

[holmes]

I go to the Lancashire Records Office quite often normally Wednesdays.If anybody wants a Look-Up please  tell me exactly what you want and I will see what I can do.

Dear Dottie

Hoping you are still able to do look ups.  Very kind. 

I am trying to find details of Birth for my great great Grandmother, Elizabeth Holmes (or could be Holme or Holmer) born abt 1827 in Blackburn. 

Also her marriage to William Davis.  This could have been In Blackburn area or Birmingham.  I am trawling through GRO indexes and found no marriage to date. 

Is it possible to find her on 1841 census in Blackburn, she would have been 14.

On 1851 1871 census she was living in Aston Birmingham with husband William Davis (a mathematical Instrument maker and journeyman) and their family.  William and their children were all born in Birmingham.  The birth certificate for their son Samuel Davis provided her maiden name.  Their eldest child on 1851 census was Eliza, born in 1849.

Thank you

[holmes]

Dear Dottie

Unsure if you are still able to do look ups.  I sent you a message in February,  you may remember, my original message is below. 

I have searched Birmingham Records and the Birmingham register office have no trace in Bham of a marriage of Elizabeth Holmes to William Davis in Bham area about 1845-1849.

You did suggest this may have been Elizabeth's second marriage.  With this in mind, I have traced a marriage of Elizabeth Sarah Holmes to William Wilson in 1845 in Lewisham, Greater London.  The death of a William Wilson in 1846 in Blackburn and then a marriage of Betty Wilson to William Davis in Blackburn June Quarter in 1849.   Is there anyway that you may be able to find the parish records for the second marriage in 1849 to see if Elizabetrh Holmes was  described as a widow.  Or if you could perhaps trace her birth in 1827 for her parents details?   I would be really grateful.  Thank you for any help you may be able to offer.

Original message:

I am trying to find details of Birth for my great great Grandmother, Elizabeth Holmes (or could be Holme or Holmer) born abt 1827 in Blackburn. 

Also her marriage to William Davis.  This could have been In Blackburn area or Birmingham.  I am trawling through GRO indexes and found no marriage to date. 

Is it possible to find her on 1841 census in Blackburn, she would have been 14.

On 1851 1871 census she was living in Aston Birmingham with husband William Davis (a mathematical Instrument maker and journeyman) and their family.  William and their children were all born in Birmingham.  The birth certificate for their son Samuel Davis provided her maiden name.  Their eldest child on 1851 census was Eliza, born in 1849.

Thank you

Holmes

[janlath]

Good afternoon Dotty,

My name is Virginia Latham living in the USA and researching my husband's family from Lancashire.  I'm putting together bot sides of the family in a genealogy book for our grandchildren.

His grandparents were William and Margaret Latham from Padiham, Salford, Preston and Blackburn.  They immigrated to the US in the early 1900s and settled in New England.

Their son Charles, stayed in Padiham, the other children immigrated with them, Robert, John, William, Jr. Eizabeth.  We are interested in Charles, he stayed in Padiham, whether he had any children and whether he finally immigrated to the US.

Thank you Dotty.

Virginia

[baldy]

Hi Dotty.
How are you getting along with all the requests???
Next time you go to the records office would it be possible for you to look up a marriage for me??
This person would be Janet Beattie.
Her address given in the census was 1 Croft street Broughton,Lancashire.
Her parents were Thomas Beattie & Elizabeth Grierson.
She is shown on the 1901 census as being aged 20 and living at home ,still with the name Beattie.
I have looked for her any cannot find her after that date.

Regards Baldy

[buttercup]

Hi Dotty,

If your still up for lookups id appreciate another check up if thats ok?

Just want a check up on a marriage between

John RIGBY and Alice GARSWAY/ GUESSWAY?? (not entirely sure on the surname there)

Marriage occured 2 Jan 1797 Wigan.

Any other info availabel would be appreciated, Many thanks in advance for your work
REgards Jen

[dotty]

Will do next week.

Dotty

[kena]

Hi Dotty, just wondered if you got chance to go to the record office this week to look into my requests or whether it will be next week now.

Thanks

Anna

[dotty]

Did go yesterday  not sure if I did your lookup but will check and let you know later.I only seem to be getting messages if I look for them they don't seem to be coming through informing me that there are messages there for me I am quite puzzled over this.Perhaps if you PM me I will get them.

Dotty

[dotty]

Holmes
Not done your look up yet but have you been on the Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project  site for Blackburn ?There is a baptism in 1827 for an Elizabeth Holme could this be yours?

Dotty