Missing Birth Records - BEGLEY St Helens

[polly88]

Hello Jac55 - I can't tell you how exciting it is to hear from someone researching the same family! I have been away from researching my family history for over a year now, as I have been ill.  I got an email saying you had replied to a post, and wow I hadn't thought it would actually be a relative (however distant!). As it is the middle of the night, and I am very very rusty at the old family tree, I will respond more fully when I can get my act together. 

Now I think about it your name Jac55 seems familiar - have we been in touch before?

Got family here this weekend but will dig out papers in a couple of days and get back to you.

[jac55]

hi Polly, so nice to hear from you to ! I have only just heard about this site, I heard about it from Liverpool Genealogy, which is a site im on in facebook.I had almost given up on the Begley side of the family, it was always a non starter, as I couldn`t get past my own father !.I am still no further on really. I had just discovered the family were from st.Helens, and I was always under the impression they were from Ireland doh !.My grandfather was Abraham and my dad was his eldest son.I am just on my way to work, but I couldn`t resist replying.Hopefully I will hear from you soon, enjoy your week end with the family. Jac.

[jac55]

Hi Polly88, do you think we share the same great grandparents, John and Elizabeth Begley ?. Mine lived at 4 Pickering st, Everton, Liverpool. My dad, John, Abraham`s son, grew up at this address and I have a vague memory of being in the shop, which my grandparents ran from the back of the house.I have a picture taken by my dad of his dad Abraham and his dad John in the yard of Pickering St.My dad always referred to his grandfather as Stumpy as he lost his hand in an accident at work, possibly the coal pits in St. Helens ?. My dad was about 12 when he took the picture and you can indeed see John is missing a hand/lower arm. He also took a picture of my grandparents in the same place, Abraham had to sit on a chair as my grandmother , Catherine was only 4.9ins tall !

[polly88]

Hi Jac - I am so sorry not been back to you with my reply but I've been quite poorly.  I still haven't had the energy to dig out my paperwork but just wanted to say briefly that yes we do share the same ancestors.  I am really delighted.  We must share our information as I am sure we will both have stuff unknown to the other. Yes I do know about great grandad's lost arm - my dad and family called him "one wing" - that weird Begley humour.  Dad said he lost it working in St Helen's glassworks.  Gosh we have a lot to talk about.  I will send a private message very soon with my email address. I can't believe you've got a photograph of him!! We have no idea what he looked like.

Sorry once more for being so slow in replying.  There is so much I want to say, I feel it will take me ages to formulate an email. I will definitely be in touch, hopefully soon.

Very best wishes.

[jac55]

I will look forward to hearing from you when you are feeling better Polly, plus I will sent you the photo of great granddad, plus various other family members, Take care.