Hello,
I am trying to trace the father of a Rachel Worrall (born about 1825 in Clifton, Lancashire). Her mother was a Maria and she was presumably born illegitimate. In 1842 she married Roger Barrington - no father was indicated, except to say he was dead at that time.
In 1861, her daughter Maria was living with Peter and Maria Boardman (her mother, who married Peter in 1828). The younger Maria was listed as 'granddaughter'.
In 1895, as a widow, she married John Peacock (under the name 'Rachel Barrington'). On Lancashire OPC, the transcription has her father as: 'Peter Barnes, (decd.), Soldier'.
Hence I'm wondering if her father was Peter Boardman or Peter Barnes...I'd appreciate it if someone with access to the scans of the parish records could look this marriage up and see if there is any doubt about the name 'Barnes' and his profession of 'Soldier' (I've seen no indication that Peter Boardman was a soldier).
Thanks!