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by garstonite
10 May 2013 09:32
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: William Taylor Sale - Pilot boat accident died 27th May 1857
Replies: 4
Views: 1683

William Taylor Sale - Pilot boat accident died 27th May 1857

Hiya - an Australian is visiting Liverpool next month looking for details of an Ancestor
William Taylor Sale died 27th May 1857 - he was a Pilot on the pilot boats on the Mersey .ACCIDENT AT SEA
Does anybody know whether we can find any info through newspapers relating to this death ??
thanks
allan
by garstonite
20 Mar 2013 07:57
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: James Gabriel
Replies: 21
Views: 4469

Re: James Gabriel

Hi ..I know this thread is a year old - but I live in Garston Village - do you want me to check the grave at St Michaels...I am 400 yards from the church....allan
by garstonite
16 Mar 2013 08:56
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: the seven stars ?
Replies: 13
Views: 2781

Re: the seven stars ?

thanks very much Blue...appreciate your help ....I will inform the lady concerned of your post ...cheers
allan
by garstonite
15 Mar 2013 13:56
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: the seven stars ?
Replies: 13
Views: 2781

Re: the seven stars ?

Thanks Fledge ...her gg grandfather was a successful Engineer and had his business in Park Lane ...I have told her to join this site ...so hopefully she will add a post to this thread
allan
by garstonite
15 Mar 2013 13:33
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: the seven stars ?
Replies: 13
Views: 2781

the seven stars ?

Someone on another Genealogy site has a photograph of her gg grandfather in 1860` outside an etablishment named The Seven Stars ...
I was wondering if anyone knew what this was ...was it a Masonic Hall ?
thanks
allan
by garstonite
13 Jan 2013 21:13
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: 431 smithdown road in 1896
Replies: 5
Views: 1509

Re: 431 smithdown road in 1896

Thank you all very much....Thomas Willacy and family living in Sandown Lane would fit in ...So who was lodging in 431 at the time as well as the lady who gave birth ? in 1896
cheers
allan
by garstonite
12 Jan 2013 08:45
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: 431 smithdown road in 1896
Replies: 5
Views: 1509

431 smithdown road in 1896

Good morning ....is there anyone who can find out the owner or business of 431 Smithdown Road in 1896 please ?...is there a directory that will name them ??....I know it was a shop with 2 floors above it for living accomodation ...would like to know who a particular Domestic Servant worked for ...sh...
by garstonite
26 Oct 2012 08:46
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: Location of Wavertree, St Michael?
Replies: 19
Views: 5122

Re: Location of Wavertree, St Michael?

Tina wrote:Spot on replies folks.
St Michaels C of E or sometimes called Garston Parish Church.
Cuz Tommy sends me their fund raiser calendar every year.
would that be Tommy Henry ?

allan
by garstonite
26 Oct 2012 08:44
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Central Station, Liverpool and other Reminiscences
Replies: 24
Views: 6295

Re: Central Station, Liverpool

I used Garston station to Central in the 1960`s and Bold Street was the way out ....and I remember Prince Monolulu very well .....a character at the National every year....
allan
by garstonite
25 Oct 2012 11:19
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: mcdonald, 8 wellington street garston
Replies: 7
Views: 1732

Re: mcdonald, 8 wellington street garston

Hiya Dennis...I am in Garston...from Heald Street ...next to Wellington Street....I go to the Welly ( Wellington ) pub most days OPPOSITE number 8 ( pensioners can have a pint when they want , it`s great ) ...loads of McDonalds here in Garston - and Nolans ( don`t know any Nolands )...I have a pint ...
by garstonite
07 Aug 2012 10:43
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: 1909 newspaper obituries
Replies: 1
Views: 852

1909 newspaper obituries

Hiya ...can anyone please point me in the right direction for any Newspaper Obituries in 1909 in Liverpool
I am looking for the Obituary of Paulina Arndt

or if anyone has any Arndt ancestors , could they let me know please...
cheers :)
by garstonite
30 May 2011 08:57
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: Marriage look up if possible please
Replies: 4
Views: 1234

www.lancashirebmd.org.uk
1916 King Ernest - Jackson Martha E
St Andrew,Bootle ,South Sefton A12/3/97
allan
by garstonite
30 May 2011 08:50
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: John Heaps
Replies: 15
Views: 3829

Hi...just to clarify that on freebmd John Heaps was registered June qtr 1877 in Liverpool....this would suggest that he was born apr/ may / june 1877..........so the Texas record doesn`t look good.... the babtism in March is very possible as parents were given 6 weeks to register . oh..and it`s rain...
by garstonite
15 Apr 2011 18:46
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: OWEN & NIXON from Woolton, Liverpool
Replies: 10
Views: 3005

The marriage for William Owen appears to have been in Q3 1925 Liverpool 8b 551, this seems to have been to a Lila Nixon, however I don't see a birth of a Lila so perhaps this was a very badly written Eliza. If you wish us to help trace the family backwards, you will need to give us the birthdates f...
by garstonite
15 Apr 2011 06:59
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: Aircraft accident at Speke c1935
Replies: 6
Views: 2036

Hiya....I lived in Speke until I was 15 and now live in Garston...I have to say I have never heard of this accident , but You can find out if it did happen...speke has a site for all ex Speke people and they will know http://www.spekeliverpool.co.uk/ go to the Guestbook ...read through it ....and yo...
by garstonite
18 Feb 2011 10:37
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: John Miller, Garston c.1861-1910
Replies: 24
Views: 5634

Hi Garstonite, What I was trying to clarify for any 'newcomers' reading the posts was that a Wavertree BMD would not appear in the GRO Index as Wavertree but would normally be registered as West Derby. Similarly, a Garston event would not be registered as Garston in the GRO Index. I have come acros...
by garstonite
13 Feb 2011 15:25
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: John Miller, Garston c.1861-1910
Replies: 24
Views: 5634

Sorry Dickiesam...I beg to differ...now I don`t know whether it was classed as a District register office....but Sefton General Hospital had a register office WITHIN the hospital for births and deaths ...I have in fact used it a couple of times...don`t know if it is still open...its over 35 years si...
by garstonite
13 Feb 2011 00:14
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: John Miller, Garston c.1861-1910
Replies: 24
Views: 5634

the daughter Mary is regfistered on lancsbmd 1899 Mary A Miller Wavertree Liverpool WAV/68/52 just to point out that on freebmd Garston comes under West Derby Register lancsbmd Garston comes under Wavertree Register you might try www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html for any parish records looks lik...