Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

:? :shock: An update. Mary, you were almost spot on with your theory. Careful digging and patient research by my cousin turned up a distant relative in Australia who came up with the full story.(Yet to be verified via official documents) My 2xgreat Aunt Kate Parker apparently left her husband and ch...

Thank you Blue. I didn't want to add too many details as my post is long enough! Bill Duncan was indeed a Groom. I haven't been able to find a near match for his family on the 1901 Irish census either. Though I may have narrowed the area too much by sticking with Belfast/Antrim. Mary - do you know I...

I wonder if someone out there can point me in the right direction? The story so far: My 2x great aunt Catherine Parker (always known as Kate) was born in 1887 in Ayr, Scotland. She is with the family on the 1901 census, and by 1906 she is in Belfast and marrying William Duncan (Bill). Their daughter...

That's really useful information. It will help us identify the child in the photo. Thank you so very much.
Alex

I am trying to date a photo taken by Vanderbilt Studios. Does anyone know when they ceased trading? I have found them listed in Trade Directories in 1911, but have not progressed beyond that date. A cousin discovered the photo, and we suspect it could have been taken in the 1920's. Any help most app...

Yes have got that baptism, thank you. They moved about a bit, so perhaps baptisms of the others are at different churches, and maybe they are missing or not indexed yet. Possible not baptised at all?

Thanks!

Simone Yes you have the right family. I have come to the conclusion that anything is possible in the realm of Family History. Caroline's sister Ann married a Joseph Rushton and they were witnesses at the marriage of Cariline and John. I have not traced the missing members of John's first family - to...

Hello Alison and Barbara. Caroline was not mentioned on Richard's certificate. But Caroline's father was called Arthur - so I thought Richard Arthur was called after him? I will have to re check John Young's first family. I recall finding a Johnson somewhere, but I think they appeared to stay in the...

Thank you for your reply. I can only think that you could be correct, but it niggles at me endlessly ! The same registrar issued the certificates of all 3 children, so Caroline's (possible?) Cornish accent was clear enough for the girls' details. It has been suggested that a relative may have regist...

This problem has puzzled me for years and I suspect I am never going to solve this mystery completely. To keep it short as possible, this is the story so far. My great grandfather Richard Arthur Young is shown on the 1871 census as living with his widowed mother Caroline and sisters Fanny and Elizab...