Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hi Sue
Many thanks for making contact and providing some valuable information. I will pass it on to my friend.

Kind regards
Frank

Hi Everyone, Just to set the record straight regarding my recent posts for assistance regarding the Kelley's et al and John E.C.L. Dowsey. It would appear that one or two members have doubts about my integrity in these matters and I was using the board for financial gain. Firstly the Kelly family ar...

Thanks for this, Hilary. You're a star.

Regards
Frank

Hi Mary, Yes, I had a similar experience. My my grandfather was registered as Frank Lewis John Harley Forrester and this is the only document we have on which the names john Harley appear. There were 2 possible 'suspects in the frame, but we can't prove which was his father. The child's name was giv...

Afternoon Guys, I passed on your input to my friend, who confirmed that all the data collected is correct, so once again, many thanks for all your sterling effort. As an aside, what are the chances of locating the birth father of an illegitimate child? The child was born in Everton in 1877 and was l...

Morning Everyone, Many thanks for your input. It is much appreciated I haven't heard back yet this morning from my friend regarding the spelling of the mother's surname and the husband's first name but it is looking more and more likely that the misspelling on Frances' birth registration through me ...

Yes, thanks Ann, it does look like a possibility. However, as far as my friend's husband is aware , he always knew the husband as William, not James. He is going to speak to his wife later to confirm the surname spelling and husband's name and text me back tomorrow.

Watch this space.

Regards
Frank

Hi Mary,

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to have a look for me. Obviously, I am taking the De Bruin spelling from Frances Kelly's birth registration, which has been confirmed as correct.

Fingers crossed.

Frank

Sorry, but that should have been Kelly, not Kelley.

Regards
Frank

Hi Guys

I am searching the the births and marriage of William Kelly and Lillian Mary DeBruin. DeBruin is of Dutch origin.

I do know that the couple had a child, Frances Kelly, who was born in Liverpool in 1936 and passed away in 2013.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards
Frank

Hi Guys,

Whereabouts exactly was Guthrie Street? I know it was in the Kensington area.

Cheers
Frank

Hi Mary, I found the marriage, which was the September qtr, not October,on Freebmd. It is the only Edward Shannon marriage between the years 1870-1880. Marriages Sep 1877 (>99%) Shannon Edward Liverpool 8b 240 Murphy Sarah Liverpool 8b 240 Sorry DS, slip of the fingers! (lol) Cheers Frank

Hi everyone,

Edward Shannon married a Sarah Murphy in October 1877.

Frank

Hi Alison, Thanks for this. No wonder I couldn't find Catherine in 1881. The surname had been transcribed as Welsh instead of Walsh. Once again there is an age discrepancy as the daughter, Bridget, would have only 11 and not 20 as given. Good spot on Edward too. However, I don't think he was born in...

Morning Guys, I finally now have the wedding certificate for Edward Shannon (aged 46) and Catherine Vizzard (aged 30) and can confirm they were married in a registry office on the 21st of October 1889. His father was given as John and hers.as Mary discovered, was Anthony Vizzard. It would seem that ...

Thanks for all your help on this one.
Cheers
Frank

Thanks Mary. Yes, DS's find does seem to fit. I suspect that I am right regarding the 1877 Patrick Walsh death and would explain why there were no more children.

Cheers
Frank

Hi DS! Thanks for your input. It is much appreciated. Just found this death for a Patrick Walsh aged 33 which would match the age of the guy you found on the 1871 census: Deaths Mar 1877 (>99%) Walsh Patrick 33 Liverpool 8b 77. Is there any sign of Catherine Vizzard / Edward Shannon on the 1881 cens...

Liverpool, England, Catholic Burials, 1813-1988 about Margaret Shannon Name: Margaret Shannon Birth Year: abt 1844 Age: 45 Death Year: abt 1889 Burial Date: 3 May 1889 Parish: Ford Cemetery View original image There is this one!! If it is, he didn't spend too much time in mourning before he married ...

Hi Mary, Yes that might explain the gap between Mary's birth and her parents. marriage. There are two 2 Shannon deaths in Liverpool between 1884 and 1889 Deaths Sep 1885 (>99%) SHANNON Mary 58 Liverpool 8b 85 Deaths Dec 1887 (>99%) Shannon Margaret 45 Liverpool 8b 90 I should think the second one is...