Help with name of church please

Post by **jan44** » 17 Apr 2010 19:34

Hi everyone,

Can anyone make out the name of this church please? It is the baptism record of Luke Patrick Lynam at St Mary Highfield Street 1901, He married Catherine Barry in 1938 (oct-Dec Q) Liverpool.

I have all the information of the marriage but not the name of the church, I think it says ? ? Silvester L,pool.

Thanks

Jan

Post by **MaryA** » 17 Apr 2010 19:37

I would agree with Silvester Jan.

Post by **jan44** » 17 Apr 2010 19:42

Thanks Mary,

My eyes were going square looking at it, it has been a toughie, I will check St Sylvesters.

It isn't on lancs BMD, and I think the RC churches are named on there after a certain date but not sure.

Cheers

Jan

Post by **daggers** » 17 Apr 2010 20:15

'Churches of Liverpool' by David lewis has St Sylvester's, Silvester Street on p. 114, but no picture. Built 1889, it is off Commercial Road, Vauxhall area.
D

Post by **jan44** » 17 Apr 2010 20:28

Thanks Daggers,

The family were in Vauxhall Road in 1901 little Luke P was less than a month old.

His parents were John Lynam and Bridget Agnes Wynne, they married in Our Lady of Reconciliation in 1894.

I also have his brother Thomas J Lynam baptism (1897) St Mary Highfield, his marriage details are also on his baptism record but no church is named, maybe he married at St Mary's I will have to check that out, but I know he married in 1919 to Mary H Williams.

Jan

Post by **MaryA** » 17 Apr 2010 20:45

The church is still there isn't it? I think so anyway, but if you want piccies http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... /syltn.htm

Post by **jan44** » 21 Apr 2010 12:52

Thanks for the replies folks, much appreciated.

I checked out the church records for St Sylvester for the marriage in 1938, sadly it wasn't there! I found the other marriage though in 1919 that was at All Souls, I even checked their records for 1938, no luck there either, I checked quite a few others but without success.

I am beginning to think it could be St Sebastian's Lockerby Road, but no records at LRO for this church, I will have to phone the church and see where the records are.

Thanks for trying.

Jan

Post by **simone** » 21 Apr 2010 13:57

Hi Jan

What was the name of the priest

I thought the Rylance name may be it, so googled and got this link

http://www.plantata.org.uk/papers/obits ... ance_t.htm

this chap was at St Anne's (Richmond) Liverpool,1917 -1920, obviously C/E, but just a thought that if you know name of preist you may find the church.

Simone x

Post by **jan44** » 21 Apr 2010 17:26

Hi Simone,

Thanks for that.

On the 1901 baptism for Luke Patrick Lynam at St Mary's Highfield St the priest was Alfred Joseph McEvoy (I found him on the 1901 census in Highfield Street). There was another signiture as you mentioned, that was J R Ryland OSB. I checked the 1938 directory and Rev J Romuald Rylance was at St Mary's Highfield Street.

It was a catholic church wedding, I am trying to find the info out for someone else, so I don't really know where to look, the person I am helping is in USA, he is in contact with the daughter of Luke so he is going to ask if she knows where her parents married.

Cheers

Jan

Post by **daggers** » 21 Apr 2010 18:21

Simone
You say " St Anne's (Richmond) Liverpool,1917 -1920, obviously C/E,", but the previous post did not say that, only "St. Anne, Liverpool".
I think that must mean St Anne, Overbury Street, RC.
D

Post by **simone** » 21 Apr 2010 18:27

Yes Daggers, probably... don't know where I got the Richmond one from

thought it was strange

Post by **Katie** » 21 Apr 2010 19:00

Silvestri is latin for Sylvestor, it is possible that the priest may have not recorded the marriage in the register. There have been cases of this happening.

Post by **Hilary** » 21 Apr 2010 19:22

Why not purchase the marriage certificate? It could be easier in the long run.

Hilary
Ed Officer

Post by **jan44** » 21 Apr 2010 19:53

Thanks for the replies folks,

I have suggested to my friend to get the marriage cert, that would put us out of our misery, it has led me a merry dance lol.

Jan

Post by **Tina** » 22 Apr 2010 13:02

You are great person Jan with lots of patience to help your friend.
I've enjoyed reading this post.

Tina oxo

Post by **jan44** » 07 May 2010 07:18

I have now got the name of this church via the marriage cert, it was St Sylvesters.

I looked at the entries for St Sylvesters on microfilm, but that marriage wasn't there!! I will have to check that again or get new glasses!!

Jan

Post by **Katie** » 07 May 2010 19:26

Hi Jan

I was at LVRO today and I checked the to see if the marriage was there and I found the entry

29th October 1938

Luke Patrick Lynan of 24 Eldon Place son of John Lynan

Catherine Barry of 88 Arkles Lane, Anfield daughter of Richard Barry

Witnesses John Barry of 88 Arkles Lane, Anfield
Rose Ann Barry of 88 Arkles Lane, Anfield

Hope this helps

Post by **jan44** » 07 May 2010 19:32

Thanks Mary,

Yes that is the one, I don't know how I missed that when I was looking, I should have gone to Specsavers lol.

I had an e-mail from the person who I had been looking for the marriage for, and even though I ordered it a few weeks ago, still not recieved it from GRO, but the person already had the marriage cert, they had forgotten they had ordered it some time ago!

Oh well, mystery solved now, and thanks again Mary.

Cheers

Jan

Post by **MaryA** » 08 May 2010 09:58

jan44 wrote: Thanks Mary,
......
Oh well, mystery solved now, and thanks again Mary.

Ooops! not me

Post by **jan44** » 08 May 2010 10:16

Sorry Katie and Mary,

I will get to the opticians as soon as possible.

Thanks very much Katie, that was very good of you to do that for me.

Jan