Hello You will probably find the records at the Chester record office Duke street Chester tel; 01244 602574 a call to them will tell you what records they hold . I know for a fact that they hold MANY parish records and cover Birkenhead and Wallasey and cheshire. I think that they are closed on a Monday Morning though. hope this helps Barbara Terrace Northwich Cheshire. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred & Joan Waring" <jfwaring@compuserve.com> To: <BIRKENHEAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 3:09 PM Subject: [BKHD] interests > I am trying to find out more about my great grandfther James Delahunty (and > his wife Johanna nee Kenny). According to the 1881 census he was a > "decorative painter" in Birkenhead and he was listed in the Gore trade > directory in the 80s as a painter. He was not in Birkenhead in 1871 and he > is not listed with his family in 1891 in Birkenhead - possibly dead. His > oldest daughtere was Anastasia. > > I am interested in where he came from -- probably Ireland but possibly > France. I am also interested in churches where he may have worked > -probably Roman Catholic in Birkenhead, Bury and Manchester. I would like > to know where the records of the RC churches in Birkenhead are and how to > access them. > It would also be helpful if I knew when in the 1870s he began to be listed > in the Gore trade directory. > > A second interest in the pool law records (or their equivalent) for > Birkenhead in the last half of the 19th century -- probably 1870s to 1900. > Where are they, what information do they contain, how does one access > them. I suspect that my great grandmother Ann Waring may have had some > dealing with pool law authorities. > > Fred Waring > > Fred Waring > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >