Hello you mention POOL LAW do you really mean POOR LAW the records of which are held at Wirral archives town hall Birkenhead (fascinating to read) regards 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 > >

My interests in Birkenhead and/or Wirral are: ABRAHAM (1914 on) EDGE (any period) ELLIS (any period) BYROM (abt 1870 on - yes, I have seen my rellie Dave Moore's posting!) WILLIAMS (abt 1860 on) Cath McGrath Wirral