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