In reply to ....................> 3. My great grandmother according to her marriage certificate is Helen > Darbyshire, b approx 1871 in Birkenhead. She is noted as the daughter of > Daniel Darbyshire, a wheelwright, and I believe I've found her working as > a > servant in 1901 census. However other than that she is a total mystery. > I > can't find any record of her birth, and, although I've found a wheelwright > called Daniel Darbyshire in the census I can't see a Helen among his > children. Hello Susan I think that you will find this is the right Daniel you have found. Ellen and Helen were often the same name during these times. Regards Debbie

Thanks Debbie - that's good to know about Helen/Ellen - they do like to do their best to confuse us don't they! Good luck with your search, Susan On 6/25/06, Debbie Jackson <debandandyjackson@hotmail.com> wrote: > > In reply to ....................> 3. My great grandmother according to her > marriage certificate is Helen > > Darbyshire, b approx 1871 in Birkenhead. She is noted as the daughter > of > > Daniel Darbyshire, a wheelwright, and I believe I've found her working > as > > a > > servant in 1901 census. However other than that she is a total mystery. > > I > > can't find any record of her birth, and, although I've found a > wheelwright > > called Daniel Darbyshire in the census I can't see a Helen among his > > children. > > Hello Susan > > I think that you will find this is the right Daniel you have found. Ellen > and Helen were often the same name during these times. > > Regards > Debbie > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >