Hello, I would be very grateful for any information/ advice please. We are researching the above family and the earliest record we have is from the parish records of Neston 1827 which recorded the baptism of WILLIAM STUART(jnr) to WILLIAM (snr)AND JANE STUART.This supports info from1861 -2001census's and up to WILLIAMS(jnr) death in Liverpool,his marriage certifcate,and the birth certificates of 2 children. I now need to research :- a)the marriage of WILLIAM(snr) and JANE b)their respective birth places(family hearsay has always been that the STEWARTS came from Scotland, and became farmer /owners of land in and around NESTON.however:- c)The Ancestry 1841 census gave us WILLIAM'S(snr) p.o.b as IRELAND BRITISH SUBJECT,as does the 1851 census.The latter also gave us 4 possible siblings for WILLIAM(jnr) ANN1822, JOHN1829 THOMAS1836, AND SAMUEL1838.but of course this census gave no relationship info..see below d) The Ancestry1841 census gave JANE'S pob as NESTON, but as HOLYHEAD IN 1851. e) I am unable to find any trace of WILLIAM(snr) in the 1861 census f) I believe WILLIAM(snr) to be related to JOHN STEWART/STUART born circa1831 in NESTON..Another son? maybe a nephew ? We think son, from the 1841 census. We are in contact with a direct(documented and thus verified) descendant of his,still living in CHESHIRE,but neither family can throw any light on the issues raised above We would very much appreciate any suggestions, information etc. There is also strong documentary evidence of close links between the STEWARTS/STUARTS and the MEALOR family for the same area,especially Parkgate.We would also welcome any thoughts on that link! Kind regards Ann and Andrew -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.3/530 - Release Date: 11/11/2006

Ann & Andrew >I now need to research the marriage of WILLIAM and JANE Presumably you've considered this, from the IGI? :- 30 July 1821 Liverpool St Peter William STEWART and Jane ROBERTS The Neston St Mary/St Helen PR's have the baptism of children of William and Jane STUART/STEWART, mason, of Neston, as follows :- 19 Jan 1823 Anne 23 May 1823 Robert (d1843 aged 19?) 4 Mar 1825 Jane 11 Feb 1827 William (m Sarah SELLS 1860 Shoreditch?) 1 Mar 1829 John (m Mary SMITH 1857 Liverpool St Nicholas) 19 Apr 1833 Catherine The John born c1831 you ask about is probably the one above (b1829). Although his age was given as 21 in the 1851 Census, 39 in the 1871 and 50 in the 1881 it was stated (probably correctly) to be 32 in the 1861. Regards Gordon >Hello, I would be very grateful for any information/ advice please. We are >researching >the above family and the earliest record we have is from the parish >records >of Neston 1827 which recorded the baptism of WILLIAM STUART(jnr) >to >WILLIAM (snr)AND JANE STUART.This supports info from1861 ->2001census's and >up to WILLIAMS(jnr) death in Liverpool,his marriage certifcate,and the >birth >certificates of 2 children. >I now need to research :- >a)the marriage of WILLIAM(snr) and JANE >b)their respective birth places(family hearsay has always been that the >STEWARTS came from Scotland, and became farmer /owners of land in >and >around >NESTON.however:- >c)The Ancestry 1841 census gave us WILLIAM'S(snr) p.o.b as >IRELAND >BRITISH >SUBJECT,as does the 1851 census.The latter also gave us 4 possible >siblings >for WILLIAM(jnr) ANN1822, JOHN1829 THOMAS1836, AND >SAMUEL1838.but of >course >this census gave no relationship info..see below >d) The Ancestry1841 census gave JANE'S pob as NESTON, but as >HOLYHEAD IN >1851. >e) I am unable to find any trace of WILLIAM(snr) in the 1861 census >f) I believe WILLIAM(snr) to be related to JOHN STEWART/STUART >born >circa1831 in NESTON..Another son? maybe a nephew ? We think son, >from the >1841 census. We are in contact with a direct(documented and thus verified) >descendant of his,still living in CHESHIRE,but neither family can throw >any >light on the issues raised above >We would very much appreciate any suggestions, information etc. >There is also strong documentary evidence of close links between the >STEWARTS/STUARTS >and the MEALOR family for the same area,especially Parkgate.We would >also >welcome any thoughts on that link! >Kind regards >Ann and Andrew