Hi Sue Just to let you know your tip of other spellings has payed off George's father John was called HUYTON and I have found them back to melling as farmers and John's Father was another George Cheers for now GEORGE ----- Original Message ----- From: "George HIGHTON" <george.highton@btinternet.com> To: <BIRKENHEAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] Gore's director 1889,90 and 91 > Hi Sue thanks a lot for your help it's much better when several pairs of > eyes look at a problem there are 2 or 3 G.H.'s with fathers G.H.it would > have helped if they had been given 2nd. names ( my mum wanted to name me > George Edwin after my dad and my uncle but dad said if you are going to call > him after me it's Just GEORGE so that was that) . J.H. the cab driver and > Esther were my no.1 suspects but wherewas George?? Now John the carter from > Melling looks very promising with son George but wherewas he in 1881 should > have been 5 could he have been in hospital? workhouse no? John & Catherine > still alive I have not found them on 1901 yet John at 63 could be dead . if > I could find George,s birth cert it would give me Catherines maiden name and > there address but if John 46 the cab driver did have a son George then I've > 2 George's both with John as fathers ( I think i'll call on miss.Marple or > Inspector Barnaby) By the way I thought LambethSt was Kirkdale? But two > Highton households in Lamberth St. must be related somewhere I'll pop over > to William Brown St and look for George's Birth and John's Marriage see what > they turn up do you have the address of the Liverpool list Please Cheers > George (p.s. where were you brung up ) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Rylands" <pub20009@blueyonder.co.uk> > To: <BIRKENHEAD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 7:37 PM > Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] Gore's director 1889,90 and 91 > > > > Hi George, > > This doesn't help with young George but for what it's worth.... > > 1891 census - 23 Lambert Street, Liverpool (near Lime Street) > > > > John HIGHTON, h, mar, 46, cab driver (groom), Liverpool > > Ester, wife, 48, shopkeeper, Liverpool > > (same address) > > Thomas DUTTON, h, m, 34, carter, Liverpool > > Elizabeth, wife, 36, Liverpool > > Thomas WOODS, h, m, 28, labourer, Liverpool > > Elizabeth, wife, 26, Liverpool > > Mary A. GILROY, serv, 13, Liverpool > > Edith TOWERS, 11, niece, Liverpool > > > > 25 Lambert Street > > Thomas HIGHTON, h, mar, 30, dock labourer, Ireland > > Margaret, wife, 35, Ireland > > > > Searching for George I found this.... > > 15a Foley Street, Kirkdale > > > > John HIGHTON, h, mar, 53, carter, Melling Lancs > > Catherine, wife, 49, Prescot Lancs > > Mary, daug, 19, gen serv, Liverpool > > Margaret A., daug, 17, serv, Liverpool > > George, son, 15, scholar, Liverpool > > Eleanor, daug, 12, scholar, Liverpool > > Edwin C. BOALER, lodger, s, 22?, able seaman, Lambeth London > > > > > > I can't locate the second family in 1881 either. It looks as though the > name > > may be spelt quite differently to the way it should be if they are there > in > > 1881. Regarding the marriage age, remember that the age may have been > > recorded as 21 meaning of the age of consent not specifically the number > of > > years of age. > > > > Hope this helps a little anyway, have you tried asking on the Liverpool > list > > too? > > > > Sue > > Scouser in the Midlands > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "George HIGHTON" <george.highton@btinternet.com> > > To: <BIRKENHEAD-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 7:39 PM > > Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] Gore's director 1889,90 and 91 > > > > > > > HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone I am looking for an address for my > Grandfather > > > GEORGE HIGHTON in what is now Mereyside I have his death 1927,his > marriage > > > > > > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >