Hi to all - many apologies ( especially Geoff - I am feeling wracked with guilt now !!) for leaving you in the dark over this Blaxall - wasn't intentional. Anyway I have given her the GRO ref No. - and I guess she will get the birth certificate now and then we can see if it matches to the DOB of 14th Feb. Correct me if I am wrong but would that mean to end up being registered in the June quarter that it would be 6 weeks + or is my maths rusty. Anyway I reckoned it is worth a shot. The John Blaxell registered 1857 in Yarmouth is in Norfolk in 1881 so unless this John is under a Blac variant he is a likely candidate. I have suggested to Janice that it would be a good idea to try and find the Canadian marriage certificate for John and Jessie Ferris. I don't know if Canadian ones do have Fathers names on it or not but it might have some more clues Sorry again - I will keep you all posted Best wishes Angela - wearing a hair shirt and flagellating in Bristol !!!! So here is the information I received in order. Angela, my name is Janice, and I was sent an e-mail from my mother-in-law regarding your request that if there was a Blaxall in the family, to please contact you. My mother - Glenna Virginia Burgess maiden name is Blaxall. Her fatherwas Charles Albert Blaxall b. 11 Jan 1887, Ontario Canada, married to Hazel Harris. They moved from the Minnesota/Wisconsin area to Palouse WA.in the late 20's, then Spokane, and eventually to Federal Way WA. His father was John Blaxall b. 1857, England (?), married Jessie Ferris of Glascow Scotland. That's basically what I know. I have some more details and stories, but would really appreciate anything you could share from your research about this surname, and in particular my family members. ......................................................................................................................................................................... I have no idea when the family moved to Canada. You see, Jessie Ferris died shortly after having my grandfather, and his dad sent him to live with relatives in the U.S. It was 1900 (I have several letters that his boyhood friends sent him ), so he was only 13 years old. He never saw his father much after that, and by the time I got around to asking, he was almost 90 and couldn't remember much. It had to be before he was born in 1987, and sometime before his older brother was born, so I'm guessing they got married about early 1980's and came over then. Good luck on your search!!! will wait to hear from you...Thanks again! Janice ( Bellevue, Washington. USA) ............................................................................................................................................................................. Hi Angela! I sure appreciate all of your help so far.....Here's all the info. I could get from my mother. Charles had an one older brother (she said," just a couple of years older"....she didn't know exactly) named John. She believed therir Father John, met and married Jessie Ferris in Londen Ontario, but she didn't know when. She said there was still family there....That I had second cousins I'd never met there. Charles brother raised his family there. After Jessie died, Charles father sent him to live with an aunt, but we don't know on which side (Jessie's sister or John's), so it's possible that the father John had a sister. I have some old letters that were written to Charles at his aunts, I'll look through them and see if there's any reference. Mom's planning on going to england in the spring (for the first time) and she would be so excited if there was a possibility of finding relatives there. That's all for now! Hope things are well for you, Janice .................................................................................................................................................................................. Hi Angela, I have some very good news...........I got my hands on my great grandfather's (John Blaxall) death certificate, and it seems that he was born in London England on Feb. 14, 1858 , died on april 23, 1938. It said he'd been in the US for 64 yrs, and was 80 yrs old so he came to Canada when he was 16 in 1874. Could this possibly help your friend Carlton give us any additional info? I'd like to get a birth certificate that would name his parents. Maybe my mother can do some work when she goes over in June. Take care now,....Hope everything is well for you. talk to you soon, Janice .................................................................................................................................................................................. Angela, I'm so excited about this because I believe you're correct about the date being incorrect on the death certificate. I found a picture of his headstone in the Palouse cemetary (where I originally got the year) and it says 1857 not 58.....I can hardly wait to hear from you!!! You've been a great help, and I can't thank you enough. Janice ---------- > From: Neil Ward <nward@cableinet.co.uk> > To: derekn@gte.net > Subject: Re: Blaxall surname research