I wonder if this is a variant of the name CESSFORD? There is a castle and small settlement of that name in southern Scotland. Judy On 19 Aug 2009, at 15:35, Sue Miller wrote: > > Hi Liz and welcome to the List > > > > I haven't been able to find Mary and children in 1891 but your > friend might be interested to know of another SESSFORD family in > Seaton, Cumberland in 1891....Thomas and Ann with their 4 children > and the youngest was born St Helens so they were in Lancashire for > a while. The next family on the census page is James and Isabella > ROUTLEDGE and their 2 sons....might be relatives. > > > > Sue > >> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:10 +0100 >> From: elizabeth.stilwell@sky.com >> To: ENG-LIVERPOOL@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [ENG-LIV] SESSFORD family in the 1891 census >> >> Good morning list >> >> I've joined this list to try and help a friend of mine who is keen to >> learn more of her fathers family. >> >> The earliest information I have of them is in the 1881 census >> living at >> 46 Cherry Lane, Walton-on-the-Hill. >> >> The family at the time is as follows: >> >> Mary SESSFORD, head, married, aged 33, born Carlisle, Cumberland, >> wife >> of Marine Engineer >> Isaac SESSFORD, son, aged 10, born Ireland, Scholar >> James SESSFORD, son, aged 6, born Liverpool, Scholar >> Agnes J SESSFORD, daughter, aged 4, born Liverpool >> Thomasine SESSFORD, daughter, aged 7 months, born Liverpool >> >> I believe Mary may have been Mary Ann Routledge who married Thomas >> SESSFORD in the Jun qtr of 1870 in the registration district of >> Liverpool GRO ref no: Vol. 8b Page 230. >> >> I've also found the birth registration details for the 3 youngest >> children as well as another child - Edmund Routldge SESSFORD who was >> born and died in the Sept qtr of 1873 in Liverpool. This birth >> seems to >> confirm Mary's marriage to Thomas above. >> >> I have a death registration for a Mary SESSFORD, aged 41, in the >> Mar qtr >> of 1892 in the registration distration district of West Derby. >> >> I believe all the other children went onto marry and have families of >> their own. >> >> So I'm assuming that Mary and at least the 2 youngest children were >> living together in the area in 1891 but I haven't been able to >> find out >> anything to date. >> >> I would be really grateful if someone is able to locate them for me. >> >> many thanks >> Liz Stilwell >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >> >> Admin Message - List guidelines: >> http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm >> >> The list admin can be contacted at >> Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG- >> LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 Optimised for MSN. > > http://extras.uk.msn.com/internet-explorer-8/?ocid=T010MSN07A0716U > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

judy olsen wrote: > I wonder if this is a variant of the name CESSFORD? > > There is a castle and small settlement of that name in southern > Scotland. > > > > Judy > > I think you're probably right with the origins of the surname. I'll pass on that information about the castle etc to my friend. I expect most of the Cessfords/Sessfords are related way back. best wishes Liz