Hi Marion. It may be that Annie was mistaken about her father's name ( if he had died when she was very small ) or about where or even which year exactly she was born. But in 1891 there is an Ann Boyce with her mother Hannah, born Ireland living with cousins called Doherty in the Scotland area of Liverpool in one of the courts , who may be your one. Her mother is a widow. 1891 England Census about Ann Boyce Name: Ann Boyce Age: 14 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Relation: Cousin Gender: Female Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Liverpool Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthias County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street Address:3 House 6 Court. Registration district: Liverpool Sub-registration district: St Martin ED, institution, or vessel: 34 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Doherty 20 Jane Doherty 19 Hannah Boyce 40 charwoman Ann Boyce 14 maid Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2904; Folio 93; Page 10; There's another Annie E Boyce who is visiting the Stephen family ( head is a dock labourer) in Kirkdale. I think this might be the Annie Ellen Boyce on the 1881 census who is living on a barge with her father William Henry a barge master and her mother Matilda. there is a Hugh Boyce in Liverpool in the 1881 with two daughters. Perhaps one of them had Annie as a second name 1881 England Census about Margaret A. Boyce Name: Margaret A. Boyce Age: 9 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: Hugh Mother's Name: Margaret Gender: Female Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Everton County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street Address: 25 Wye St View image Occupation: Scholar Registration district: West Derby Sub-registration district: Everton ED, institution, or vessel: 45 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Hugh Boyce 26 labourer born Scotland Margaret Boyce 27 born Ireland Margaret A. Boyce 9 Mary T. Boyce 5 Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 3662; Folio: 115; HTH Anne On 31 Jul 2009, at 11:01, <marion.charlesworth@ntlworld.com> <marion.charlesworth@ntlworld.com > wrote: > Hello all > > I'm new to the list but am hoping someone can assist with my > research into > my grandmother's history. I have been to Liverpool Records Office > furing a brief > visit to the Pool last Oct, but was still unable to locate any > record of her birth. > > Her name was Annie Boyce, born 1876, married 1899 to John Lewis. > The marriage certificate gives her father's name as HUGH BOYCE > (deceased). I know from her > that her father was born in Ireland, but there was never any mention > of her mother. I have copy of her marriage certificate, and have > tracked down some > WW1 records that show the famiy living in several different > addresses but > I can't find census records of the family, and no trace of her birth > records, although I believe she was born in Liverpool. > > Annie is buried in Yew Tree Cemetery (died 1962). Her husband John > is reported > to have committed suicide (by hanging) in or around 1932, but I can > find no record of this either. > > Does anyone have any ideas as to where I can go from here to trace > Annie's birth > (the family was R.C., the last address I remember her living was in > Field Street. > > Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. > > Thanks > > Marion > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > 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