Hi Sandy You may already have this info, there are 2 possible baptisms on the Lancs OPC site - Ann daughter of William & Betty Johnston, occupation book keeper 7 Dec 1819, Liverpool, St Peter & Frances Helen on the 22 Apr 1822. HTH Regards Maureen -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sandy Boleware Sent: 07 July 2012 19:07 To: [email protected] Subject: [ENG-LIV] William JOHNSON Lookup Please Hi, I've just joined this list in hopes of connecting with someone with specific knowledge of Liverpool. I've been on the Lancashire list for many years, but this query is area specific. I have an ancestor named William JOHNSON who married Elizabeth WILLIAMS 7 Jul 1819. The marriage is on the Lancs OPC site, and on familysearch and Ancestry. The actual image is on Ancestry, and shows that William JOHNSON of the parish of Liverpool, Servant man, married Elizabeth WILLIAMS of the same parish, Spinster, by banns. He signed, she made her mark. The marriage took place at St. Paul, Saint Paul's Square, Liverpool according to familysearch. When his daughter Elizabeth married in 1843 she gave her father's occupation as "book keeper." I have no other information about William, or Elizabeth Williams. I haven't found the family in any census--but with such a common name, and places of birth unknown I'm not sure how to find them. I've done a search on Ancestry for William JOHNS! ON with an approxiamate DOB, with Liverpool as his residence. Looking at online historical directories I found a listing for a William JOHNSON, book keeper in Gore's 1825 directory living at 15, Upper Mann street. In the 1827 Gore's there are 11 William Johnsons given, and the closest with an occupation similar to book keeping is Wm. accountant, 31, Christian St; office 6, Post office pl. I don't know enough about Liverpool to know if these addresses are near St. Paul's Square. Also, is it the experience of listers that the minister would have given his occupation as servant man if he was a book keeper? It's possible that he was an apprentice at the time of his marriage, but was listed in Gore's six years later with that occupation. Are there any Liverpool records available that would help me find out more about this couple? TIA, Sandy Sandy, Kennewick, Washington, USA Resent formatted with plain text. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message