Following on from Jean's findings, this is the 1911 census entry: Name: Allan Mc Williams Age in 1911: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910 Relation to Head: Son Gender: Male Birth Place: Liverpool Civil parish: Wavertree County/Island: Lancashire Street Address: 9 Dorset Avenue Registration district: West Derby Hillie Mc Williams 27 (Should be "Nellie" Head, born Liverpool, married 2 years, 1 child born) Allan Mc Williams 1 Regards, Sally ---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:42:45 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Catholic Confirmation - Alan McWILLIAM > > David, > > Have you looked for his father on 1911 Census, you would have his name from > your fathers marriage cert. If you don't have access to census, let me know > and I will see what I can find. > > If his father was named William Thomas McWilliams, I have found his marriage > to Nellie Winifred Allan West Derby Sep Q 1909. Also a birth for Allen > William McWilliams Dec Q 1909 West Derby, both these were found on FreeBMD. > > Best regards. > Jean > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David McWilliam" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:11 AM > Subject: [ENG-LIV] Catholic Confirmation - Alan McWILLIAM > > > > Any Lister who may be able to help please? > > > > Using "Ancestry" I have located a Catholic confirmation in Liverpool on 27 > > May 1919 for Alan McWILLIAM > > The Parish is shown as Sacred Heart. > > His nomine patrinorum (which I understand to be his Godparent) is > > transcribed as Joannis BAKER. > > His nomina imposita in confirmatione (which I understand to be a name > > imposed upon him at the confirmation) is shown as Paulus. > > > > This is the nearest match I have ever found, in many years of searching, > > to my Father named as Alan Paul McWILLIAM b. abt 1910. d. 1945. > > > > So the questions I need help with are: > > 1.. Where or what is Sacred Heart? > > 2.. Who would Joannis (sic) Baker be? > > 3.. How can I further this research with the Catholic Church? > > I have very little documentary evidence of my Father's existence other > > than his Marriage Certificate to my Mother in 1939, and his Death > > Certificate from 1945. > > I have visited his place of death in Withnell Pulmonary Hospital, and have > > found his unmarked grave in Thornton Garden of Rest. > > > > There is some limited anecdotal evidence, but I have drawn a blank since > > the death of my Mother in 1997. > > > > Any advice or assistance would be greatly appreciated from anyone on the > > list, and I thank everyone in advance. > > > > David > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > > 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 > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5199 - Release Date: 08/13/12 > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > 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