Hi Ruth' Nothing coming up on the 1841 census with that name (or Hannah) and age group. Do you have any of the children's names and ages, or have you already got them on the 1841 census? ----- Original Message ----- From: RuthGenda@aol.com To: eng-manchester@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:24 PM Subject: [ENG-MAN] BRIDG(E)FORD This is a long shot, I know but... maybe Ancestry could help here. Please would someone with access to the Manchester 1841 Census look up John BRIDG(E)FORD, a nursery and seedsman, last sighted in Pigot's 1821-22 trades directory living in a house 'Cheetwood' with his business at 104 Market Street, Manchester. If he was still living in 1841 he would have been aged about 78+. His wife was named Hannah and she was roughly the same age. John and Hannah had 14 children so its possible that if either were still living they might be living with one or other of them. I do have the 1841 Manchester CDs but not having used them for ages can't seem to get them to work for me. Any help with any of this would be seriously appreciated. Thanks Ruth