Hi Ruth, May thanks for this...It's fabulous, I'm going to check through the directories this evening. I've never been able to find any other family connections to Frederick other than his wife and children. I have them on the census records from 1881 and their marriage in 1879.On the cert it looks like Frederick's father was name James and a Station Master. It's really strange to find them in a drapers because Frederick and wife were musicians and also they sold musical instruments Frederick was blind. I'm a little excited about David Towey and although the name is spelt differently there could be a possibility of them being related. Would be fantastic if they were it might lead to finding Frederick's parentage and siblings. I have all the info back to the late 1700's on Frederick's wife Ellen Pattingale but Frederick is an enigma, on one census it states Frederick born 1856 was born in Dublin and on another Woolwich Kent, it's definitely the same Frederick. Once again, many thanks. Wouldn't research be difficult with the help of other researcher? Kindest regards Jackie. ----- Original Message ----- From: <RuthGenda@aol.com> To: <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:14 AM Subject: [ENG-MAN] TOWHEY and historical directories website > Hi Jackie > > If you search the name TOWHEY at > > _www.historicaldirectories.org_ (http://www.historicaldirectories.org) > > you will find entries for the name in both the 1895 and 1911 directories. > > 1895 Frederick TOWHEY, a musician, is living at 8 Boundary Street, H. > and David TOWEY, warehouseman, is living at 29 Taylor Strret, Bury New > Road, > HB > > 1911 Frederick TOWHEY, draper, living at 615 Oldham Road, NH > and David TOWAY, householder, 29 Taylor Street, Oldham Road > > You will also be able to check the other directories that were published > at > that time in which your ancestors do NOT appear. This may help you to > get a > time frame for them. > > If you're not familiar with the directories website its well worth > spending > a bit of time experimenting with it. You can glean so much information > and > can put your ancestors in context - I just love it! > > Just two tips. When searching for a person, search on the surname > first - > then add a letter if you wish. And remember that the info in the > directories > will be at least a year old by the time they reached publication. > > Hope this helps and that I'm not trying to teach you to suck eggs. > > Best > Ruth > > > > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MANCHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.7/1546 - Release Date: 7/11/2008 > 6:47 AM > >