Help wanted please, have an ancestor who was born in Crunpsall (according to 1891 census) but no record of birth in GRO records. Am coming to England next week for short trip, would like to have a look for it in Manchester. Would someone please let me know where I can go to do this search and do I have to make an appointment ? Thankyou Ann Beresford Brisbane Australia

Are you sure the entry was not just mistranscribed? And that Crunpsall is accurate? My ggmother was listed as b. in Manchester in 1871 census, then Liverpool in 1881, as an example of how the location could be wrong. And the family surname spelling changed as well from census to census. Have you searched http://freebmd.org.uk and tried doing a global search for that first name in the year they were born (or quarter, if too many results), and then gone through the results line by line to see if a listing is similar to the eye that a search engine would not find? Why not post the name and birthdate info so list members can try to help you find the entry again? On 8/19/08, AnnBrsfrd@aol.com <AnnBrsfrd@aol.com> wrote: > Help wanted please, have an ancestor who was born in Crunpsall > (according > to 1891 census) but no record of birth in GRO records. > Am coming to England next week for short trip, would > like to have a look for it in Manchester. Would someone please let me know > where I can go to do this search and do I have to make an appointment ? > Thankyou > Ann Beresford Brisbane Australia