I wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas, followed by a prosperous and peaceful New Year. In the lead up to Christmas, perhaps we could have some Christmas recollections - if they concern Merseyside, all the better. If they don't, well - we can overlook it for once and look forward to some good contributions. Perhaps people would just like to tell us what their plans are for Christmas - staying home or visiting family? All the best, everyone Marged

I still listen for the ships sirens at midnight on New Years Eve...... I'm 3000 miles away from them now... (Not only that, midnight in Ontario is 5am New Years Day in Liverpool) I can still hear them though.... you just have to listen harder ;-) Tom Oakville, Ontario, Canada -----Original Message----- From: eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam Craven Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:22 PM To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Christmas Hi Marged No Christmas recollections but New Year. When I was a child my mum and dad always woke me up before midnight and I remember standing at the doorway or out in the street with all the neighbours as everyone gathered around waiting for midnight when all the ships in dock on the Mersey let off their sirens. It always seemed exciting and something to look forward to. That is New Year to me and it has never been the same since I moved away to the south of England. Best wishes Pam (ex Wirral) -----Original Message----- From: eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marged Sent: 14 December 2006 23:47 To: MERSEYSIDE Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Christmas I wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas, followed by a prosperous and peaceful New Year. In the lead up to Christmas, perhaps we could have some Christmas recollections - if they concern Merseyside, all the better. If they don't, well - we can overlook it for once and look forward to some good contributions. Perhaps people would just like to tell us what their plans are for Christmas - staying home or visiting family? All the best, everyone Marged ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Gordon, Thank you very much indeed for your additional help, especially with Elizabeth Swift in the 1871 census, daughter of Pemberton and Martha Swift. I couldn't find them, well done Sherlock!! So that precludes her from being the baby buried in Holy Trinity, Hoylake in 1864. So now I must think that she may be another daughter for Alice Swift (nee Hughes), not registered at birth, but buried aged 11 months, too long after her husband's death to be his. Oh, Alice!! Best regards, Yvonne >> From: Gordon Evans [mailto:gordon.w.evans@btinternet.com] Sent: 09 December 2006 20:24 To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com; Yvonne Purdy Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] William SWIFT (born c1829 Liverpool) Hi Yvonne You wrote :- >Can you tell me where Pitt Street, Liverpool, is in relation to St. >Michael's and St. Peter's, Liverpool? St Michael's C of E church (founded 1816, closed 1946) was in Upper Pitt Street, which is less than a mile from St Peter's, Church Street. >There is also a burial for an Elizabeth Swift buried at Holy Trinity, >Hoylake on 22 May 1864 aged 11 months. There is a matching birth >registration for an Elizabeth Swift on Cheshire BMD, but of the Swift >family >of Neston, baptised Neston 26 June 1863, daughter of Pemberton and >Martha >Swift, butcher of Parkgate. I'm curious as to why she is buried at Holy >Trinity, Hoylake? The Elizabeth SWIFT buried in Hoylake Holy Trinity in 1864 isn't a daughter of the Parkgate butcher, since in the 1871 Census :- RG10/3739 folio 106 page 13 (indexed by Ancestry as SINIFT) Parkgate, Cheshire Pemberton SWIFT, 63, butcher, CHS Parkgate Martha, wife, 51, CHS Parkgate Henry, son, U, 24, butcher, CHS Parkgate Ann, daur, U, 19, CHS Parkgate Pemberton, son, 18, butcher, CHS Parkgate Mary, daur, 17, CHS Parkgate Thomas, son, 14, CHS Parkgate Charles, son, 12, CHS Parkgate Elizabeth, daur, 7, CHS Parkgate Regards Gordon

Wishing you a Merry Xmas & Happy New Year. A little early I know,but I am off to Brisbane in the morning to visit family. So all the best, Cheers, Elsie, Auck;New Zealand.

Hi Yvonne You wrote :- >Can you tell me where Pitt Street, Liverpool, is in relation to St. >Michael's and St. Peter's, Liverpool? St Michael's C of E church (founded 1816, closed 1946) was in Upper Pitt Street, which is less than a mile from St Peter's, Church Street. >There is also a burial for an Elizabeth Swift buried at Holy Trinity, >Hoylake on 22 May 1864 aged 11 months. There is a matching birth >registration for an Elizabeth Swift on Cheshire BMD, but of the Swift >family >of Neston, baptised Neston 26 June 1863, daughter of Pemberton and >Martha >Swift, butcher of Parkgate. I'm curious as to why she is buried at Holy >Trinity, Hoylake? The Elizabeth SWIFT buried in Hoylake Holy Trinity in 1864 isn't a daughter of the Parkgate butcher, since in the 1871 Census :- RG10/3739 folio 106 page 13 (indexed by Ancestry as SINIFT) Parkgate, Cheshire Pemberton SWIFT, 63, butcher, CHS Parkgate Martha, wife, 51, CHS Parkgate Henry, son, U, 24, butcher, CHS Parkgate Ann, daur, U, 19, CHS Parkgate Pemberton, son, 18, butcher, CHS Parkgate Mary, daur, 17, CHS Parkgate Thomas, son, 14, CHS Parkgate Charles, son, 12, CHS Parkgate Elizabeth, daur, 7, CHS Parkgate Regards Gordon From: "Yvonne Purdy" <von@yvonnepurdy.free-online.co.uk> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] William SWIFT (born c1829 Liverpool) >Hi Gordon, >Your messages on William Swift were a truly lovely surprise for me to see >this morning. I've been stuck with William's census 1841/51 whereabouts > >for >several years now, so that's a great boost. >Can you tell me where Pitt Street, Liverpool, is in relation to St. >Michael's and St. Peter's, Liverpool? >I had been sent a baptism for a William Swift on 25 February 1829 at St. >Michael's, Liverpool, son of Joseph, Butcher, which doesn't show on the > >IGI, >but I have a hard copy in my files, and I'm wondering if the William Swift >baptised in 1826 had maybe died, and the 1829 baptism in St. Michael's > >might >be a subsequent child? >I also want to try and find where a couple of the children of William Swift >and Alice (nee Hughes) were baptised. They married on 8 April 1856 at >St. >Peter's. I have the baptism of Thomas Hughes on 6 February 1861 at St. >Peter's, from the IGI, but need to find where Joseph (c. 1858) and William >(c.1859) were baptised. >They had moved to Hoylake by 1861. William Swift, senior was buried in > >Holy >Trinity, Hoylake on 6 March 1862 aged 33; son Joseph on 1 March 1863 >aged >5; >son Thomas 7 January 1865 aged 5. >There is also a burial for an Elizabeth Swift buried at Holy Trinity, >Hoylake on 22 May 1864 aged 11 months. There is a matching birth >registration for an Elizabeth Swift on Cheshire BMD, but of the Swift >family >of Neston, baptised Neston 26 June 1863, daughter of Pemberton and >Martha >Swift, butcher of Parkgate. I'm curious as to why she is buried at Holy >Trinity, Hoylake? >Again, many thanks indeed, Gordon. Your help is very much appreciated. >Kind regards, >Yvonne

Hi Gordon good to see you are still doing it for everyone we will have to call you Supersleuth Cheers George Gordon Evans <gordon.w.evans@btinternet.com> wrote: Hi again Yvonne >my elusive William SWIFT, born ca 1829 Liverpool, son of Joseph >SWIFT, Butcher; can't find him in either 1841 or 1851 census..... Have you considered this one from the 1851? :- HO 107/2174 folio 196 page 2 Bidston Village Thomas LEDSHAM, 66, farmer of 105 acres, CHS Moreton Jane, wife, 68, CHS Bidston Mary JONES, grandaur, 11, LAN Liverpool William SWIFT, servant, U, 22, farm lab, CHS Moreton Henry DODD, servant, 19, farm lab, CHS Moreton Joseph DODD, servant, 17, farm lab, DEN Parkside Ann MADDOCK, servant, U,27, house servant, CHS Childer Thornton Mary Anne BILLINGE, servant, U, 26, dairy maid, CHS Bidston The grandaughter Mary JONES was in fact born in Moreton, so I suspect there's every chance the enumerator might have got her birthplace and William SWIFT's the wrong way round? Interestingly, Thomas LEDSHAM's mother was Charlotte DOD (b1760/61 Bidston). Best regards Gordon From: "Gordon Evans" To: Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:08 PM Subject: William SWIFT (born c1829 Liverpool) >Yvonne wrote (on 18 November) :- >my elusive William SWIFT, born ca 1829 Liverpool, son of Joseph >SWIFT, Butcher; can't find him in either 1841 or 1851 census..... >Hi Yvonne >The IGI of course has these baptisms in Liverpool St Peter, all children >of >Joseph & Anne SWIFT :- >9 April 1820 Mary >28 April 1822 Jane >20 Sept 1824 Thomas >18 Oct 1826 William >In the 1841 Census :- >HO 107/127/9 folio 4 page 13 >Frankby, Cheshire >William Bloor DAVIES, 25, farmer, Y >George MASON, 20, ag lab, Y >William MINSHULL, 15, ag lab, Y >William SWIFT, 15, ag lab, Y >Mary WILLIAMS, 20, Y >Abegail PARRY, 15, N >Thomas BLOOR, 40, Ind, Y >Elizabeth ROBERTS, 30, N >Emma ROBERTS, 1, N >Ann TWIST, 15, >Frankby is less than 5 miles from Little Meols, which is where William >SWIFT's future wife Alice HUGHES (b1828 Liverpool) was living in the >1841& >1851 Censuses ? >Regards >Gordon ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Cheers George

Hi Mary, Thank you for your reply. William Swift and Alice Hughes are my 2 x gt. grandparents. Jane (Hughes) Swift was the first child and illegitimate daughter of Alice Hughes, born 29 March 1850, baptised 5 May 1850 in Holy Trinity, Hoylake. William Swift and Alice Hughes married 8 April 1856 at St. Peter's, Liverpool. Together, they had Joseph, William (who married his 3rd cousin, Sarah Ann Hughes in 1889 in Holy Trinity, Hoylake), Thomas (all born Liverpool), and (Isabel) Ann Swift (my gt. grandmother who was born in Hoylake and married Peter Sherlock in 1885 at St. Bridget's, West Kirby). After William's death in 1862, Alice went on to have at least one other daughter, Emily Alice Swift, born 7 April 1867 in Hill Houses, West Kirby. Emily Alice Swift married William Smith (born Meols) in 1894 at Holy Trinity, Hoylake, and they had children, (that I know of so far), David, Sarah and William. Kind regards, Yvonne > [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Mary Sheil Sent: 09 December 2006 03:54 To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] William SWIFT (born c1829 Liverpool) Hello I have a William Swift born 1828 in Liverpool he married Alice Hughes and they had 5 children Is this any help to you Mary The children were Jane Joseph,William . Emily Thomas Mary Vancouver Island <

Thank you Yvonne and Gordon you have given me more interesting information to add to my tree Mary

Hi Gordon, Your messages on William Swift were a truly lovely surprise for me to see this morning. I've been stuck with William's census 1841/51 whereabouts for several years now, so that's a great boost. Can you tell me where Pitt Street, Liverpool, is in relation to St. Michael's and St. Peter's, Liverpool? I had been sent a baptism for a William Swift on 25 February 1829 at St. Michael's, Liverpool, son of Joseph, Butcher, which doesn't show on the IGI, but I have a hard copy in my files, and I'm wondering if the William Swift baptised in 1826 had maybe died, and the 1829 baptism in St. Michael's might be a subsequent child? I also want to try and find where a couple of the children of William Swift and Alice (nee Hughes) were baptised. They married on 8 April 1856 at St. Peter's. I have the baptism of Thomas Hughes on 6 February 1861 at St. Peter's, from the IGI, but need to find where Joseph (c. 1858) and William (c.1859) were baptised. They had moved to Hoylake by 1861. William Swift, senior was buried in Holy Trinity, Hoylake on 6 March 1862 aged 33; son Joseph on 1 March 1863 aged 5; son Thomas 7 January 1865 aged 5. There is also a burial for an Elizabeth Swift buried at Holy Trinity, Hoylake on 22 May 1864 aged 11 months. There is a matching birth registration for an Elizabeth Swift on Cheshire BMD, but of the Swift family of Neston, baptised Neston 26 June 1863, daughter of Pemberton and Martha Swift, butcher of Parkgate. I'm curious as to why she is buried at Holy Trinity, Hoylake? Again, many thanks indeed, Gordon. Your help is very much appreciated. Kind regards, Yvonne >> [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Gordon Evans Sent: 08 December 2006 22:36 To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] William SWIFT (born c1829 Liverpool) Hi again Yvonne >my elusive William SWIFT, born ca 1829 Liverpool, son of Joseph >SWIFT, Butcher; can't find him in either 1841 or 1851 census..... Have you considered this one from the 1851? :- HO 107/2174 folio 196 page 2 Bidston Village Thomas LEDSHAM, 66, farmer of 105 acres, CHS Moreton Jane, wife, 68, CHS Bidston Mary JONES, grandaur, 11, LAN Liverpool William SWIFT, servant, U, 22, farm lab, CHS Moreton Henry DODD, servant, 19, farm lab, CHS Moreton Joseph DODD, servant, 17, farm lab, DEN Parkside Ann MADDOCK, servant, U,27, house servant, CHS Childer Thornton Mary Anne BILLINGE, servant, U, 26, dairy maid, CHS Bidston The grandaughter Mary JONES was in fact born in Moreton, so I suspect there's every chance the enumerator might have got her birthplace and William SWIFT's the wrong way round? Interestingly, Thomas LEDSHAM's mother was Charlotte DOD (b1760/61 Bidston). Best regards Gordon > From: "Gordon Evans" <gordon.w.evans@btinternet.com> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:08 PM Subject: William SWIFT (born c1829 Liverpool) >Hi Yvonne >The IGI of course has these baptisms in Liverpool St Peter, all children >of >Joseph & Anne SWIFT :- >9 April 1820 Mary >28 April 1822 Jane >20 Sept 1824 Thomas >18 Oct 1826 William >In the 1841 Census :- >HO 107/127/9 folio 4 page 13 >Frankby, Cheshire >William Bloor DAVIES, 25, farmer, Y >George MASON, 20, ag lab, Y >William MINSHULL, 15, ag lab, Y >William SWIFT, 15, ag lab, Y >Mary WILLIAMS, 20, Y >Abegail PARRY, 15, N >Thomas BLOOR, 40, Ind, Y >Elizabeth ROBERTS, 30, N >Emma ROBERTS, 1, N >Ann TWIST, 15, >Frankby is less than 5 miles from Little Meols, which is where William >SWIFT's future wife Alice HUGHES (b1828 Liverpool) was living in the >1841& >1851 Censuses ? >Regards >Gordon <<

Hi again Yvonne >my elusive William SWIFT, born ca 1829 Liverpool, son of Joseph >SWIFT, Butcher; can't find him in either 1841 or 1851 census..... Have you considered this one from the 1851? :- HO 107/2174 folio 196 page 2 Bidston Village Thomas LEDSHAM, 66, farmer of 105 acres, CHS Moreton Jane, wife, 68, CHS Bidston Mary JONES, grandaur, 11, LAN Liverpool William SWIFT, servant, U, 22, farm lab, CHS Moreton Henry DODD, servant, 19, farm lab, CHS Moreton Joseph DODD, servant, 17, farm lab, DEN Parkside Ann MADDOCK, servant, U,27, house servant, CHS Childer Thornton Mary Anne BILLINGE, servant, U, 26, dairy maid, CHS Bidston The grandaughter Mary JONES was in fact born in Moreton, so I suspect there's every chance the enumerator might have got her birthplace and William SWIFT's the wrong way round? Interestingly, Thomas LEDSHAM's mother was Charlotte DOD (b1760/61 Bidston). Best regards Gordon From: "Gordon Evans" <gordon.w.evans@btinternet.com> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:08 PM Subject: William SWIFT (born c1829 Liverpool) >Yvonne wrote (on 18 November) :- >my elusive William SWIFT, born ca 1829 Liverpool, son of Joseph >SWIFT, Butcher; can't find him in either 1841 or 1851 census..... >Hi Yvonne >The IGI of course has these baptisms in Liverpool St Peter, all children >of >Joseph & Anne SWIFT :- >9 April 1820 Mary >28 April 1822 Jane >20 Sept 1824 Thomas >18 Oct 1826 William >In the 1841 Census :- >HO 107/127/9 folio 4 page 13 >Frankby, Cheshire >William Bloor DAVIES, 25, farmer, Y >George MASON, 20, ag lab, Y >William MINSHULL, 15, ag lab, Y >William SWIFT, 15, ag lab, Y >Mary WILLIAMS, 20, Y >Abegail PARRY, 15, N >Thomas BLOOR, 40, Ind, Y >Elizabeth ROBERTS, 30, N >Emma ROBERTS, 1, N >Ann TWIST, 15, >Frankby is less than 5 miles from Little Meols, which is where William >SWIFT's future wife Alice HUGHES (b1828 Liverpool) was living in the >1841& >1851 Censuses ? >Regards >Gordon

Hello I have a William Swift born 1828 in Liverpool he married Alice Hughes and they had 5 children Is this any help to you Mary The children were Jane Joseph,William . Emily Thomas Mary Vancouver Island

Yvonne wrote (on 18 November) :- >my elusive William SWIFT, born ca 1829 Liverpool, son of Joseph >SWIFT, Butcher; can't find him in either 1841 or 1851 census..... Hi Yvonne The IGI of course has these baptisms in Liverpool St Peter, all children of Joseph & Anne SWIFT :- 9 April 1820 Mary 28 April 1822 Jane 20 Sept 1824 Thomas 18 Oct 1826 William In the 1841 Census :- HO 107/127/9 folio 4 page 13 Frankby, Cheshire William Bloor DAVIES, 25, farmer, Y George MASON, 20, ag lab, Y William MINSHULL, 15, ag lab, Y William SWIFT, 15, ag lab, Y Mary WILLIAMS, 20, Y Abegail PARRY, 15, N Thomas BLOOR, 40, Ind, Y Elizabeth ROBERTS, 30, N Emma ROBERTS, 1, N Ann TWIST, 15, Frankby is less than 5 miles from Little Meols, which is where William SWIFT's future wife Alice HUGHES (b1828 Liverpool) was living in the 1841 & 1851 Censuses ? Regards Gordon From: "Yvonne Purdy" <von@yvonnepurdy.free-online.co.uk> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 1:32 PM Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Names >Hi all, >I'd like to add some names too. Gordon and I are blood related, so I'm >alsointerested in >FELL(S) (Liverpool 1500's, Bidston/Arrowe 1500/1600's) >BENNETT (Neston 1500's, Woodchurch 1500/1600's) >SHERLOCK (Oxton 1500/1700's, Raby/Upton-in-Overchurch 1700's) > >I hope you don't mind me 'pinching' a bit of your message, Gordon:-)) >Also researching: >SILCOCK from Greasby >SWIFT (my elusive William SWIFT, born ca 1829 Liverpool, son of >Joseph >SWIFT, Butcher; can't find him in either 1841 or 1851 census) >HUGHES and JONES, (inevitably), from West Kirby (another link with >Gordon) >CARROLL (Dundalk, Ireland) >WILSON (I think my earliest, so far, is John Wilson of Woodchurch, who >married Ann MASON of Greasby in 1741, Woodchurch). >WALL (Jane who married William Wilson in 1769, Bidston) >Best regards, >Yvonne Purdy (nee Sherlock)

Hi, Just a trivia comment. I lived in the Greasby & Frankby area for 18 years before emigrating. Lovely area. Friedns lived in the Old Farm near Royden Park & Hillbark House - all historical. There is a Greasby Wedsite. Regards Maureen Qld. --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

Hello folks: I am wondering if anyone is going to the Liverpool History centre and could do a quick look-up for me. I live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. My gg grandfather NEAL NILES was born 1816 in St. Maartens West Indies and moved back to Liverpool around 1839 where he was baptised at age 23. Neal was a shipsmith. His father was listed as William NILES shipwright who married Ellen SPARROW 1804 in Liverpool. and was christened as an adult 1809 Liverpool. They lived on Bolton Street along with Ellens sister Jane (WILLENGBECK) . William died 1818 in St. Maartens. I have an admonition that says..... Know all men present that we Ellen Niles of Liverpool in the county of Lancashire widow, Ellen Abram of the same place widow and Rachel Stevenson of the same place widow firmly bound ....1812 Ellen Niles was the widow of ..... William Niles late of the merchant ship Douglas belonging to the port of Liverpool in the county of Lancashire ...marine deceased The 16th day of March 1812 within....he died Nov 12, 1811. It is possible that the above William NILES was the grandfather of Neal Niles and father of William. I don't know what to do next in finding out more about this William of the admon. ns. I have looked through the transcriptions for Liverpool but they are missing information. I need the original parish records. If anyone is going to the Liverpool History Centre and could do a look-up for me on the original parish records for the below.....I would really appreciate it. The original parish films I ordered in won't arrive until almost the end of January and I am stuck untill then. 21 SEP 1809 William Niles c Saint Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. I am hoping it will say how old he is and where born. 10 NOV 1839 Neal NIles c.St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. It might say where his parents were born, Thank you so much if anyone can help. Dianne

Hi George Are you sure about the date? I couldn't find a George MYLES birth in 1927. You can try the full GRO records for free on http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx Regards Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: <rummens@iinet.net.au> > > Please, can any one do a look up for birth reg: GEORGE MYLES b March 20th > 1927. > George Smith (al most out back Australia) THANK YOU> >

Thank you Rachel! It looks tremendous! Aren't those old time Certificates works of art? I'm sure present day pupils of Arnot St. would be very interested to see, possibly, their forbears pictured, and someone may even recognize a family likeness! Thank you Rachel for your time and expertize. It was a privilege to have been of help.Margaret in Australia.

Does any one have an interest in JOHNSON? Mary JOHNSON married 7.5.1788 John SILLERS or SELLERS. Janet

Thank you Marged. I have sent a scanned Photo of the pupils and Teacher of Arnot St. School to Rachel privately as well as 3 Merit Certificates my Mum was awarded in 1913,17,and 20. Hope you find them interesting and useful Rachel. I was very pleased to help and I know my Mum would have been very proud to be remembered in this way. You have my pemission to use all the info I gave you. Names, dates etc. One never knows when someone somewhere recognizes the names and can connect to them. Margaret in Australia.

I seem to recall that there was once a Rootsweb site called UK schools - no longer functioning, I don't think. I can't remember who ran it. Marged Thank you Marged. I have sent a scanned Photo of the pupils and Teacher of Arnot St. School to Rachel privately as well as 3 Merit Certificates my Mum was awarded in 1913,17,and 20. Hope you find them interesting and useful Rachel. I was very pleased to help and I know my Mum would have been very proud to be remembered in this way. You have my pemission to use all the info I gave you. Names, dates etc. One never knows when someone somewhere recognizes the names and can connect to them. Margaret in Australia.

I can't claim him yet but I am looking at it. Just found a lost cousin of my husbands though with loads of info, so, for the moment my research has switched to Alty's from Crosby. Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cpwill5@aol.com> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:17 AM Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] William Hughes crew member Lusitania > Does anyone know anything about 19 Year old William Hughes who was an > assistant cook aboard the Lusitania? > > This is the CWGC entry; > > HUGHES, WILLIAM > Initials: W > Nationality: United Kingdom > Rank: Assistant Cook > Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine > Unit Text: S.S. "Lusitania" (Liverpool) > Age: 19 > Date of Death: 07/05/1915 > Additional information: Son of Elizabeth Brophy (formerly Hughes), of 17, > Upper Bute St., Liverpool, and the late Thomas Hughes. > Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead > > > Caryl > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message