Hi Taffy Ada Annie LEAY (b1875 Birkenhead) features in my family tree by virtue of her being my 6th cousin 4 times removed. :-) So presumably your great-grandfather is in there too? I have Ada Annie as a daughter of Joseph LEAY (b1813 Mollington) and his 2nd wife Ann HUGHES, with siblings :- 1851 William (m Ellen McALLISTER 1871 in Birkenhead St Mary) 1852 Elizabeth 1854 James 1859 Robert Plus half-siblings from Joseph's 1st marriage to Jane MAINWARING nee GREGORY :- 1840 Ellen Rebecca 1842 Sarah 1844 Joseph 1846 Thomas (m Ann COE 1869 in Liverpool St Peter) Joseph (b1813 Mollington) is believed to have been a son of Peter LEAY (b1779 Burton) and Ellen nee WALTON, who married 28 February 1813 in Backford St Oswald. Peter (b1779) is believed to have been a son of Peter LEAY and Ann nee WILSON (b1745 Burton), who married 13 April 1779 in Burton St Nicholas. This WILSON line traces back with reasonable certainty to a WilliamWILSON and Cicely nee FELLS (born c1584), who is my 9 x great-grandmother. William & Cicely were grandparents to Thomas WILSON (b1663 Burton), Bishop of Sodor & Man from 1697 until his death in 1755. Look forward to corresponding with you further should you consider we have a genuine connection? Best regards Gordon Evans Wirral UK From: "taffy cardiff" <howeldda@hotmail.com> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 12:38 PM Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Leay-Morris family from Birkenhead and Bootle >Hi Listers, >my great grandfather'sister, Ada Annie Leay born 1861 Tranmere,married a >diver, William Henry Morris. >first 2 children,William James and George Henry were born in Birkenhead. >Last 2 ,Augustus and Bertie Langton were born in Bootle. >The family lived at 66 Langton Tower, Bootle. >William James was a marine engineer and George Henry was a plumber. >Bertie,born 1904 and died 1991.he lived at Gladstone Court,Gordon >Road,Seaforth >Anyone researching this family or knows of descendants of these I would be >most grateful for any feedback. >Have a large database of post 1837 marriages for Glamorgan which I can >check for anyone on the list >Taffy John in Cardiff