Hi Pam Joseph LEAY (b1813 Mollington) had a daughter Ada Annie, born 1861 in Rock Ferry, as well as a grandaughter of the same name, born 1875 in Birkenhead. 1871 Census 53 Oak Tree Place, Tranmere Joseph LEAY, 57, joiner, CHS Chester Ann, wife, 48, upholstress, LAN Liverpool William, son, 20, boilermaker, CHS Chester James, son, 15, shopman, CHS Chester Robert, son, 11, CHS Chester Ada A, daur, 9, CHS Chester Cheshire BMD has birth registrations :- 1861 Tranmere, Wirral Ada Annie LEAY Ref - TRA/1/13 1875 Birkenhead, Wirral Ada Ann LEAY Ref - BIR/101/27 Regards Gordon From: "Pam Craven" <pamcraven@btinternet.com> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Leay-Morris family from Birkenhead and Bootle >Hi Gordon >You say- >'I have Ada Annie as a daughter of Joseph LEAY (b1813 Mollington) and his >2nd wife Ann HUGHES, with siblings' >The 1881 census shows Ada Annie b1875 as the daughter of William b1851 and >Ellen McALLISTER therefore granddaughter to Joseph b1813 Mollington not >daughter. This seems about right as Joseph would be 62+ and Ann 51 not >impossible to give birth but.... >Pam