Harry Needham writes: >I am looking for any information or sources that might shed some light on >the following: > >John NEEDHAM b. Darnall abt 1847 >His wife Ann Eliza GRAYSON b. (n.p.) bef. 1850, died Ecclesall Bierlow >approx. 23 Nov 1870. >Their only child (my paternal grandfather) John Henry NEEDHAM, b. >Ecclesall Bierlow 23 Nov 1870 > >and > >Hannah LOCKWOOD, b. Sheffield 8 Mar 1841, emigrated to Canada approx 1852, >married Lewis (Luke) Trouse in Ontario. John, b Darnall abt 1847 appears to be the son of John & Isabella NEEDHAM. Father John is shown as b abt 1820 in Eckington Derbyshire, Isabella b abt 1822 in Darnall. In 1861 the family was at the back of 59 Headford St, Ecclesall Bierlow, and in 1871 they were in House 6 Franklin St, EB. In 1861 the household consisted of John, Head, 41, Scissor Forger; Isabella, Wife, 39; Mary A, Dau, Unmarried, 16, Scissor Dresser, Darnall; John, Son, 13, Errand Boy, Darnall; Elizabeth, Dau, 11, Scholar, Darnall; Isabella, Dau, 7, Scholar, Sheffield; and Eliza, Dau, 1, Sheffield. In 1871 the household consisted of John, Head, 51, Scissor Forger; Isabella, Wife, 49; John, Son, Widr, 23, Scissor Forger; Isabella, Dau, Unmarried, 17; Lucy Ann, Dau, 6, Scholar, Sheffield; Henry TAYLOR, Son-in-law, Mar, 23, Spring Knife Grinder, Sheffield; Elizabeth TAYLOR, Dau, Mar, 21; Herbert TAYLOR, Grandson, 2 mo, Sheffield; and John H Needham, Son [should be Grandson...], 4 mo, Sheffield. From FreeBMD, it's likely that John & Ann Eliza GRAYSON were married in the March 1/4 1870, Sheffield 9c 359. If you obtain their marriage certificate, you should get Ann Eliza's father's name and occupation. Hannah LOCKWOOD is a bit more problematical, given the short time she was in the UK before going to Canada. The best candidate I found in 1851 wasn't born in Sheffield but in Glossop, Derbyshire, daughter of William & Priscilla LOCKWOOD, then living on Sheldon St, Ecclesall Bierlow. However, since you appear to have Hannah's exact date of birth, perhaps you already have her birth cert, which would help determine her mother's and father's names. Regards, Dave in northern Illinois