Dear List, subsequent to my interest post earlier today. I am really keen to break down a brick wall on my great grandfather, William Parr who was born about 1858. He married Mary Jane Pickering or Pickerill. Unfortunately there are a couple of Williams born at the same time and I am at my wits end trying to pin down which one he is. Any advice would be very gratefully received. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Simcock" <ann.simcock@virgin.net> To: <ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 8:26 AM Subject: [Pots] Interests > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.13/124 - Release Date: 07/10/2005

> Dear List, subsequent to my interest post earlier today. I am really keen > to break down a brick wall on my great grandfather, William Parr who was > born about 1858. He married Mary Jane Pickering or Pickerill. > Unfortunately there are a couple of Williams born at the same time and I am > at my wits end trying to pin down which one he is. Any advice would be very > gratefully received. Ann Do you have William and Mary Jane's marriage certificate? There's a good chance it will give the father's name. Hopefully that would not be an equally common name and there are three Williams with a James for a father. Also the census, 1861, 1871 and maybe even 1881 would place William in his family and give a father's name. All to be compared with the marriage certificate for address and names. Esther