Good Afternoon I am looking for any GLEAVE's in the Bradford area. In particular I'm after any information on David GLEAVE born 2 Apr 1851 in Ashton-under-Lyne and died at 29 Little Lane, Bradford on 12 Jan 1907. Chris Gleave _________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the next generation of Windows Live http://www.windowslive.co.uk/get-live

chrisgleave@hotmail.co.uk wrote snip<I'm after any information on David GLEAVE born 2 Apr 1851 in Ashton-under-Lyne and died at 29 Little Lane, Bradford on 12 Jan 1907. Hi and Welcome Do you want him finding on say 1861 census to get parents Let us know what you already know about him to save us duplicating things Christine

From: Christopher Gleave <chrisgleave@hotmail.co.uk> > I am looking for any GLEAVE's in the Bradford area. In particular I'm > after any information on David GLEAVE born 2 Apr 1851 in > Ashton-under-Lyne and died at 29 Little Lane, Bradford on 12 Jan 1907.> Presumably you have acquired his birth certificate, since you appear to know his precise birthdate? If not, why not? It will give you the names of both parents to start with and you can trace them back from there, first finding their marriage which will give you the names of both fathers (i.e. David Gleave's grandfathers). Then find David Gleave in the 1861 and subsequent censuses. This should confirm you have the right man, since the parents' names should be the same as those on his birth certificate. The census entries will also give you any siblings. The censuses are online at several websites but you will need to take out a subscription or buy pay-per-view units. Look for a marriage for him at FreeBMD, remembering to check under different variants of the surname, i.e. GREAVE. There is a possible marriage at Bradford in the March qtr of 1895, vol 9b page 78. There are, of course, other names on the page and you need to look at the 1901 census to find out which female he married (if, indeed, this is him). -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE