I am a new subscriber to this list, but wonder whether any kind person might be able to throw any light on a query I have encountered please? I have eventually, after a lot of searching as you can imagine, found the correct birth certificate for Thomas SMITH, the son of Edward SMITH and Ruth SMITH (nee RICKETTS). He was born on 12 February 1887 at 51 Moody Street, Bowling and yet his father, Edward SMITH, the informant, gives his address as 56 Hall Lane, Bowling on the certificate. The query is that Ruth RICKETTS, who was my great-grandmother's sister, spent all her life in the Wolverhampton area and all her other children were born there. She was back in Wolverhampton at the time of the 1891 Census. So why was Thomas born in Bradford? Maybe they were staying with a friend or relation when she gave birth unexpectedly..? I have found out who was living at 51 Moody Street at the time of both the 1881 and 1891 Census, but I can see no connection with the two different families who were living there. I have also found out who was living at 56 Hall Lane at the time of the 1891 Census - again no connection - but have not yet located this address on the 1881 Census. Is there a quick way to check Census addresses when you don't know the occupants' name, other than going through all the enumeration districts? What I wondered was, does anyone have access to any electoral registers or trade directories for 1887 and would be able to check who was living at these two addresses in 1887 please? My other request is to ask how I can access the parish registers for Bowling, in case Thomas was baptised in the area, as I can find no record of him having been baptised in Wolverhampton. Any help or suggestions will be most gratefully received. I am asking not only on my own behalf but also on behalf of an American cousin who is a direct descendant of Thomas and is anxious to find out all he can about him. Many thanks to anyone kind enough to take the time to help me over this puzzle. Wendy Lewis

The Parker Family were living at 56 Hall Lane, Bowling in 1881. William Parker 34 Mary Parker 34 Edwin Parker 6 Emma Parker 5mo Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4436; Folio: 85; Page: 11; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342060. Hope this helps, Denise V Wendy Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: I am a new subscriber to this list, but wonder whether any kind person might be able to throw any light on a query I have encountered please? I have eventually, after a lot of searching as you can imagine, found the correct birth certificate for Thomas SMITH, the son of Edward SMITH and Ruth SMITH (nee RICKETTS). He was born on 12 February 1887 at 51 Moody Street, Bowling and yet his father, Edward SMITH, the informant, gives his address as 56 Hall Lane, Bowling on the certificate. The query is that Ruth RICKETTS, who was my great-grandmother's sister, spent all her life in the Wolverhampton area and all her other children were born there. She was back in Wolverhampton at the time of the 1891 Census. So why was Thomas born in Bradford? Maybe they were staying with a friend or relation when she gave birth unexpectedly..? I have found out who was living at 51 Moody Street at the time of both the 1881 and 1891 Census, but I can see no connection with the two different families who were living there. I have also found out who was living at 56 Hall Lane at the time of the 1891 Census - again no connection - but have not yet located this address on the 1881 Census. Is there a quick way to check Census addresses when you don't know the occupants' name, other than going through all the enumeration districts? What I wondered was, does anyone have access to any electoral registers or trade directories for 1887 and would be able to check who was living at these two addresses in 1887 please? My other request is to ask how I can access the parish registers for Bowling, in case Thomas was baptised in the area, as I can find no record of him having been baptised in Wolverhampton. Any help or suggestions will be most gratefully received. I am asking not only on my own behalf but also on behalf of an American cousin who is a direct descendant of Thomas and is anxious to find out all he can about him. Many thanks to anyone kind enough to take the time to help me over this puzzle. Wendy Lewis ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business.