On 9 Aug 2009 at 21:31, [email protected] wrote: > Relatives or ancestors soughr for the above > > Christopher W.Walker > Why don't you do what the rest of us do, i.e. pursue your own researches in the normal manner by purchasing birth, marriage and death certificates and then following up the information gleaned from them in the censuses and other sources? Since you obviously know precisely when and where Mary Harrison Farrer was born, have you obtained the birth certificate for starters? This will give you her parents, plus the father's occupation and mother's maiden name. You should then be able to find her in the 1901 and 1911 censuses. Having obtained the parents' names and ages, you should also then be able to find them in the earlier censuses and trace farther back. If you haven't obtained the birth certificate, I am bound to ask why not? It's the obvious place to start. I am afraid genealogy, like any other hobby, sometimes costs money! And if you have already obtained the certificate, then why not say so? Just posting a message like the above does not amount to serious research. You can't expect others to do it for you. -- 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