Elizabeth Allan wrote: > My Yorkshire ancestor is my biggest brick wall. My GGG grandfather's death > certificate has no parents or first wife's name listed just Yorkshire as > birth place and married in Yorkshire (first wife) with no year stated and > America (second wife). Checking the birth certificates of the two children > born in Australia one states York and the other Yorkshire for place of > birth. Checking my GG grandfather's marriage and death certificates I find > he was born in California. The information in Australia is very limited > especially on the BDM for 1800's and I have decided that I may never be able > to trace this family especially as they also have a common surname. Have you had a look at the US censuses? Not always very helpful since they give only the country (sometimes county) for non American born residents but often they give the length of time a couple has been married. You can also get hold of copies of marriage and birth certificates, if it isn't too early, which you'll find as informative as Australian ones. Try www.usgenweb.com/ and http://feefhs.org/FDB2/SFCALLI.HTML (covers the period 1869-1895). Then there's the California State Vital Records site: www.vitalsearch-ca.com/ For what else is available: www.researchguides.net/census/free.htm If all else fails try subbing to alt.genealogy. It's a gatewayed newsgroup, but don't worry, it isn't a bear pit! <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Newsgroup_Gateways/ALT-GENEALOGY.html> They're very friendly and very helpful.

My ancestors were not in America long enough to make it to a census. I cannot obtain a marriage or birth certificate as it was before official records (I have tried), Thank you for the California link I will give them a go but the California BDM was not able to assist. Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: eng-yorkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-yorkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Firebird Sent: Monday, 16 July 2007 8:30 PM To: eng-yorkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] Yorks family to Aus via US (was: DRURY/DEWERY) Elizabeth Allan wrote: > My Yorkshire ancestor is my biggest brick wall. My GGG grandfather's death > certificate has no parents or first wife's name listed just Yorkshire as > birth place and married in Yorkshire (first wife) with no year stated and > America (second wife). Checking the birth certificates of the two children > born in Australia one states York and the other Yorkshire for place of > birth. Checking my GG grandfather's marriage and death certificates I find > he was born in California. The information in Australia is very limited > especially on the BDM for 1800's and I have decided that I may never be able > to trace this family especially as they also have a common surname. Have you had a look at the US censuses? Not always very helpful since they give only the country (sometimes county) for non American born residents but often they give the length of time a couple has been married. You can also get hold of copies of marriage and birth certificates, if it isn't too early, which you'll find as informative as Australian ones. Try www.usgenweb.com/ and http://feefhs.org/FDB2/SFCALLI.HTML (covers the period 1869-1895). Then there's the California State Vital Records site: www.vitalsearch-ca.com/ For what else is available: www.researchguides.net/census/free.htm If all else fails try subbing to alt.genealogy. It's a gatewayed newsgroup, but don't worry, it isn't a bear pit! <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Newsgroup_Gateways/ALT-GENEALOGY.html > They're very friendly and very helpful. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-YORKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message