Hi there I am looking for a little help looking for one of my relatives' CHARLES AXON  DATE OF BIRTH is said to be 1817, Heaton Norris, Lancashire to date I have not been able to find this.  I am trying to find out who his parents were. When he was 64 his occupation was Land & Building Inspector. In the 1880's he bought land at Breck Road, Poulton - his profession was Land & Building Surveyor.  He was married and his wife had a disability, I believe she could not walk easily. I hear he is mentioned in a book called the History of Poulton (I wonder if this book is still available). If anyone knows anything about this family I would be pleased to hear from them. Thank you very much for any help you may be able to give. Beryl

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SuBrouwer Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52609.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks Mike! Excellent suggestions!!! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Morrisind Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52609.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The following is the site for Manchester Eveneing News In Touch www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/intouch? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Morrisind Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52609.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Try sending a query to a local library. Ask them to look up a postal directory. Another approach is to send a query to a large local Newspaper 'The Manchester Evening News' 'In Touch' section. Explain you are trying locate family and give what info you have. I have had four responses to five posts over the years. One took six months :)) Mike Morris Toronto Canada Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Morrisind Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52565.4.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for your help, but it wasn't me asking it was someone else I was trying to help . I also came up with Bridgewater street. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: andreakkk Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52565.4.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Burial: 22 Apr 1813 Collegiate, Manchester, Lancs. Thomas Owens - Age: 28 yrs Abode: Bridgewater St. Mancr thought this may help a little - he may have put street name as well as area ? This is from the lancs on line Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SuBrouwer Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52609.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much for the information! What you have posted is basically what I have also. I'm still hoping that someone can recommend a directory of the area for post WW1 and beyond that might give the family's whereabouts. Thanks again! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lynda_Briers Surnames: Donnelly and Shaw Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/38390.5.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi my Great Grandfather was William Charles Donnelly born in 1865 died in 1933 in San Fransisco. He married Catherine Shaw and they had Thomas 1888 and my Grandmother Jane in 1896 they also had a baby Catherine in 1898 who died shortly after birth. I am listed here and on Genes Reunited and you can contact me via lyndabriers@btinternet.com as I am sure we have the same William and Catherine. Oddly there are another couple about the same time, place, names and dates which has proved confusing to some. This couple had only three children. (Although William went on to have more) Do feel free to contact me and I can give you anything I have on them. Catherine's mother was Ann Barton whose mother was Margaret Bainbridge and I am desperate to push the mitochondrial line further. With the male line you have the same name all the way back to Adam so I find the female line more interesting. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you x Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Hi all, As the winter is being such a miserable affair, I have been taking some time to go over some old brick walls. Some of you may be aware of the website, Dusty Docs, but for those who haven't heard of it, it's a online resource that covers the UK (plus a handful of other territories) and provides links to free websites in the British Isles that contain parish records. The Lancashire links connect to such places as Freereg, Lancs OPC and the Lancashire Will Search as well as other important sites like Genuki, which I've always found invaluable when researching a given area. The parishes covered are listed alphabetically so you can easily see if your place of interest has any relevant links. Hope someone finds the site as useful as I have! http://www.dustydocs.com Regards, Sally

Sally, thanks for posting that Renie Mckee -----Original Message----- From: sally roberts Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:47 AM To: englanfylde ; englangeneral ; englanlancaster Subject: [LAN] Dusty Docs website - Lancashire Hi all, As the winter is being such a miserable affair, I have been taking some time to go over some old brick walls. Some of you may be aware of the website, Dusty Docs, but for those who haven't heard of it, it's a online resource that covers the UK (plus a handful of other territories) and provides links to free websites in the British Isles that contain parish records. The Lancashire links connect to such places as Freereg, Lancs OPC and the Lancashire Will Search as well as other important sites like Genuki, which I've always found invaluable when researching a given area. The parishes covered are listed alphabetically so you can easily see if your place of interest has any relevant links. Hope someone finds the site as useful as I have! http://www.dustydocs.com Regards, Sally :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: velpremus Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52609.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are several possibility's for Harold and Albert but to confirm them would mean buying certificates. 1911 census{ RG14PN23941 RG78PN1381 RD465 SD1 ED10 SN125 Reg. District: Salford Sub District: Pendleton Parish: Pendleton Enum. District: 10 Address: 140 Nansen St Pendleton Salford County: Lancashire Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born VICKERS, James Head Married M 30 1881 Sorting Clerk And Telegraphist St Pauls Bolton Lancs VICKERS, Betsy Wife Married 3 years F 29 1882 Emmanuel Bolton Lancs VICKERS, Albert Son M 2 1909 Emmanuel Bolton Lancs VICKERS, Harold Son M 6 months 1910 Emmanue l Bolton Lancs. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: buffalowind Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/42032.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Maureen, Not sure about Robert/1805, but I I had seen later versions around 1821 of the other two and they seemed a reasonable fit. The company was (I think) Matthew Steele & Co, or Matthew Steele & Son. Perhaps there was a change in name at some point when junior joined the firm. The grandson, Dr. Matthew Steele, was later in the soap business in Runcorn (1870's), so I had wondered if there was family business running somewhere that I hadn't uncovered. I believe junior was born 1799, and senior was running a soap business at that time in Ireland, so I think you're on the right track there. Thanks for looking for me - I'll follow up on those directories. James Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaureenEdna Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/42032.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello again James, Think you mentioned the senior Steele was born Ireland, Do you think this may be the roots ?. Found in Trade Directories Year 1805 Robert Steele,Castle Street,Antrim,Belfast,Ireland Attorney Partners in Firm srei & Steele,Wine Merchant,12 Hanover Quay,Custom House Quay Year 1806-1807 Matthew Steele.10 Castle Street,Antrim,Belfast. Soap Boiler & Tallow Chandler Year 1808 Matthew Steele.15 Castle Street,Antrim,Belfast. Soap Boiler & Tallow Chandler No Trace of a Matthew Steele until 1861.Matthew Steele.Printer,47 Firth Street off North Howard Street,Belfast. Regards. Maureen. Liverpool. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: degier_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52590.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: AND LAWSON married ELINOR WATSON 19th August 1783 St Mark's Dublin (from church records at www.irishgenealogy.ie ) Alex Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: degier_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52590.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Aleander found by dhazel1 is born to Andrew and Ellen. There is also a birth Jan 5th 1800 to the same parents recorded at St Nicholas Church Liverpool. Wife's maiden name is WATSON and the final column entry that the marriage took place in DUBLIN (Ireland-my note). This child died 8th July 1801 buried 10th July - mother Eleanor These same parents have the folowing children Susanna b 6 sep 1789 chr 20 sep 1789 Ellen b 28 oct 1791 chr 13 niv 1791 catherine b 15 apr 1794 chr 28 apr 1794 bur 15 oct 1795 Catherine b 6 apr 1796 chr 24 apr 1796 Alex Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: degier_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/42032.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It's often out there hiding in plain sight. Looks like a very interesting family. good luck with your ongoing researches. Now... let me see where was I... Alex Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SuBrouwer Surnames: Vickers, Hall Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52609/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The last known relative from my large Vickers family, was James Vickers. He and his brother Edward were the only two who stayed in Bolton while the rest of the family immigrated to Canada. I think James married someone named Bessie or Betsy Hall and they had two boys named Albert and Harold. Last records I could find of them were WW1 service records, when the family was living in Salford. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to search after WW1 to find his family? Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ianthompson171 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52360.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yasmin Happy to have been able to help you. Sue Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: buffalowind Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/42032.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi again, There's a few references to MS there, and the Murray Brothers and Steeles seem to have married into each other on a few occasions. All the partners seem to be related by marriage. Thank you for your hints James Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: buffalowind Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/42032.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Alex, I had the 1871 and 1881 censuses, but the 71 that had the reference to the sisters I had missed. That was a link to put them all under George that I was seeking. I had him as High Sheriff of BG, and a plantation owner, I just couldn't nail down that he was MY George. I have many references in BG books for him, but that one you linked to is new and looks interesting. Thanks for the new directions, these will help a lot! Just when you think you've looked at everything ten times and you're stuck, you're not. Thanks again, James Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>