From: "CHRISTINE" <CHRISTINE.SHELMERDINE@ntlworld.com> > Henry Raistrick was born in 1884 in Bradford, he was married to Annie > Elizabeth Tetley. They had their daughter in 1909 in Bradford. They > were married in Bradford on the 20th June 1908. They lived on Silk St > in Manningham for a number of years, however when Annie Elizabeth > died, Henry then had a new partner (wife?) and produced a son. My > mother in law had a photograph of this half brother. She left Bradford > when she was old enough and came to Manchester and attended Elysian St > School. ( not yet proven) She was married from Openshaw and married at > St Barnabas. I have found another member of the Raistrick family > marrying at St Barnabas, he was Herbert E Raistrick and the date was > 1899.I am trying to connect these people but as yet have been > unsuccessful. I believe the names Jonas, Henry, Robert, William, > Beatrice,Clifford,Charles, Alfred, Nellie may be connected. Rhoda was > another name that featured. Rhoda was the name of the young Raistrick > who came to Manchester and married! > my father in law. I am unlucky as my mother in law was reluctant > to talk about her early life and I should really have pursued the > subject as now none of her children know much about her early life > or indeed their relatives. > I know that her grandparents were Henry born 1846 Bradford and > Elizabeth born 1848 in Shipley, Henrys parents were William born 1807 > and Grace Laycock born 1809. I hope that I have provided enough > information and someone may be able to help me. Thanking you in > anticipation> I take it she was the Rhoda Amelia Raistrick whose birth was registered at Bradford in the June quarter of 1909? I think I should point out that FreeBMD has an entry (a recent one, apparently), for a HENRY RAISTRICK whose birth was registered in the December quarter of 1912 at Bradford - mother's maiden name TETLEY (Vol 9b page 266). Now that doesn't sound like a half-brother to me, more like a full brother if Annie Elizabeth Tetley was his mother - or are you talking about a later child? Only you didn't mention whether or not your mother-in-law had a full brother as well. Perhaps you could clarify this? -- Roy Stockdill Guild of One-Name Studies: www.one-name.org 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

From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> > > I take it she was the Rhoda Amelia Raistrick whose birth was > registered at Bradford in the June quarter of 1909? > > I think I should point out that FreeBMD has an entry (a recent one, > apparently), for a HENRY RAISTRICK whose birth was registered in the > December quarter of 1912 at Bradford - mother's maiden name TETLEY > (Vol 9b page 266). Now that doesn't sound like a half-brother to me, > more like a full brother if Annie Elizabeth Tetley was his mother - or > are you talking about a later child? Only you didn't mention whether > or not your mother-in-law had a full brother as well. > > Perhaps you could clarify this?> I've just rechecked and notice that FreeBMD also has the death of a Henry Raistrick at Bradford in the March quarter of 1913, aged 0 (9b 331) Probably the same child who didn't live very long. -- Roy Stockdill Guild of One-Name Studies: www.one-name.org 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