I've had so many gems from Yorksgen, but this is the one that helped me finally be certain I had found the family of Annie Buxton my elusive great grandma. I was wondering what else to look at and asked at the desk at the Borthwick what holdings they had for Selby. I didn't expect anything as Selby is now in North Yorkshire but to my suprise they had Selby Abbey National School admission books which held a wealth of information. *Borthwick references PR SEL 199/ 200/ 202.* The books start in 1858 and I found two Buxton siblings Edward, Frederick starting school on the same day 5th December 1869. Edward age 13 years 1 month, Frederick age 7 years 2 months. Emma age 10 years 6 months started a few days before on 29th November 1869 age 10 years 6 months. All were said to have had no previous instruction whereas when their sisters Alice and Mary started in 1875 they were said to have had previous instruction by subscription. I know they were siblings as they all have the same address and their parents had the same occupation of pot hawker/ hawking. My Annie was the next eldest sibling of this group and so I can now be almost certain that she did not get any schooling and I know the almost exact date of birth of her siblings so could see from the 1871 census at the same address the same names/ occupations of both siblings & parents with Annie age 15 described as a pot hawker born Castleford. By 1881 she was transcribed as Ann Bu(*)ton age 21 servant living in Appleton Roebuck just a stones throw from where great grandfather lived and she kept to this age throughout her life such that on her death certificate (registered by my well educated grandfather) she is said on 27 Feb 1927 to be 68 years. Her birth certificate however gives dob 19 June 1855 making her true age on death of 72 years. It is worth noting that great grandfathers dob was 21 June 1861 making her 6 years his senior. I wonder if he ever knew her true age? So many records still to find and there is always someone at Yorksgen to give you hints and ideas where to look next. Book a place now. Gillian Cattell