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Flick

Flick Report 28 Sep 2011 10:25

Glad I asked about the witnesses!!!!!!!

Saw this census record earlier...............

1881

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Esther DARBYSHIRE Inmate (Head) Female 41 Pemberton, Lancashire, England Lab At Coal Pit Brow
John DARBYSHIRE Son Male 12 Wigan, Lancashire, England Scholar
Esther DARBYSHIRE Dau Female 7 Wigan, Lancashire, England Scholar
Catharine DARBYSHIRE Dau Female 3 Wigan, Lancashire, England


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Source Information:
Institution "Wigan Union Workhouse" Frog Lane
Census Place Wigan, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1341902
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3770 / 117
Page Number 6


Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1896
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
DUCKWORTH Thomas DARBYSHIRE Esther St. George,Wigan Wigan & Leigh C30/8/59

nici

nici Report 28 Sep 2011 11:28

Hi flick

Yeah that could be it on 1901 census Esther is 27 and Catherine is 24 So its looking like her sister :-D many thanks

Researching:
wigan barnsley

mgnv

mgnv Report 28 Sep 2011 19:03

Using the local index at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/

Either/or
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1893
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
DERBYSHIRE John William Wigan Wigan & Leigh DERBYSHIRE WIG/190/278
1894
DERBYSHIRE John Wigan Wigan & Leigh DERBYSHIRE WIG/191/426

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1897
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
HARRISON John DERBYSHIRE Catherine St. George,Wigan Wigan & Leigh C30/8/139

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1897
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
HARRISON Mary Alice Standish Wigan & Leigh DERBYSHIRE STND/34/192
1899
HARRISON Timothy Standish Wigan & Leigh HARRISON STND/35/242
1901
HARRISON Margaret Standish Wigan & Leigh HARRISON STND/37/18
1903
HARRISON Mary Alice Wigan Wigan & Leigh WIG/233/391

Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1898
Surname Forename(s) Age Sub-District Registers At Reference
HARRISON Mary Alice 0 Standish Wigan & Leigh STND/19/398

Mum's MS in Wigan subdistrict only up to 1897 - check back in 6 w.

nici

nici Report 29 Sep 2011 10:28

Hi
yeah they took the kids to Barnsley with them apart from the ones that had died also had 5 more children in Barnsley a Jessie died and my grandad was the last one in1916 :-)

Researching:
wigan barnsley

nici

nici Report 26 Nov 2013 20:01

Hi just wondering if anyone can tell me where I go from here I'm stuck can't even find my great grandfathers death in Barnsley since he used John or James when it suited him.
Just looking for a starting point to get birth certificate for either John/James Harrison or Catherine/Kate
Haven't found out much since I started this tread and am no closer in Wigan or Barnsley any help would be great thanks nici

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wigan barnsley

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