Genealogy Chat

hi, i am stil on a hunt for my grt aunt peggy. this lady doesnt want to be found. i now have BMD for all of her siblings but cant even find her birth. i know she existed as i have books that were my fathers from 'aunt peggy and uncle jim'. her parents were gardiner lackey 1881 and margaret ann liddle 1877. they married in jan 1904 in houghton-le-spring, durham. the other kids were born in 1904, 1906, 1908 and 1910. i dont know if she was eldst/youngest etc. has anyone got any ideas? amy

yes i have.

Could she have been married to James Births Jun 1910 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LACKEY James Gardiner Houghton 10a 612 June x

Amy Have you tried looking under Margaret? Peggy is a pet form of Margaret. Angela

james gardiner was her brother. but yes i would guess 'uncle jim' was a james. james gardiner listed above married an eva morley. i really am puzzled by her.

Have you looked for a marriage for her and a 'James'? Peter

no, because i dont have a clue when she was born to try and work it out. any ideas on when i start searching from for a marriage?

Presumably the books that she gave your father were new when purchased. Some of them will have a printing/publishing date. From that you will know that she was married in that year, so you can work back. From the other end - you have her parents marriage - even if she was the oldest and was born that year she is unlikely to have married before she was 18 so you have a start year. From there it's a slog, but if you can get her marriage cert that will give you an age.... Third possibility is that she was born before her parents married and is registered in her mother's name Peter

i dont know if the books were new but they were annuals for boys in the mid 1950's. thanks for ideas. will re-start looking. SHE HAS GOT TO BE AROUND SOMEWHERE!!!!!

Hiya, I had a great aunt Blanche, and couldn't find her birth certificate. I even saw her when I was in the UK and double checked her birth date - didn't think to ask who had her certificate. (ALWAYS carry a notebook with basic questions in to prod you to get back on track with essential information - we talked about my granny and her boys!) Anyway the point of this story is she was MABEL Blanche. I'd check with the local registry office to see what they can find using the parents names. Your Peggy could be a nickname. If you spoke to my nanny you'd only hear her talking about 'Potter' when talking about me. It was my nickname 'Pansy Potter the strongman's daughter' from The BEANO. Regards Kristeen

there are two Lackey girls born in 1908- which one is yours? Olive or Vera there is a LUCY in 1906 - is she theirs too?

right my lot are: cecil 1904, william liddle 1906 (grandfather), olive 1908, james gardiner 1910 and peggy

so, what about Vera? what about sending for her birth cert? and/or lucy's

that wouldnt be possible. vera was born in march 1908 and olive was born in june 1908. if they were twins they would be the same month or months next 2 each other (ie may june)

Twins?

ooooh. think i will have order a cert for that 1 just incase. the mystery then stands if it is my missing peggy, why she was called peggy???? but they will be a thread for another day IF it is the right 1. thanks all.

Just had a look on Family Relatives Mary J Lackey mmn Liddle OND 1916 Houghton le Spring 10a 874 only one with those parents names 1911-1920

I had an Aunty Peg - and her real name was Elizabeth !!! Never knew why. Jill

Hi Yummy, my grt grandmothers eldest daughter was registered Margaret, but known all her life as Mary, even in her death registeration, and as already pointed out Peggy is also a shortening of Margaret. Good luck Nicky

thanks for everyones help and advice on this one. not sure who it was that found mary jane lackey mmn liddle. but i sent for the cert and the mother is margaret ann liddle and the father is gardiner lackey (my grt grandfather). we have always known her a grt aunt peggy. thanks again