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Have Hit a Brick Wall
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Lynda Carol | Report | 10 Aug 2010 13:59 |
I have hit a thick, brick wall. I have a relateive, Joseph Firkins brn abt 1834 in West Bromwich Staffs, info according to census from 1851 onwards never been able to find him on the 1841. I have both his marriage certs which state that his Father is Jeremiah Firkins a Boatman. Using this info, and info from another searching rellie, we thought that Jeremiah brn abt 1805 West Bromwich was Josephs Father, here is the wall- all of Jeremiahs children, may have been brn in West Brom, but are shown as being christened in Birmingham and Joseph is'nt one of them. The church reg at West Brom has been searched, but I cannot find a Joseph Firkins, brn abt the right time, anywhere. Where to I go from here |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 10 Aug 2010 14:10 |
Have you followed each of the baptised children ( with father Jeremiah ) forward incase one of them changes his name and becomes Joseph ?... not unheard of....... |
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Lynda Carol | Report | 10 Aug 2010 14:16 |
Many Thanks for the reply, yes have tried to track them, have not always been able to find all of them on the census, but still cannot find Joseph |
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Jonesey | Report | 10 Aug 2010 14:36 |
On his marriage certificate (1855 West Bromwich?) does his age tie in with a 1834 birth? |
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Lynda Carol | Report | 10 Aug 2010 14:44 |
Thanks for that, yes his age does tie in with his marriage certs. Will just have to keep on looking, many thanks |
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Pam | Report | 10 Aug 2010 15:01 |
This is the only Jeremiah I can see and he is not a Boatman. The image is too feint to read but the occupation does include ?gl? |
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safc | Report | 10 Aug 2010 15:06 |
hi |
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Lynda Carol | Report | 12 Aug 2010 10:48 |
Many thanks for the replies, sorry for the lateness of this reply I have had pc probs. The Jeremiah and Hannah are another branch of the family, I am hampered by the fact that Jeremiah and Joseph are family names, used by all branches of the large Firkins family. I will try and look up the Joseph born 1840 and see where thay leads me-again many, many thanks |
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Pam | Report | 12 Aug 2010 18:41 |
1861 England Census |
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