Genealogy Chat

Thank you to all of you for your help. I will start with the information that you have given me. Sorry I didn´t reply earlier I was at work on the night shift and have just got in!! Thank you once again xxx

We were all new to genealogy once - no one is being hard on you Claire, just giving well meaning advice that you need to start with recent known events and work back slowly. I didn't take my own advice recently mind you, and ended up building a detailed, but totally wrong tree for my grandad's cousin - I thought I knew when and who she had married, traced the couple through several censuses, found birth refs for their children, was in contact with someone related to the husband - THEN bought the marriage cert to find it wasn't my lady at all, but another with the same name, born within the same year :-(

This is the problem when the info is to a certain extent guesswork......... The only reliable way for Claire to approach this is to start with her parents and work backwards, buying certs for each generation............. It is fraught with danger to start at the 'other end' as it were. Reg

Judith - Claire's new to genealogy, so it's very easy to be confused, and I don't think we should be too hard on her. The MC I found in 1907 is likely to be of the most use to her.

Yes Jools but in Claire's original message she says Laura Preston 'had a child called Edward Sheridan in 1890' Later she says that her gt grandfather, Edward Sheridan was Laura Preston's son and was born 1910. Though Laura's husband was Edward Sheridan as well and could well have been born around 1890 I urge Claire to start with the event she is most sure of - her gt grandfather's birth - and work back from that.

Reg - Claire is very new to this game and has been working with info given her by family. We've had various pm's today and I think it's safe to say that Claire's last big post is about as close as she can get at the moment. Which is why I'm suggesting she gets the 1907 MC I've just posted. Wigan may be a red herring (or not). Salford certainly doesn't look to be :)) Jools

Jools Copied and pasted............ You posted a birth for Laura 1915.........possible parents. Both events in Salford. I thought Claire was looking in Wigan............. Reg

Three Wigan district births for Edward Sheridan in approx years......... Name: Edward Sheridan Year of Registration: 1890 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Wigan County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire Volume: 8c Page: 40 Name: Edward Sheridan Year of Registration: 1889 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Wigan County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire Volume: 8c Page: 71 Name: Edward Sheridan Year of Registration: 1891 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Wigan County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire Volume: 8c Page: 41 Reg

Reg - are you sure you've typed that info right?? That looks more like the marriage of a brother (and that may confuse Claire as she's not got to the brother stage yet :))

This looks like the parents of Laura (1915 birth)............... Name: Thomas Sheridan Year of Registration: 1912 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep Spouse's Surname: Preston District: Salford County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 132 Mary E Preston Reg

Claire - following on from our ealier pm's:- Laura born 1915 Birth Certificate info is JAS 1915 Laura SHERIDAN mother's maiden name PRESTON, Salford vol 8d page 57 Edward born 1910 (your grandad), was actually born 1909!! Edward SHERIDAN JFM 1909 (no mother's maiden name, they didn't start entering this till a couple of years later), Salford vol 8d page 14 MARRIAGE Laura PRESTON to Edward SHERIDAN OND 1907 Salford 8d 83 So what you need to do know is order the marriage certificate. It will give you ages, father's names and occupations plus address they gave at time of marriage. The marriage witness names may also come in handy, as they're very often relatives. Jools

I don't think he has slipped Judith. Edward seems to run through the family as a christian name. I read it as Edward Sheridan born c1890 married Laura preston and they had a son called Edward about 1910.

Oops, Laura's son Edward has slipped from being born in 1890 to being born in 1910 :-) You need to check that date and then look for his birth entry on the GRO index. If you buy his birth certificate you will know for sure his parents' names and can then look for their marriage.

To be honest I have been given this information from family members and am not that sure how reliable it is. So the only information I know is that my GG Grandfather Edward Sheridan had children Edward b 1910 (my Grandfather) Laura b 1915 Edna b ? Ernie b? Louis b? with my GG Grandmother Laura b 1890. I was told her maiden name was Preston but again I have no information to prove whether this is correct or not or whether they infact did marry? I do know their dates of birth are correct because that is what is on their head stone. They are both buried in Ashcroft Cemetry Salford along with my grandad Edward. It so difficult because unfortunately nobody in my dads side of the family talk to each other or know anything about their family history. So this is why I have decided to try and put the pieces together if I can not only for him but for us as well. Thank you for your help so far. I really do appreciate it.

No marriage on Freebmd for Laura Preston in Lancs to anyone called Sheridan. Claire Where did you get Laura's name from? Is it possible it was a middle name, or that she was previously married, or other variations?

Nell - I think I saw 3 or 4 edward sheridan births 1890-1892 in wigan area. I can't get any 1891 matches using edw* and lau* which look likely. (Not even found Laura on 1881 yet) Jools

Claire - can I ask where you've got your information from please?

There's an Edward Sheridan b. 1890 Wigan in the census, but his parents are Dominik and Louisa.

So what we need to know now Claire is if SHERIDAN was her married name or whether it was a middle name given to Edward

PM from Claire. PRESTON was the maiden name.