Genealogy Chat

Is St Ann's in Rochdale? Where is Facit? There are 24 William Laws in Rochdale in 1841.....which one is the fulling miller?? I know you will answer after I've gone out!! Kate....the couple in their 70's in 1841 are also William Law and likely his wife. So probably paternal grandparents! (in Rochdale with Isaac born 1826) Merry

And this will probably be my last suggestion for now... who were the witnesses on Isaac's marriage certificate? Maybe their names will provide a clue. Kate.

Oh, and the couple Isaac is with in 1841 could be a clue as to his parentage if they turn out to be his maternal grandparents! You could try looking for a marriage between William Law (or Lord) and anybody with the couple's surname to see if anything turns up (though of course if they are called Smith it won't really prove much!) Kate.

Shareen, this information the distant relative gave you must either be right or wrong. If right, then his baptism should be in the parish records for that church, but perhaps outside the date range you specified (he could have been baptised late), or he was illegitimate and baptised in his mother's maiden name, or the person who looked it up at the records office missed it for some reason. If the distant relative was wrong, then Isaac was probably baptised somewhere else, so hopefully his baptism will turn up in another set of parish records. Oh, and you could also try the bishop's transcripts for the parish you think he was baptised in if they are available. But you might find that you have to go and look through parish records yourself, working outwards from the place he says he was born on the censuses, until you find an Isaac with father William. If the William you have found has any children with him in 1841 then hopefully their baptisms will be in the same parish as Isaac's to help confirm it. It's hard to come up with more specific advice without more details. Kate.

Please could you give some more specifics. We need to find these people you mention on the various census returns! Merry

which one is your man in the 1851? where was he then

Early census mystery - what do I do now? Can anyone advise me how to find my gx3 grandfather’s parents? I have all census entries for Isaac LAW (from 1851 census onwards until his death in about 1887) with his children living at Longacres Farm in Facit, but how can I find his parents? There is a 15 year old Isaac Law on the 1841 census who I guess could be him, but he's living with a couple in their seventies so no clue there as to parentage, if that is indeed him. I also have a certified copy marriage entry which gives his father as William LORD (mistranscribed?), occupation Fulling Miller. There is a William LAW fulling miller on the 1841 census who could be his father, but how can I check whether or not this is him? Sadly Isaac is not coming up on familysearch. And someone on this board very kindly looked him up for me at the Lancs record office under baptisms at St Anns church 1823-1825 (I was told he was baptised there by a distant relative) but without joy. (The distant relative knows no more either). Is this the end of the line? I would be really very grateful for any advice anyone can give as to where I should look now, or whether this must remain a mystery. (I am doing all of this primarily as a surprise wedding gift for my brother who gets married in October 2006 so I am running out of time). Many apologies if you have read this before on the Records Board – I think that was the wrong place to post! Thanks, Shareen.

(Please see below for a readable copy of my sorry story). Thanks, Shareen.