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How do you find someone with no surname???
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Martin | Report | 29 Jan 2006 09:30 |
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'I've checked all the marriages including Liverpool and didn't find a match on BMD with a Priscilla. I'll have another look though.' I presume you mean you did not find a match on FreeBMD if you were searching on the first name. I managed to find the maiden name of someone in my tree yesterday. Luckily she was born in a small village so I looked up all the people called Harriett born in that village on 1851 and 1861 censuses and the IGI. Then worked my way through the full BMD checking each one in the quarter when her husband married. I eventually got a match on Page and Reference numbers. Not conclusive proof without the Marriage Certificate but I think I can be 99% sure that I have found her name. MB |
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Elaine | Report | 29 Jan 2006 09:39 |
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If Robins marriage is correct ... Madden Priscilla Sheffield.9c 663 Marriage Jul-Sep 1874 Mcmahon Michael Sheffield.9c 663 Marriage Jul-Sep 1874 then this could be Priscilla on the 1861 census 1861 Ann Canles abt 1860 Shefford Lodger Sheffield Yorkshire John Canles abt 1838 Ireland Lodger Sheffield Yorkshire Mary Canles abt 1840 Ireland Lodger Sheffield Yorkshire James Kehoe abt 1816 Ireland Lodger Sheffield Yorkshire Margret Madder abt 1860 Sheffield Daughter Sheffield Yorkshire Margrett Madder abt 1832 Ireland Wife Sheffield Yorkshire Prissely Madder abt 1856 Sheffield Daughter Sheffield Yorkshire Thomas Madder abt 1827 Ireland Head Sheffield Yorkshire Thomas occupation spring filer |
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Montmorency | Report | 29 Jan 2006 11:08 |
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possible sighting 1871 Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire William Hartley abt 1834 Head, Publican Ann Hartley abt 1834 Wife Isaac Smart abt 1862 Lodger Harriet Marcroft abt 1867 Lodger Percilla Madaus abt 1855 Servant Can't say what that really says, but I can read it as Madens if I like |
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Jayne | Report | 30 Jan 2006 10:33 |
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I'm so sorry I haven't replied sooner - had a family crisis yesterday - but thank you to you all for all your hard work, it does look like you found her. I didn't know there was an alternative to BMD for checking marriages etc., so that's another useful piece of advice. I'll order the marriage certificate and hopefully I'll be able to carry on from there. Thank you again all so very much and I'm really sorry I haven't posted a reply sooner Jayne x |
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Jayne | Report | 30 Jan 2006 10:43 |
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Isn't it difficult when they keep spelling the surnames differently? McMahon has now been spelt differently 4 times on the census data and if this is the correct Priscilla then we have various spellings of her surname. I'm glad you lot are here otherwise I'd get nowhere! Jayne x |
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