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Hello. I have spent a long time creating my family tree and i have over 622 family members, i originally started this to trace my maiden name and my fathers line Kershaw, as usually happens my tree went off in all different angles. i am still really wanting to trace the Kershaw line though, but just do not have the time any more. I am interested if someone would like to take this up for me, maybe a professional or semi professional genologist as i kind of hit a brick wall some time ago. I would be happy to pay x

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I've got Kershaws in my tree. Can I help?

Where are the Kershaws from ?

I have a charles william kershaw who married an esther hannah hope. i think esther was previously a beardsworth, Charles and Esther had a son, my grandfather called Rowland and they where from Accrington. Charles served in the first world war and died when Rowland was a baby, he was subsequently raised by an aunt minnie, i do not have any information about what happened to esther or any link to any other kershaws related to Charles

Okay - marriage


England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Charles W Kershaw
Name: Charles W Kershaw
Year of Registration: 1915
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Spouse's Surname: Hope (Esther, H)
District: Haslingden
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 281

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
about Rowland Kershaw
Name: Rowland Kershaw
Mother's Maiden Surname: Hope
Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1916
Registration district: Haslingden
Registration county: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8e
Page Number: 213

Charles's death


UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
about Charles W. Kershaw
Name: Charles W. Kershaw
Residence: Preston
Death Date: 8 Jun 1917
Rank: Private
Regiment: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Battalion: 1/4th Battalion.
Number: 201030
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theater of War: Aldershot

Medals


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about Charles W Kershaw
Name: Charles W Kershaw
Regiment or Corps: Royal Lancashire Regiment, Royal Lancashire Regiment
Regimental number: 3540, 201030
Medals: Victory, British

You need to purchase the Charles/Esther marriage certificate to ascertain his age and his father's details

Looks like Esther was just a Hope.

Births Sep 1894
Hope Esther Hannah Blackburn 8e 334


There is no Beardsworth-Hope marriage.


Who needs professional genealogists when FreeBMD is, uh, free?

Casualty Details
Name: KERSHAW, CHARLES W.
Initials: C W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Unit Text: 1st/4th Bn.
Date of Death: 08/06/1917
Service No: 201030
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 12.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Marriages Sep 1915 (>99%)
Hope Esther H Kershaw Haslingden 8e 281
Kershaw Charles W Hope Haslingden 8e 281
Lord Margaret A Thom Haslingden 8e 281
Thom Walter E Lord Haslingden 8e 281

HOPE ESTHER HANNAH F 1895 16 Haslingden Lancashire
looks like shes at work , no other Hopes.

Sorry Esthers mother was actually Elizabeth Whittaker, if anyone wants access to my tree with the information already collated please let me know

Thank you sooooo much for all your help, it is very appreciated, I last researched about a year and a half ago, and havent really touched on this in such a long time. I really do not know where else to go to get the information i need on the Kershaws, there seems to be so many Kershaws around and all from the same area, i just have no idea if i am related to any, it would be great to find a link, i think once i have a link it will all fall into place.

I really need more information on the Kershaws though, I think my next step will have to be to purchase the birth certificate of Charles and also the marriage cert of Charles and Esther.

I would also like to know what happened to Esther after Charles died as my grandfather was not brought up by his mother.

Can someone please see if they can find a death or remarriage for Esther

Longshot

Births Mar 1891 Rochdale 8e 4

Kershaw Charles William

Hartley Hope born abt. 1865.Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England.
Married Elizabeth Whittaker 1888 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

Hartley Hope
Parents:
John Hope Birth:
Amelia Laycock Birth:
Marriage:
Father also a John Hope.

Hope this is of use.

Sorry there was more info but this site has been playign up since the facelift..Ill post again.

Hartley Hope, Birth About 1865 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Married Elizabeth Whittaker 1888 Burnley, Lancashire, England.

Elizabeth Whittaker
Birth: 05 JUN 1872 Clayton Le Moors Chapelry, , Lancashire, England
Christening: 24 NOV 1872 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Children:
John J Hope About 1889 Clayton Le Moors Chapelry, , Lancashire, England
Elizabeth J Hope Birth: 06 MAR 1890 Accrington, Lancashire, England
Christening: 24 APR 1890 St James, Accrington, Lancashire, England
Amelia Hope About 1893 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Esther H Hope About 1895 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Hartley Hope
Parents:
John Hope, Birth: About 1826 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Amelia Laycock, Birth: About 1834 Settle, Yorkshire, England
Married: 1856>

Children:
Esther Ann Hope Birth: About 1855 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Matthew Hope Birth: About 1864 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Sarah Alice Hope Birth: About 1866 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Hartley Hope Birth: About 1865 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Thomas Hope Birth: About 1871 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Amelia Hannah Hope Birth :20 JAN 1873 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Christening: 06 FEB 1873 Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England


John Hope Birth :1831>
His father was a John Hope