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Living in Burnley ? Was it Park Street ?

There is this entry on lancsOPC which I dismissed because it wasn't Preston.

Baptisms: 3 Mar 1851 St James, Burnley, Lancashire, England
William Macduff - Child of William Macduff & Ann
Abode: Park St
Baptised by: Henry Wray

Trouble is, they already have a son William, in fact they had 2 (first one died)

Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1839
MCDUFF William- 0 -Preston Preston

Am now wondering if there are 2 families of William and Ann McDuff with a son William.

yes i have them William is 35 and Ann 33 shows them has living in Burnley and says they are lodges with another family children chown are mary, william, john, robert and james.

full age 21 you learn somthing new everyday thankyou

In 1838 "Full Age" would mean 21 or more. ( Mind you, some lied !!)

Have you found them on 1851 census? That should give their ages and birthplace.

Williamand Ann's son William born 1842 married Alice Cornthwaite that is where i found the link with a member of genes. i thinking he might of re married to or he could of moved to scotland where is father was born i definately need to research him more

unfortnately the marriage cert isnt much use for ages it just says they are both full age i guessing that means they where over 18. But great georges street does ring a bell so it does look like it could be her.

Wonder if William re-married

Name: William McDuff
Year of Registration: 1863
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Preston
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 609

Alice Cornthwaite or Jane Clitheroe

Misty x

Maybe the reason for the youngest children being in the workhouse in 1861............

Burial: 20 Jun 1858 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Ann McDuff -
Age: 40
Abode: Great Georges St
Buried by: J. Wilson


Would need to establish age of Agnes's mother to see if this is indeed her.
Ages may be on the marriage certificate of 1838

Mother Ann Farley born 1818 carlisle cumberand i tthink she died in1858
Father William McDuff born around 1816 London he worked as a cabinet maker cant find death record for him

thanks Misty x

Do you have any more info on parents, please

Misty x

thankyou misty you could be right about brother and sister,wonder why they ended up in the workhouse

Could this be brother and sister.....

1861 Census
about Agness McDuff
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Gender: Female
Where born: Scotland
Civil Parish: Penwortham
Ecclesiastical parish: Penwortham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Preston
Sub-registration district: Longton

Address...Workhouse

And

1861 England Census
Name: Alexr McDuff
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relation: Inmate
Gender: Male
Where born: Preston, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Preston
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
Town: Preston
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: Deepdale Rd Workhouse

Not the same workhouse....and place of birth may not have been known for Agness.....

Misty x

can anyone help with the 1861 Census look up please???

Oh sorry Rebecca....of course, silly me, I put it down to old age!!!!!

Misty x

thankyou Misty dont think thats the Agnes i looking for because the date of birth is to far out and she was born in Preston but it might fit in my tree somewhere x

thankyou for all your help Mike

Strange that Agnes's baptism not on lancsOPC but is on familysearch.org

AGNES MACDUFF
Christening: 27 MAR 1853 Saint John, Preston, Lancashire, England
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Parents:
Father: WILLIAM MACDUFF
Mother: ANN
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Looks like mother could have re-married

1861 England Census
about Agnes McDuff
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Relation: Stepdaughter
Mother's name: Ann Ashcroft
Gender: Female
Where born: Manchester

Civil Parish: St John
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 5 Fraser Street

Household Members:
Henry Ashcroft 40...Spinner
Ann Ashcroft 40
Louisa Ashcroft 9
Martha J Ashcroft 5
Mary E Ashcroft 10 MO
Agnes McDuff 16 .....Cotton Weaver
Alexr McDuff 13


Misty x

Wow mike thankyou very much!!!!!! didnt know they had some of those children including Alexander.

Preston births on Lancashirebmd are one of the few that records Mothers maiden names.

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

The baptisms are on LancsOPC
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/index.html

Baptisms: 26 Mar 1839 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
William Macduff - Child of William Macduff & Anne
Abode: Crown St
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Baptised by: certified by J. Kitton

Baptisms: 12 Jun 1840 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Mary McDuff - Child of William McDuff & Anne
Abode: Crown St
Occupation: Cabinet maker
Baptised by: W.M.Farish

Baptisms: 12 Dec 1842 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
William McDuff - Child of William McDuff & Ann
Abode: Adelphi St
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Baptised by: certified by W M Farish

Baptisms: 16 Feb 1845 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
John MacDuff - Child of William MacDuff & Ann
Abode: North St
Occupation: Joiner
Baptised by: Certified by J F Herschell

Baptisms: 20 Jan 1847 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Robert MacDuff - Child of William MacDuff & Ann
Abode: Back Lane
Occupation: Joiner
Baptised by: W M Colles Curate

Baptisms: 16 Apr 1856 All Saints, Preston, Lancashire, England
Alexander Macduff - Child of William Macduff & Ann
Abode: North St
Occupation: joiner
Notes: [entry mixed up by vicar]
Baptised by: W. Walling