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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 5 Oct 2011 13:36

thank you both for putting such effort into helping me i think it is the latter rather than the breen family ,unless margeret married twice,maybe robert preston died in the war ,have to check that theory now ,but thanks for all your support once again,it,s such a bbrill hobby ,but does my mind in sometimes when you come to a gliche. :-)

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 21 Sep 2011 11:47

I have pm'd you.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 11:30

Robert L Preston's parents were James Preston and Elizabeth Kelly.

1861 England Census
about Robert L Preston
Name: Robert L Preston
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Grandson
Father's Name: James J Preston
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Preston
Gender: Male
Where born: Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Chester Holy Trinity
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Great Boughton
Sub-registration district: Cathedral Division
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 171
Piece: 2629
Folio: 18
Page Number: 28
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Kelly 65 1796 Cheshire
James J Preston 33 1828 Birmingham, Warwickshire
Elizabeth Preston 35 1826 Cheshire
Robert L Preston 5 1856 Cheshire

1871 England Census
about Robert L Preston
Name: Robert L Preston
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James John Preston
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Preston
Gender: Male
Where born: Cheshire, England
Civil parish: Holy Trinity
Ecclesiastical parish: Chester Cathedral
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Chester
Sub-registration district: Chester Cathedral
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 93
Piece: 3729
Folio: 86
Page Number: 20
Household Members: Name Age
James John Preston 43
Elizabeth Preston 45
Robert L Preston 15
Ann Kelly 75 Mother-in-Law*******1796 Cheshire
Elizabeth Thomas 16

1851 England Census
about Robert Kelly
Name: Robert Kelly
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1788
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Kelly
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Llanwrst, Denbighshire, Wales

Civil parish: Chester Holy Trinity
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address:New Cane Street.

Occupation:PUBLICAN

Registration district: Great Boughton
Sub-registration district: Cathedral Division
ED, institution, or vessel: 7b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 119
Piece: 2172
Folio: 352
Page Number: 31
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Kelly 63
Ann Kelly 55
Elizabeth Kelly 24
Alice Kelly 20
John Kelly 22






Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 10:35

There is a tree on Ancestry with Robert on it but it is not available to view.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 10:24

Jacqueline Reply on this thread so we know you are getting the info please. People will give up if they don't get replies.

Flick

Flick Report 20 Sep 2011 10:17

http://www.genesreunited.co.nz/boards.page/board/ancestors/thread/1280918

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 10:08

Have to leave this now as have a dental appointmnet at 10.50 and need to get ready :-D

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 10:06

or get Mary Ada's birth cert to confirm her parents names
Name: Mary Ada Preston
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1885
Registration district: Chorlton
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 860

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 10:06

I just looked at the marriage in 1878 and wondered Shirely.

Wish they would use their middle names.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 09:59

If this is thier marriage it was after Amelia was born.


England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Robert Preston
Name: Robert Preston
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1884
Registration district: Birkenhead
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 715



Robert Preston Oct-Nov-Dec 1884 Birkenhead Cheshire

Margaret Jane Shane Oct-Nov-Dec 1884 Birkenhead Cheshire

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:59

this could be Amelia the birth cert will name her parents
Name: Amelia Martha Preston
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1881
Registration district: Chorlton
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 883

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 09:56

???????

1871 England Census
about Robert L Preston
Name: Robert L Preston
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James John Preston
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Preston
Gender: Male
Where born: Cheshire, England
Civil parish: Holy Trinity
Ecclesiastical parish: Chester Cathedral
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Chester
Sub-registration district: Chester Cathedral
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 93
Piece: 3729
Folio: 86
Page Number: 20
Household Members: Name Age
James John Preston 43
Elizabeth Preston 45
Robert L Preston 15
Ann Kelly 75
Elizabeth Thomas 16



Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:56

possibilty
Name: Robert Preston
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1878
Registration district: Chester
Inferred County: Cheshire, Flintshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 551

spouse Margaret Smith

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:54

1881
Name: Robert Preston
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: Chester, Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Hulme
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address: 3 Gay St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Clerk

Registration district: Chorlton
Sub-registration district: Hulme
ED, institution, or vessel: 52
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3933
Folio: 111
Page Number: 36
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Gaul 47
Elizabeth Gaul 42
Sarah A. Gaul 19
Robert Gaul 17
Samuel Gaul 14
Alfred Gaul 13
Thomas Gaul 11
Esther Gaul 9
Herbert Gaul 8
Elizabeth Gaul 6
Agnes Gaul 2
Robert Preston 26
Margaret Preston 20
Amelia Preston 1 month



Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 3933; Folio: 111; Page: 36; GSU roll: 1341939.

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 09:48

Oh hang on if Robert Lawrence was born in 1855 he would'nt have married in 1837!! Silly old fool I am.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:47


Mel, yes thats why I thought was the same family :-D

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:46

he was Robert Lawrence

death
Name: Robert Lawrence Preston
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1892
Age at Death: 36
Registration district: Birkenhead
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 309

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 09:44

Shirely the step childrens names match of the 1891 census.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 09:43

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Robert Preston
Name: Robert Preston
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1837
Registration district: Liverpool
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 20
Page Number: 244



*****Margaret Faulkner Jul-Aug-Sep 1837 Liverpool Lancashire

Francis Barber Ogden Jul-Aug-Sep 1837 Liverpool Lancashire

Louisa Sarah Pownall Jul-Aug-Sep 1837 Liverpool Lancashire

*****Robert Preston Jul-Aug-Sep 1837 Liverpool Lancashire

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 09:41

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Robert Lawrence Preston
Name: Robert Lawrence Preston
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1855
Registration district: Great Boughton
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 307

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