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Member Since: September 2008 Posts: 31 Send Message	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. :-)
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	Mel Fairy Godmother	Report	21 Sep 2011 11:47
	I have pm'd you.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	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
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	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.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	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.
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	20 Sep 2011 10:17
	http://www.genesreunited.co.nz/boards.page/board/ancestors/thread/1280918
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	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
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	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
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	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.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	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
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	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
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	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
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	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
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	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
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	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.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	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
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	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
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	Mel Fairy Godmother	Report	20 Sep 2011 09:44
	Shirely the step childrens names match of the 1891 census.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	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
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 29,180 Send Message	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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