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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:40

1891 but dad was Robert L wonder ift that Robert lawrence?
Name: Mary A Preston
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Robert L Preston
Mother's Name: Margaret D Preston
Gender: Female
Where born: Manchester, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Birkenhead
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Birkenhead
Sub-registration district: Birkenhead
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2880
Folio: 76
Page Number: 41
Household Members: Name Age
Robert L Preston 36
Margaret D Preston 29
Amelia M Preston 10
Elizabeth S Preston 7
Mary A Preston 5
James J Preston 3/12



Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2880; Folio 76; Page 41; GSU roll: 6097990.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 09:36

What occupation was it for her father please?

I am wondering about this family.

1891 England Census
about Mary A Preston
Name: Mary A Preston
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Robert L Preston
Mother's Name: Margaret D Preston
Gender: Female
Where born: Manchester, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Birkenhead
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:


Employment status: View image

Registration district: Birkenhead
Sub-registration district: Birkenhead
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2880
Folio: 76
Page Number: 41
Household Members: Name Age
Robert L Preston 36
Margaret D Preston 29
Amelia M Preston 10
Elizabeth S Preston 7
Mary A Preston 5
James J Preston 3/12

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:32

this could be Mary on the 1901
BREEN, John Head Married M 43 1858 Steam Ship Stoker
Birkenhead
Cheshire VIEW
BREEN, Margaret Wife Married F 39 1862
Liverpool
Lancashire VIEW
PRESTON, Amelia Step Daughter Single F 20 1881 General Domestic Servant
Manchester
Lancashire VIEW
PRESTON, Elizabeth Step Daughter Single F 17 1884 Card Box Maker
Manchester
Lancashire VIEW
PRESTON, Mary Step Daughter Single F 15 1886 General Servant Domestic
Manchester
Lancashire VIEW
BREEN, Ellen Daughter Single F 13 1888 Messenger Domestic
Birkenhead
Cheshire VIEW
BREEN, John Son Single M 11 1890
Birkenhead
Cheshire VIEW
BREEN, Thomas Son Single M 5 1896
Birkenhead
Cheshire VIEW
BREEN, Margaret Daughter Single F 1 1900
Birkenhead
Cheshire VIEW

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RG number:
RG13 Piece:
3390 Folio:
138 Page:
44

Registration District:
Birkenhead Sub District:
Birkenhead Enumeration District:
19 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Saint Peter

Civil Parish:
Birkenhead Municipal Borough:
Address:
7, Dover Street, Birkenhead County:
Cheshire

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 09:30

Hmm not very clear..............................

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:29

PM from Jacqueline

mary ada preston aged 30 yrs and a spinster on marriage certificate

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:25

I read it as Lawrence is the father of Mary Ada??

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Sep 2011 09:23

So this is the marriage you have received and is Lawrence the son of Mary Ada please?

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
about Richard Thompson
Name: Richard Thompson
Spouse Surname: Preston
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1917
Registration district: Birkenhead
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 676

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 20 Sep 2011 09:16

The marriage should be on FreeBMD Have you looked for them on any census

You need some backgrond info on them first to pick up the right couple.

How old was Mary on marriage?

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 20 Sep 2011 09:11

hi,can anyone look up marriage of a lawrence preston,don,t know who he married,but i have just recieved my husbands grandfathers marriage certificate through the mail,his name is richard thompson born in annan scotland and he married my husbands grandmother mary ada preston on february 26th 1917 in the parish church of st anne in birkenhead,residence at the time of marriage was 139 corporation road birkenhead,my husbands mother said her mother was born in manchester lancashire,so i am presuming lawrence came from that area also,any help with census would also help me out as can,t go any further without this info :-)