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Sorry, Patricia, I forgot to reply re where I'd got information from.

The results I posted on page 1 were from ancestry.co.uk, which is a subscription site.

There are lots of free sites that can help with research. Might be a good idea to read through a few threads to see where helpers get their in from. Also, don't forget Google - its surprising what you can find.

Here are some sites that you could look for:

freebmd - bmd indexes for England & Wales from 1837 to approx. 1950 - has a really good search engine.

freereg - transcriptions of parish registers for England and Scotland for baptisms, marriages and deaths - you will need this type of info when you get back to pre-1837

parish clerks online - for various parts of the country - transcriptions of parish registers - the Lancashire one is particularly good. The usually have an email contact for some of the parishes.

I really appreciate the help, and finding out more stuff is grill, I also want to learn as well,I am new to this so rely on the experts to advise me of good sources of info that I wouldn't be aware of yet. But results are also brill to get. I have register with that site and am trying to understand the search function!

Hi Patricia, you have asked several times to no avail, to know where some of this info was coming from, and I would think you feel like most of us, you would rather make the discoveries yourself :-)

this source was posted early in the thread but not in clickable form so you may have missed it

https://familysearch.org/search

is where to find quite a lot of Irish records for the mid-late 1800s and early-mid 1900s

I'm not sure whether there is much left for you to find, bit of a shame, but give that a whirl !

John Leesons Birth (parents as listed by Mel) can be found on..

www.family search.org.

There are also other children listed for this couple but I would wait for your Cert to arrive before looking though and assuming they may be your family....

I have now ordered my first cert from Ireland! Mel can you advise where you found the birth baptism record for John Lesson 1866 with his parents names?

Mel, it looked right as my gran was also called kezia so possibly named for her. Can I ask where you got the baptism stuff from? I am going to buy the marriage cert though now I know where to order it from. Its really hard not to get excited though!! I have another question my great grand maternal side worked a farm I think they owned it is there any deed register in Ireland for such things???

Poss baptism for John Leeson father of Richard Joseph Leeson.


Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 about John Leeson
Name: John Leeson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1866
Birth Place: Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Father's Name: John Leeson
Mother's Name: Anne Horan
FHL Film Number: 101121

Marriage


Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958 about John Leeson
Name: John Leeson
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1892
Registration District: Shillelagh
Volume: 2
Page Number: 845
FHL Film Number: 101256
Records on Page:
Name
Kezia Wheately*********************
John Leeson *************************

1911 census.



Web: Ireland, Census, 1911 about Richard Joseph Leeson
Name: Richard Joseph Leeson
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1894
Relation to Head: Son
Residence Date: 2 Apr 1911
Residence Place: Slievemweel, Ballinglen, Wicklow, Ireland
Household Members:
Name Age
John Leeson 45
Keziah Leeson 42
Richard Joseph Leeson 17
Matthew Leeson 15
William Thomas Leeson 13
Joseph Leeson 11
John Leeson 8
Thomas Leeson 6
Frances Leeson 1

Morning Patricia,

It sounds as though you are getting really excited about finding new rellies for your tree just like I was when I started.

It can get addictive you know.

You really need to buy the marriage cert of Richard Leeson and Elizabeth to make sure about his fathers name and her fathers name and occupation then we may be able to go back further. Don't just assume his father was John. I saw that on familysearch but without the cert I did'nt put it up.

That explains grans unusual name! Its info my dad didn't know so its opening a whole new world of family, I am now looking at Richards wife Elizabeth Griffin my great gran to find out more on that side. You have all been a huge help its such a thrill to find out stuff you never knew about your own family!!

Possible Richard and parents 1901....

Residents of a house 9 in Slievemiveel (Ballinglen, Wicklow)

Leeson John 35 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland Co Wicklow Carpenter Read and write - Married -
Leeson Kezia 32 Female Wife Church of Ireland Co Wicklow Housekeeper Read and write - Married -
Leeson Richard 7 Male Son
Leeson Matthew 5 Male Son
Leeson William 3 Male Son
Leeson Joseph 1 Male Son

Family living same area but at No 2 with a number of other children 1911....

Richard is stated as Richard Joseph (1911)

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie

Aha there is a sister called Ann also born in Ireland and that's her!! Thank you thank you!! What a fantastic lot you are!!

Is this person a relation - or just a coincidence with names?


Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 about Annie Dowling
Name: Annie Dowling
Mother's Surname: Leeson
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1953
Registration District: Rathdrum
Birth Country: Ireland
Volume: 2
Page: 361
FHL Film Number: 257846

A stab in the dark:


England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 about Paul B Leeson
Name: Paul B Leeson
Mother's Maiden Surname: Fish
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1965
Registration District: Crewe
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 438

Do you think Paul and Marie were born in Ireland?

Fantastic that's her, I understood she died in UK but born in Ireland one step closer!!! Thanks to you both how did you find the birth so I can try to find the others??

Have you ruled out this one? Mother's ms Leeson - must be her:

Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 about Rhoda M Dowling
Name: Rhoda M Dowling
Mother's Surname: Leeson
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1956
Registration District: Athy
Birth Country: Ireland
Volume: 3
Page: 249
FHL Film Number: 257848

Is this Rhonda's death, which also gives DOB?


England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Rhonda Mary Dowling
Name: Rhonda Mary Dowling
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1956
Date of Registration: Mar 1995
Age at Death: 38
Registration District: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire, Lancashire
Register Number: C59A
District and Subdistrict: 0131C
Entry Number: 26

I am looking for Paul and Marie Lesson who I think were born between 1958 and 1969. Also Rhonda Dowling who was born 1956.