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Thanks. I'm tempted to only send for one certificate - the prices are ridiculous - but after what you said it might be better to have both. Even one bit of info might help solve things.
Thanks.

Yvonne, you are ordering from the GRO where certificates cost £9.50? Sorry if I'm stating the obvious.

Oops, that should have been £9.25

Mary Alice Mawdsley
GENDER: Female
BAPTISM DATE: 22 Aug 1866
BAPTISM PLACE: St. Georges, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
FATHER: Mawdsley
MOTHER: Alice Mawdsely
FHL FILM NUMBER: 1966156
REFERENCE ID: v 2 p 97

Alice is a single woman

James Whitehead
BAPTISM DATE: 3 Nov 1869
PARISH: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
FATHER: Thomas Whitehead
MOTHER: Alice Whitehead
REGISTER TYPE: Bishop's Transcripts
REFERENCE NUMBER: Drm/2/32
Abode: Halliwell

Elinor Whitehead
GENDER: Female
BIRTH DATE: 3 Oct 1873
BAPTISM DATE: 30 Nov 1873
BAPTISM PLACE: Halliwell, Lancashire, England
FATHER: Thomas Whitehead
MOTHER: Alice Whitehead
FHL FILM NUMBER: 1538361

Thanks for the heads-up but I do always order from the GRO ... still expensive though. It's always good to put a reminder out there though so people don't get trapped into other expensive ways. I've seen some advertised at over 22 pounds.

I'm now going to sit down and try to sort out all the great info you've given me.

Thanks again.

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1868
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
WHITEHEAD Thomas Little Bolton Bolton MAWDSLEY LB/55/245

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1869
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
WHITEHEAD James Halliwell Bolton MAWDSLEY HALL/15/216

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1871
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
WHITEHEAD John Halliwell Bolton MAWDSLEY HALL/16/372

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1873
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
WHITEHEAD Eleanor Halliwell Bolton MAWDSLEY HALL/18/433

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1878
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
WHITEHEAD Henry Halliwell Bolton MAWDSLEY HALL/22/449

I think William was brought up as a Whitehead although his birth is registered as Mawdsley. Perhaps his nose was a little out of joint when his father re-married or perhaps he just felt that he was obliged to have his recorded birth surname on the birth registrations of his children .

Does make you wonder. Who knows what went on in there heads in those days.

Thanks.

I have looked for Alice Mawdsley's before her marriage on census records.

I think I may have found her. On her marriage certificate she gives her father as William Mawdsley, an Innkeeper. I think she actually gave her Uncle's first name and Stepfather's surname.

Do you want me to post the details or do you have enough to be going on with?

Please post the details ... may as well totally confuse myself. I'm sure it'll all make sense once I get my head around it.
Thanks.

1861

Alice Mawdsley
[Alice Hargreaves]
AGE: 25
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: 1836
RELATION: Granddaughter
FATHER'S NAME: William Hargreaves
GENDER: Female
WHERE BORN: Haslingden, Lancashire, England
CIVIL PARISH: Musbury
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH: Musbury St Thomas
COUNTY/ISLAND: Lancashire
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION:

CONDITION AS TO MARRIAGE:

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REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Haslingden
SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Edenfield
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 7c
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE NUMBER: 57
PIECE: 3059
FOLIO: 115
PAGE NUMBER: 12
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
Sally Hargreaves 73, Widow, Farmer of 31 Acres
William Hargreaves 42, Son, Unmarried, Farmer's son
Alice Mawdsley 25, House Maid
Sarah Ann Mawdsley. 21, Granddaughter, Cotton Powerloom Weaver

1841

Alice Mawdsley
AGE: 5
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1836
GENDER: Female
WHERE BORN: Lancashire, England
CIVIL PARISH: Bury
HUNDRED: Blackburn (Higher Division)
COUNTY/ISLAND: Lancashire
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION:

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REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Haslingden
SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Edenfield
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
PIECE: 505
BOOK: 4
FOLIO: 27
PAGE NUMBER: 3
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
James Mawdsley 35, Farmer
Jane Mawdsley 25
Alice Mawdsley 5
John Mawdsley 3
Sarah Ann Mawdsley 1

Sarah Anne Mawdsley
BIRTH DATE: 29 Mar 1840
BAPTISM DATE: 5 Apr 1840
PARISH: Haslingden, Lancashire, England
FATHER: James Mawdsley, occ. INNKEEPER. <<<<<<<<<<<<
MOTHER: Jane Mawdsley
REGISTER TYPE: Parish Registers
REFERENCE NUMBER: Pr 3016 1/16

Looks like James May have been Alice's father.

James Mawdsley
GENDER: Male
EVENT TYPE: Marriage
EVENT DATE: 10 Mar 1835
PARISH: Haslingden, Lancashire, England
SPOUSE: Jane Hargreaves
REGISTER TYPE: Parish Register

Alice Mawdsley
BIRTH DATE: 1 Jan 1835
BAPTISM DATE: 17 Apr 1836
PARISH: Haslingden, Lancashire, England
FATHER: James Mawdsley
MOTHER: Jane Mawdsley
REGISTER TYPE: Parish Registers
REFERENCE NUMBER: Pr 3016/1/15

James is an Innkeeper

John Mawdsley
BIRTH DATE: 12 Jan 1838
BAPTISM DATE: 30 Jan 1838
PARISH: Haslingden, Lancashire, England
FATHER: James Mawdsley
MOTHER: Jane Mawdsley
REGISTER TYPE: Parish Registers
REFERENCE NUMBER: Pr 3016 1/16

Maybe?

1851

Alice Mawdsley
AGE: 15
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1836
RELATION: Niece
GENDER: Female
WHERE BORN: Haslingden, Lancashire, England
CIVIL PARISH: Tottington Higher End
PHILLIMORE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH MAPS:
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COUNTY/ISLAND: Lancashire
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION:

CONDITION AS TO MARRIAGE:

DISABILITY:

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REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Haslingden
SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Rossendale
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 1d
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE NUMBER: 106
PIECE: 2249
FOLIO: 394
PAGE NUMBER: 29
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
John Crankshaw 28
Peggy Crankshaw 25
Ellen Crankshaw 4
Alice Crankshaw 2
William Crankshaw 22
Alice Mawdsley

Wow, that's a lot of info. Now I've really got to try to get my head around everything. Thanks so much.