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Carol Duffy

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trishcurtis

trishcurtis Report 1 Nov 2007 16:24

Annie Widbin b 1882 July-Sept Bradford vol 9b page 83

can only find one family named Widbin father David all living Bradford Halifax area but no Anne a daughter Kate b right year and place but ?? other siblings.. The name has likely changed over they years different spelling Widbin kept coming up with Annie Woodbine but wrong county and area
Pat

trishcurtis

trishcurtis Report 1 Nov 2007 16:06

Hello Carol you don't say where your family born but put the name in and county open as you say unusual name. You said he was 66 when he died in 1974 so born around 1907-8 found this info
Noble Matthews b 1907 Oct-Dec North Bierley Yorkshire vol 9b page 134

Leonard Matthews b 1911 Oct-Dec North Bierley vol 9b page 39
mothers maiden name Widbin

Annie Widbin married John Mathews 1902 Jan-Mar Bradford Yorkshire vol 9b page 37

the only Widbin that came up will now run a check on her see if I can find her family

Pat there were other Nobles but not born 1907

Gilbert

Gilbert Report 1 Nov 2007 14:11

Hi Carol all you have to do is find a marriage or birth cert & try & get it back to the 1901 census then you can start with your tree, But you will not be able to trace any one if it is after the 1901 census look for whoes father then his father & so on will that help.

gilbert

Carol

Carol Report 2 Jun 2007 22:56

Hi, I have no idea how to start and trace my family history so if anyone can help I would be grateful. My fathers name was Noble Matthews quite unusual name if anyone knows of any connection. He died in 1974 aged 66, all I know is he had a brother called Leonard who I never met and know nothing more about his family. My father married my mother Evelyn Doreen Massam and this was his second marriage I am the youngest of their children and my father was 55 when I was born. Any information of any connection would be gratefully recieved. Carol (Matthews) Duffy