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Sherrie No mothers listed on any of the ones I gave you or I would have listed them. What info I gave you is all that is on the register Lou

if you get a chance to get down to the manchester records office, could you please check if thomas ashton b.1799 to samuel lists a mother for both and if it lists any other info....it makes life hard when there are two with the same father all his census stated was b. manchester and both censuses I looked at put his birth at 1799. thanks

John Have e mailed you Lou

Lou, Thanks for your help it is very much appreciated John x

thanks for your help sherrie

Hi Lou, many thanks for taking the time to look it was much appreciated.Best wishes Diane

Lou I have been to the family records centre and the marriage is not in the indexes and I know some did not always get sent there, so have been advised to try the records office for Burnley direct. Thanks anyway Siobhan

Irene Very different but leave it with me...got lots of look ups to do myself for Chorlton area Lou

Hi Irene I'm a bit 'woolley' when it comes to Ancoats, there's a very fine line about where the districts split and which bits are Manchester and which bits are Ashton under Lyne. Saying that I'm fairly sure that Gorton comes under AUL and I'm going to the local library tomorrow for Richard Platell so I'll have a poke around and see whether anything comes up. Other than that I'm back down in Manchester on Friday so will do the same there Lou

John Couldn't find what you wanted (the film was being used!) so will try again Friday when I go in again...it was mental in there today! Lou

Sherrie A few possibles for you, babe, at least I had SOME success: Thomas Ashton 17th Jan 1796 Father Richard Ashton St Anns's Manchester Thomas Ashton 29 Jan 1797 Father William Ashton St Ann's, Manchester Thomas Ashton 8 July 1799 Father Samuel Ashton St Ann's, Manchester Thomas Ashton 11 August 1799 Father Samuel Ashton Manchester Cathedral Hope these are of some use to you Lou

thanks lou, it was really good of you to do this for me anyway lynsey

Anyone who requested information on an event at Manchester Cathedral, the information has been located by their archivist and I have to go down on Friday to collect it so will post those details then. Anyone I didn't get to this time, I will go again sometime next week Lou

Pat Couldn't locate a death that matched Catherine but a lot of the more 'recent' films were being used so could only view a few Lou

Irene It will either be Manchester or Ashton under Lyne and I can check either for you if you want to let me know the details Lou

Siobhan Burnley not covered by Manchester, sorry, but Ann Frowd has a thread on both the Tips and Records Boards. She's going to the Family Records Centre in London this coming weekend, if you post her a message I'm sure she would take a look for you Lou

Diane Couldn't locate a birth for Thomas Crowther in Hulme. Checked 1830-1835, quite a lot of Thomas Crowther's but nothing listed as Hulme. The 1841 census is also just a 'headcount' and only lists the Head of Household so a 9 year old Thomas wouldn't show up Lou

Lynsey Sorry, couldn't locate any workhouse records for the period you wanted Lou

Hi Lou, I have been waiting for ages for a marriage certificate from Manchester cathedral but it doesn't look too good. I am waiting for a Joseph Lawton who married margaret Shawcross at the Cathedral on the 20th Jan 1828. If you could get some info on this that would be great!! Also I am looking for a Joseph Lawton b 1836 in barton Upon Irwell. I know the index only starts from 1837 so where do I start? His parents where the ones above. Best Wishes John

Pat In that case I can't help, sorry, Manchester doesn't hold the records for Bootle. I'm not sure where does, possibly Liverpool or Southport? I'll have a look for the death for Catherine for you though cos she comes under the Manchester district Lou