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Sue, Have you tried Manchester FFHS.If you google Manchester FFHS.And see if there is anyone researching that name and the dates you are looking for. I did this with Derbyshire FFHS,Scrolled through the name I was reseaching and date,and BINGO someone else was researching the same name and dates.I emailed this lady and it turns out that we are 3rd cousins,We are arranging to meet in the near future. So please don't give up on him,just put it to one side for a week or so and try again. Good Luck with your relly. Sue

Hey now Sue, I've just hauled my mates PC round home and set up with my stuff ! Your not giving up at all, still loads of work to be done ...I haven't been through all this tonight to open up GC and find this message here. I agree, maybe chase other names and give Willy Wally Walker a miss for a wee while, but in the mean time don't you dare desert me !!! :-( Have you got my e.mail from earlier this evening ..? talk to me ! Please !! ;-) Elaine :-))

Sue You'll be back. This thing is too addictive! nell

sue.sorry to hear youve given up dear.i may well be joining you just depends what the parish stuff holds when i can finally get to bradford..hope he turns up when you least expect it (hopefully holding hands with my missing rellies lol.xx

hi jools. when i got his w cert [12 months ago] i thought 'great- an unusual middle name' no such luck ! the only william randall walker i have ever come accross was born in hendon in 1874 ! i do have the william randolph who died in the dewsbury area of dewsbury in 1904- right area , right age . pre 1872 no sign of that middle name ! he wasnt born by that name , and i am sure he must have been registered. is possible it should be randolph - he couldnt read or write when he married, could be a mistake. but still no william randolph's anywhere. i did have visions of finding a marriage between a william walker pre 1845 to a wife with the maiden name randall [ this did happen on another branch ] but as they say, lightening doesnt strike twice. where can i go from here, without buying every b cert [if i already havnt got it] for every w w born between 1842 and 1846 in manchester . sue.

Sue - just a thought - if Randall ran in the family (so to speak)did you ever try doing a middle name search on the IGI? Jools

hi all, i have finally accepted the inevitable, and decided to put william [r] walker and all his branch onto a very high shelf in the attic ! like most of you i do like to have the b certs and w certs. and always double check everyone who goes on to my tree. then when i get pre 1837, its off to the library and the parish records- or on here begging [lol] i would hate to waste time on the wrong people, finding enough time to do this, when work-family and housework interfere , is hard enough. but with a name like his, i would never be sure. too many by that name born to ever be sure i had the right one. same with his father, same name, no definate info pre 1873. it is so frustrating, but i really do not know what else i can do. so many generous people have tried to help me over the last few months. some have given me tips, lots have given me info. denise even went to the reg office and posted me a possible b cert back ! but as he changed his age slightly between 1881/1891 and 1901. i do not even know the definate year he was born. without a big shovel and a dna kit, what else can i do ? again many thanks to all who have helped me with wrw in the past. i am REALLY going to stop mentioning him on here ever again. lol. sue. [time to go look at branches i know i can do !] but i am always open to advice !