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hi i am looking for a mary dorothy blanshard born 1875 st helens lancashire. she married james parr in 1895 in st helens lancashire. on the 1901 census she is known as dora and on the 1911 census it gives her full name as mary dorothy.

Births Jun 1875
Blanshard Mary Dorothy
Prescot
8b 695

Marriages Jun 1895

Blanshard Mary Dorothy
Prescot
8b 952
Parr James
Prescot
8b 952

i know i could send off for the certs to find out who her parents are but i am looking into this for an elderly friend who is a pensioner and cant afford it and my hubby was made redundant so cant afford to send for it on her behalf.

if anyone can see a mary or dora blanshard in the st helens area of lancashire on the 1891.81 census i would be very grateful
thanks linda

1881

William BLANCHARD Head M Male 59 S Shields, Durham, England Glass Cutter
Mary Ann BLANCHARD Wife M Female 52 St Helens, Lancashire, England
John T. BLANCHARD Son U Male 28 St Helens, Lancashire, England Lab Alkali Works
Elizabeth B. BLANCHARD Daur U Female 26 St Helens, Lancashire, England Dom Serv
Thomas BLANCHARD Son U Male 22 St Helens, Lancashire, England Bricklayer
Jane A. BLANCHARD Daur U Female 19 St Helens, Lancashire, England Dom Serv
James BLANCHARD Son Male 12 St Helens, Lancashire, England Scholar
Dorothy BLANCHARD Daur Female 5 St Helens, Lancashire, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling 105 Lowe Street
Census Place Windle, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1341893
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3733 / 39
Page Number 1

wow ann that was fast. thanks so much your help is very much appreciated
linda x

This is a possible in 1881, but without a certificate you will not know for sure.

Name: Dorothy Blanchard
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Female
Where born: St Helens, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Windle
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 105 Lowe Street
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Prescot
Sub-registration district: St Helens
ED, institution, or vessel: 8a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Blanchard 59
Mary Ann Blanchard 52
John T. Blanchard 28
Elizabeth B. Blanchard 26
Thomas Blanchard 22
Jane A. Blanchard 19
James Blanchard 12
Dorothy Blanchard 5

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 3733; Folio: 39; Page: 1; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341893.


Helen

1891 she is Dora Blanchard but I cant see the full census

thanks you so much everyone for all your help
linda x

Could this be Dorothy's parents marriage?????
Prescot and St. Helens are close to each other.

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Marriages Jun 1850 (>99%)
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Blanshard William Prescott 20 909 *
Butler Thomas Prescot 20 909
Butler Thomas Preston 20 909
Case Mary Ann Prescot 20 909 *
Charlson Edward Prescot 20 909
Hall Margaret Prescot 20 909
JENNINGS Bridget Prescot 20 909
Monks Jonathan Prescot 20 909
Rowlan Ann Prescot 20 909

If you look on lancashirebmd you can find most of the children's births and no doubt some of the marriages may be there too. It's great fun to trawl through and very easy.

This is the above marriage but from lancashire bmd.



Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1850
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
BLANSHARD William CASE Mary A Prescot Register Office or Registrar Attended Prescot R/5/20

Cynthia thanks so much for your help and i have spoke to my friend and she said there were some relatives by the name of case but she never knew what their connection was.
thanks so much
linda x