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Tracy

Tracy Report 1 Sep 2009 23:04

looking for my grannys dad .. he born in workington c 1895ish (her mum born 1895) can only find 1 william stobbart born there, round that time. typed it in 1911 census search name and place not date came up 1898 as dose freebmd and all others ive checked ... but why cockermouth? ... he was born in workington,

tracy

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Sep 2009 23:09

Have you got their marriage cert. this wiil give their ages and hopefully both dads names so you work back from there

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 1 Sep 2009 23:11

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1174683


The registration district is probably Cockermouth


The other thread suggests 1898 as birth year

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 1 Sep 2009 23:15

Births Mar 1898 (>99%)
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Stobbart William John Cockermouth 10b 606



Workington is under Cockermouth registration district

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Tracy

Tracy Report 1 Sep 2009 23:30

shirley/glitterbabe

working from what my granny said her perants never married .. but i found a marrige reg today for them .. just couldnt understand the cockermouth

thankyou both!!! .. i am on the right conection x

tracy