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Jennifer

Jennifer Report 10 Oct 2011 14:52

How can I find the mother of a child born in 1800's? I have a record of Thomas being the father of Hugh Pilkington c1798 baptised in Liverpool St Nicholas but can't trace the mother. Any ideas!

Potty

Potty Report 10 Oct 2011 15:34

Where did you find the baptism? familysearch have a baptism for a Hugh Pilkinton in 1798 in Bolton le Moors, mother Martha

Flick

Flick Report 10 Oct 2011 22:55

Unfortunately, baptisms at St Nicholas, Halewood, Liverpool have not been transcribed for that year on Lancsbmd

Gee

Gee Report 11 Oct 2011 09:01

Cant help with his birth Im affraid but just in case you dont have this

Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921
Name: Hugh Pilkington <<Batchelor
Age: Full Age
Marriage Date: 29 Jan 1839
Parish: Liverpool St Nicholas
Spouse's Name: Margaret Aspey <Spinster
Father's Name: Thomas Pilkington
Spouse Father's Name: Joseph Aspey

Although it says he is a batchelor above, looking at the census below, it has to be a second marriage for him?

1841 England Census
about Hugh Pilkington
Name: Hugh Pilkington
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
Gender: Male
Where born: Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Liverpool
Hundred: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Liverpool
Sub-registration district: Islington
Piece: 558
Book: 12
Folio: 40
Page Number: 26
Household Members: Name Age
Hugh Pilkington 40
George Pilkington 10
Joseph Pilkington 6
John Pilkington 4
Joseph Aspey 20
Margaret Pilkington 20 <<Impossible to read the age on the census
Ann Pilkington 6 MO


Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Burials, 1813-1974
about Hugh Pilkington
Name: Hugh Pilkington
Birth Year: abt 1798
Age: 49
Burial Date: 13 Jun 1847
Parish: Old Haymarket St John

Researching:

Flick

Flick Report 11 Oct 2011 09:45

??????

GEORGE PILKINGTON

Christening: 29 JUL 1831 St Johns Old Haymarket, Liverpool, Lancashire, England


Father: HUGH PILKINGTON Mother: MARGARET


Source Information:
Batch No.: C021253


Jennifer

Jennifer Report 11 Oct 2011 20:53

Thanks for the info guys, I found the baptisim of Hugh on Ancestry it was in St Nicholas Church, Liverpool, lancaster 1801 showing Thomas as the father profession - weaver. Still no closer to finding his mum though. Still need your help please!