Genealogy Chat

Thank you Kath for your reply.If as I think Mary was born Romany and I remember my olive skinned curly haired grandmother,it is possible her children would have her surname. I will follow follow up on your find, Gracias from Anne

Can't find a likely one in thre 1861 census. There is this one in the 1871:- Name: Mary Kershaw Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Relation: Boarder Gender: Female Where born: Ireland Civil Parish: Bury Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity Town: Bury County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: 2 South Back King Street Occupation: Dressmaker Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Bury Sub-registration district: South Bury ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 207 Household Members: Name Age John G Flo 5 Margaret Flo 14 Ann Maria Kershan 10 Mary Kershaw 39 James Yates 24 John Yates 1 Sarah Ann Yates 21 * I think John G., Margaret and Ann Maria have had their surnames mistranscribed. Where the transcriber has put 'Flo', I think it should just be Kershaw (the image actually has 'do' for ditto. Kath. x

There is this Mary Ann Kershaw in the 1851 census, down as just 'relative':- Name: Mary Ann Kershaw Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Relation: Relative Gender: Female Where born: Ireland Civil Parish: Dukinfield Ecclesiastical parish: St John Town: Stalybridge County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Bridge Street Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Ashton Under Lyne Sub-registration district: Dukinfield ED, institution, or vessel: 1h Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 94 Household Members: Name Age Catherine Jaime Kershaw 33 Daniel Kershaw 38 Eliza Kershaw 32 Joseph Kershaw 7 Mark Kershaw 1 Mary Ann Kershaw 19 Thos Kershaw 17 Kath. x

Thwere is this one in the 1841 census:- Name: Mary Kershaw Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Household: View other family members Gender: Female Where born: Ireland Civil Parish: Liverpool Hundred: Liverpool County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Andersons Buildings Occupation: View Image Source information: HO107/566/12 Registration district: Liverpool Sub-registration district: St Thomas ED, institution, or vessel: 23 Folio: 16 Page: 26 (click to see others on page) Line number: 15 GSU Number: 438718 Family members (no relationship given):- Bartholomew Kershaw abt 1806 Ireland Liverpool Lancashire Catharine Kershaw abt 1837 Ireland Liverpool Lancashire James Kershaw abt 1834 Ireland Liverpool Lancashire Mary Kershaw abt 1801 Ireland Liverpool Lancashire Mary Kershaw abt 1831 Ireland Liverpool Lancashire Michael Kershaw abt 1828 Ireland Liverpool Lancashire Kath. x

Hi Lyn, I am a scouser also and love my City of Liverpool.All that I have is Mary Kershaw born in Co:Longford about 1831.I have no records except Jane Kershaw,her daughters marriage certificate to my g/grandfather Richard Cooke in 1876.Janes 's father is stated as being deceased, an Edward Kershaw,a commercial traveller.I was told that Mary was of Spanish blood,but I think she was Romany and Edward was a TRAVELLER and leave the commercial out. Thank you for replying with regards from Anne

Anne What was your gt/gt/gt/grandmothers name? Any other details of her family too. Regards, Lyn x x

I have an intuition that my g/g/grandmother emigrated to Liverpool to escape the Irish famine.I have her recorded on the 1891 census,born Co: Longford 1831.Daughter Jane was born in Prescot (no record) I think it may have been in the Workhouse about 1855.I have found them on the 1861 census living in a Liverpool district.Can I possibly find any sort of a record before this date. Anne in Spain.