Genealogy Chat

i know this board is generally for sharing tips but i was wondering if someone could give me some! if i cant find an entire family on the igis where would i be able to find info on them? (period 1835-50) lou

Hi Lou, I have had a couple of families who slipped through the net too. Do you have them on the 1841 or 1851 census? Elaine

hi elaine yes i have parents with children on 41, 51 and 61 census (one child left by 61) but the rest are there. im trying to establish what the mothers name was and who the fathers parents could have been! lou

If they married after 1837 you can find the marriage and obtain their marriage certificate. This will give you their fathers names. Their childrens birth certificates will give their mothers maiden name. Did you search the IGI on the family search site? This is incomplete, but someone on here was doing look ups from the BVRI which should fill in some of the gaps. Elaine.

elaine whats the bvri? as you can tell i know what im doing !!!! LOL! the children were born 1838c,40c,42c and 44c. therefore the parents marriage would have been anytime. according to the census' the father was born abt 1816 and the mother abt 1818. lou

Looby Lou - tell me who you are looking for / dob / place etc if known. Regards - Jim

hi jim im looking for the marriage of Richard Foley to elizabeth-dont know her maiden name. Or his birth abt 1816. (according to census records) his children are all listed on the free bmd with ref numbers but im not in a position to be able to order certificates. Anyway i know when they are born between sep 1837 and dec 1844. So i assume the marriage would be between 1830 and 1837. they are all born in plymouth and are residing at james st in 41 and 51-charles the martyr parish, then in 61 have moved up the road and are in the parish of st andrews. thanks for looking lou

Looby Lou Have you come across this info. already ? Richard Foley / Elizabeth Rowell - marraige - 24 July 1836 - Stoke Damerel, Devon. Birth - Richard Foley - 1814 - christened / 1 May 1814 - place - Hartland , Devon. Father - Peter Foley Mother - Grace These are the only ones that I can find as a match to your info. Regards Jim ps - whats names of kids / dob.

With regard to the IGI, it contains, at best, a minute proportion of available info. Some counties, or individual parishes, are unwilling to allow LDS to access and copy their records.......... The site is constantly being amended........records are rotated in some instances, so what is not there this week, could well pop up next week........... With ref to purchasing certs...........perhaps you could put one on your Christmas present wish list............ Reg

Nice one James. :-) Keith

james thanks for that info lst night. the kids were richard born 1837, sarah jane born 1839, elizabeth born 1840 and fred born 1844. the bmd has brought all of them up but im not able to order certificates at the moment. lou

I notice that Richard's middle name is Newbery Births Sep 1837 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLEY Richard Newbery Plymouth 9 262 Wonder if that is a clue to mum's maiden name? I've had that happen in my family, but I had to get birth cert to prove it. Selena

hi selena there is something funny happening. richard and elizabeth are the parents and i have them on the census'. in 51 they are all together with thier children and elizabeth mole-relationship-mother and susan foy or fox relationship mother in law. on the 41 census they are at the same address as the later census still with susan fox and a lady called sarah newbury-she would be about the age of his grandma, just cant quite fit them together! lou

Looby Lou Have you found FRED FOLEY ( 1844 ) on the 1881 Census ? Found one with same name aged 36, Married to an Elizabeth and has several children. He was born in Plymouth, Devon but living in Yorkshire. Is he a match ? Regards Jim

hi james this is my fred that you refer to. he is my gg grandfather. He had a number of children, the first 3 or 4 in plymouth and the rest were in Hull. we also think we have found a child belonging to him and his wife that was born out of wedlock but we didnt know she existed! his wife was elizabeth jane discombe of east stonehouse devon. i have a bit of info on him its his father i done know about. thansk for looking, its great to know there are people willing to help lou

Hello Looby Lou Further to what I sent regarding dob of Richard Foley ( 1814 ) Hartland, Devon. Full Names / Marraige of Parents of Richard Foley - Peter Foley / Grace Burman - marraige - 2 Mar 1802 - Hartland, Devon. Do these places / areas come up on the census details that you have looked at before ? Do these seem likely matches ? Regards Jim