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Hi Maureen, Sorry I have not got back sooner. Thanks very much for that it looks very promising Sue

1901 How about this family? Name: Esther A Tilton Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Edwin Mother's name: Alice Gender: Female Where born: Ashton-u-Lyne, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Ashton under Lyne Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch Town: Ashton under Lyne County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Registration district: Ashton-under-Lyne Sub-registration district: Ashton Town ED, institution, or vessel: 24 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 139 Household Members: Name Age Alice Tilton 49 Clara Tilton 17 Edward Tilton 13 Edwin Tilton 57 Esther A Tilton 15 John Tilton 11 Joseph Tilton 8 Thomas Tilton 27 Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3785; Folio: 14; Page: 20 Maureen

Although judging from ages, Grandmother is more likely. Jim

Thanks Jim, Think I will have to get all the data together and see if i can link it up to what i have, looks like I will have to send for some of the Certs, to see if I can link Edward to Edwin as a name change. Many Thanks for your Help. Sue

If Edwin is right, here he is with Mother in 1871 1871 England Census Record about Edwin Fitton Name: Edwin Fitton Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relation: Son Mother's name: Esther Gender: Male Where born: Ashton, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Ashton under Lyne Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch Town: Ashton under Lyne County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Ashton Under Lyne Sub-registration district: Ashton Town ED, institution, or vessel: 20 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 48 Household Members: Name Age Edwin Fitton 22 Esther Fitton 76 Joseph Fitton 42 Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 4071; Folio: 141; Page: 9; GSU roll: 846351.

Jim you are a Star, Thanks very much for that Fitter must one of the only spellings I haven't tried. Many Many Thanks Sie

Better still - this one Marriages Mar 1873 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton Eleanor Sarah Ashton 8d 747 ==>FITTER Edwin Ashton 8d 747 ==>Shaw Alice Ashton under Lyne 8d 747 Shefford George Ashton under Lyne 8d 747

Hi Thanks Jim I will have a look at that one Thanks Sue

Here is Edwin's marriage to Mary Emma (Nancy married David - see 1891 census Marriages Mar 1885 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bray Mary Emma Ashton 8d 605 Cruickshanks David Ashton 8d 605 Fitton Edwin Ashton 8d 605 Porritt Nancy Ashton 8d 605 Jim

Hi I have found the 1881 records for Edwin, it look promising living on the right street and the right occupation Coal miner. Found him in 1871 living with his mother who is called Esther. But can't find him in 1891 or 1901. Not sure which way to go now, will just have to keep searching. Thanks Sue

Hi Jim and Kath, Thanks for the info. Yes that is Esther's marriage she married George Frederick Wood. This what i couldn't understand, managed to find the birth records and her marriage record but no census, I am now thinking they were damaged so couldn't be transcribed. Sue

You might already have this, but this looks like Esther's marriage:- Name: Esther Alice Fitton Year of Registration: 1907 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Ashton Under Lyne County: Cheshire, Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 687 Spouse either George Turner, OR George Frederick Smith Wood. Kath. x

Clara - birth reg Q2 1893 death Q3 1893 Jim

Hi Kath Thanks for that I will have a look and see if i can link it to the names I have Many Thanks Sue

Are you sure the parents are Edward and Alice? There is a family in Ashton under Lyne in 1881 where the parents are EDWIN and Alice, (although Edwin could be a mistake for Edward). They have children - Thomas, James ans John, who are older than the ages you give for the children, but these children on the 1881 census could have died and they named later ones after them. Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4038; Folio: 56; Page: 31 Kath. x

Many Thanks to all that have contributed especially Maureen finding the tilton mis trancribed you were all on the right lines and have now got all the family Many thanks. I have been asked by a great Aunt to try and hunt down her husbands side of the family. I have found Birth records for them, but Despite hours of searching I can not find them on any Census. She has the birth certificate for Esther Alice Fitton Father Edward Mother Alice nee Shaw Esther was born 27th Aug 1885 at Duncan St Ashton Lancashire Esther has siblings Clara born either 1883 or 1893 Ashton under Lyne Mary hannah born 1882 Ashton under Lyne Joseph born 1892 Ashton under Lyne Edward born 1884 Ashton under Lyne Thomas born 1880 Ashton under Lyne John born 1890 Ashton Under Lyne Has any one any ideas where I might find them I have searched Ancestry and IGI. Sue

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