Genealogy Chat

I have to log off now coz OH is stalking me, lmao..Anyway, i am looking for my G grandparents on my dads side, STILL! I just cant get anywhere with them, I have no DOB for either of them, they could come from anywhere in England, She could be from anywhere in the world! All i have is a partially done tree from my deceased nan, it says, ''James Yates, married to Elizabeth May Beau'' thats all ive got!! I do know they had a child called James Yates, who had a child called James Yates....I am almost to the point of give up with them now... :-( LOU XXXXXXXXXXXps. i will try to kick him off puter later so i can chat to yous all! xxx

Can you give a range of possible dates for marriage of James and Elizabeth May? Jim

I think you'll have to start the other end....ie. with more recent times and work back. Find your Dad's birth cert. Then his parents marriage, which will show father's names and occupation. I'm guessing that you will be back in to census time by then, so gradually you can build up the picture. Gwyn

You need to give more information - The part tree that you have found may or may not be correct - you really do need proven information with dates. I have done a run to see if I could find anything on a Beau-Yates marriage but come up with nothing - maybe part of the problem is that I don't know your age so I cannot guess the ages or dates of birth of your ancestors - eben your father. Your grandmother was doing the family tree - did she leave any papers to substantiate the information that she has set down ? As Gwyneth has said - you need to start with your parents and work back so before tackling your greats you need to know about your grands.

Another thing to consider: Beau is one of those names that's often misspelt or mistranscribed on official records. You may have to try Bow, le Beau or even Bean or Beam when you're searching for her. And May is often mistranscribed as Mary. Gordon

Thanx all...Yeah, i know most of the xperts are gone, HUGE shame! My Dad was born 1947 and died 1990...I dont have any other dates.. The tree my nan was doing was in a baby book for my big sis, she didnt add anything else... Anyway, yeah, spose i'll have to go back to ordering the certs again, hope i touch lucky! Cheers, LOUISE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Hello Louise, Where was your father born - might help as there are quite a few James & Elizabeths in 91 & 81 Sylvie

Louise you haven't named your father, but ancestry should have his birthdate on his death registration.If you would like some help send details by PM and I'll see what I can find. AT

could this be them ,dont know what time scale you are talking about Name: James Yates [James Gates] Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Relation: Son Father's name: James Mother's name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Davenham, Cheshire, England Civil parish: Rudheath Ecclesiastical parish: Davenham County/Island: Cheshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: Northwich Sub-registration district: Middlewich ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 69 Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth Yates 49 James Yates 51 James Yates 17 John Yates 26 Thomas Yates 15 View Original Record View original image View blank form Save This Record Attach this record to a person in your tree as a source record, or save for later evaluation. Save Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2607; Folio: 108; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542998. Name: James Yates Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838 Relation: Son Father's name: James Mother's name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Thornham, Kent, England Civil parish: Shoreham County/Island: Kent Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: Sevenoaks Sub-registration district: Shoreham ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 71 Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth Yates 45 Elizabeth Yates 4 James Yates 55 James Yates 23 Lucy Yates 13 Susan Yates 16

was just off to bed then.. Valerie, could be! I was born in Liverpool, as was my dad... his birth date was 7th april 1947, His parents were winifred butler (born yorkshire) and James Yates(possible middle name alexander) All i have is the names for winifred and james with no dates added, im sure both were born AFTER 1901 census (fuff)..winifred had just filled in her hubby's parents as James Yates and Elizabeth May baeu ( i assumed it was mis-spelt as i cant find any baeu's anywhere and changed it to beau...) Will have to get back ordering certs, i was hoping i was just missing it in the census and a new pair of eyes would find them... LOU xxxx PS. thanks for the help guys...xx

Do you have the marriage details for James and Winifred? Q1 1942 Halifax 9a 1313 if you have the death reg details of your g/parents these should give age/dob - a starting point for looking for ggparents marriage

There's a marriage for James Yates and Elizabeth M Bew, 1st quarter 1916 in Liverpool district (vol 8b page 5) That seems to fit about right with their grandson being born in 1947 Then looking at the births, there's a James A Yates, mother Bew, West Derby 1919 Oct-Dec 8b 1140.