Genealogy Chat

My husbands grandfather married Annie Erly in 1915, she came from Ossett Yorkshire area. I have details of her family on various census and I do know her parents came from Ireland. I am trying to find out if there are any living relatives. I have tried searching GR to see if anyone by that name is register but nothing comes up. Any suggestions welcome! Betty

Have you tried Friends Reunited? An outside chance but sometimes people put their schoolmates' names on. J

Hi J, No I haven't tried that will do it now but open to other suggestions just in case there not on FR. It's an unusual name too, I thought it would be easy to find them. Betty

There is the 192.com website but you normally have to buy credits to get the best out of it. http://www(.)192(.)com/search/people.cfm Cheers, Horatia

Hi again J, I just tried a search on FR, they won't allow you to search with just a surname, so put in James as this was the fathers name but nothing came up. Betty

Do you know when and where they died? Jim

Hi Horatia, Yes I thought about trying that but I was just wondering if there was any other way I could consider trying. Betty

Hi Jim, No I don't I haven't searched much with that side of husbands family, I do have them in the 1901 census and before that. I haven't bought and certificates or anything for this family other than Annie's who married my husbands grandfather. Betty

For the record Ann Erly married Thomas Collins - Lanchester Dec1915 ref 10a 779 Jim

Hi Jim, Yes that's the one!! Family in 1901 census 1901 ANNIE ERLY abt 1887 Ossett, Yorkshire, England Daughter Ossett Yorkshire RAG SORTER JAMES ERLY abt 1840 Ireland Head Ossett Yorkshire WOOL MILL HAND JAMES ERLY abt 1882 Ossett, Yorkshire, England Son Ossett Yorkshire COLLIER JOSEPH ERLY abt 1889 Ossett, Yorkshire, England Son Ossett Yorkshire MARGARET ERLY abt 1850 Ireland Wife Ossett Yorkshire MARGARET ERLY abt 1885 Ossett, Yorkshire, England Daughter Ossett Yorkshire RAG SORTER MARIA ERLY abt 1883 Ossett, Yorkshire, England Daughter Ossett Yorkshire RAG SORTER THOMAS ERLY abt 1878 Horbury, Yorkshire, England Son Ossett Yorkshire COLLIER COAL HEWER Betty

Hi Jim, Sorry I missed one of you messages, Yes I know when they die, they were living in Richmond Yorkshire when they both died. Annie Erly (Collins) died 15th November 1929 and Thomas Collins her husband died 18th May 1951. Betty

There are no residential Erly entries in the Ossett area in the BT online directory now.

Hi Brian, Thanks for checking that for me, I wonder where they all moved to after the 1901 census? Betty