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How do l decide which is my gt grandfather

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Pam

Pam Report 22 May 2006 12:03

l have two Daniel Logan's born Liverpool 1851 within a quarter of each other Trouble is a Daniel appears on the 1961 boarding with a family named White. Head is a Mariner. My gt grandfather was a Mariner too going to sea aged 12. l have all his details marriage cert, death cert. sibling's. children etc. all l don't have is his birth. There is a Daniel born Liverpool c1828 married to a Sarah on the 1851. Newlyweds and childless no sign of them after that. Can anyone advise me what to do. Pam

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 22 May 2006 12:11

Presumably the marriage cert you have is lacking the fathers details? Glen

Pam

Pam Report 22 May 2006 12:17

Hi Glen The marriage cert says Father Daniel. Labourer. Ahhh l'm awake now. l apply for the cert asking for the one who has Daniel as his father a Labourer. Thanks for triggering my brain into gear. Regards Pam

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 22 May 2006 12:44

I'm also guessing that he was born after the census was taken? Have you found a possible match for the father Daniel down as a labourer in the census?(although he might have had a different occupation in 1851 to the occupation details his son gave at the time of marriage.) Glen

Pam

Pam Report 22 May 2006 12:50

Hi Glen l have the elder Daniel Logan back to the 1841 at home with his parents. Typically both parents only put lreland as place of birth so stuck with them there. l am sending for Daniel's birth cert today so at least can confirm his father. The proverbial brick wall is what happened to Daniel's parents. l can't find a death for the father even though l have trawled the ancestry complete. Regards pam