Genealogy Chat

Thank you to everyone for your help. Linda, Who is the Mary Ann Whalley that you found living with and does it give any more info. Gail

Found these Marys - any good? NameAgeWhereBornAdministratiCountyCivilParishOccupation Mary Bullough 27 Bolton Lancaster Farnworth Mary Coxall 26 Lanc Bolton Lancashire Farnworth Mary Crossley 27 Lancashire Bolton Lancaster Farnworth Weaver Cotton Mary Fell 26 Lanc Bolton Lancashire Farnworth Mary Hampson 25 Lancashire Bolton Lancaster Farnworth Mary Jackson 26 Lancashire Bolton Lancaster Farnworth Mary Massey 27 Lanc Bolton Lancashire Farnworth Roving Tenter Cotton Card Room Mary Mcgrail 25 Lancs Bolton Lancaster Farnworth Cotton Card Room Hand Mary Newton 27 Lancashire Bolton Lancashire Farnworth Mary Toft 25 Bolton Lancs Lancashire Farnworth Cotton Weaver Mary Walsh 25 Bolton Lancs Lancashire Farnworth Mary Worrall 25 Lancashire Bolton Lancashire Farnworth nell

Gail The plot thickens! I can't find Mary Ann Whalley/Wally/Walley in the 1901 index, nor can I find any Mary Anns aged 26 +/- a year born in Lanc*, Lancs, Lancashire, Bolton or Farnworth Bolton. nell

Gail These are marriages for Mary Ann Whalley on Ancestry civil reg in Lancashire: About this database A collection of indexes to Birth, Marriage, and Death records for England and Wales, between 1837 and 1983. More information below « Global Search Results Prev 1 2 Name Year Quarter District County Volume Page WHALLEY, Mary Ann 1884 March Manchester (1837-1924) Lancashire 8d 204 Whalley, Mary Ann 1885 December Oldham Greater Manchester Lancashire 8d 918 WHALLEY, Mary Ann 1887 September Stockport Cheshire Lancashire 8a 82 WHALLEY, Mary Ann 1890 December Liverpool (1837-1924) Lancashire 8b 214 Whalley, Mary Ann 1891 June Lancaster Lancashire 8e 1101 WHALLEY, Mary Ann 1892 December Blackburn Lancashire 8e 703 WHALLEY, Mary Ann 1892 March West Derby Lancashire 8b 506 WHALLEY, Mary Ann 1894 June Blackburn Lancashire 8e 647 Whalley, Mary Ann 1894 September Blackburn Lancashire 8e 827 WHALLEY, Mary Ann 1897 September Bolton Lancashire 8c 528 Whalley, Mary Ann 1899 September Salford Greater Manchester Lancashire 8d 243 Whalley, Mary Ann 1901 December Chorley Lancashire 8e 820 Whalley, Mary Ann 1902 September Blackburn Lancashire 8e 870 nell

Yes you can!! I successfully found my grandfather by putting in 'Tom' and a four year age range in the village where he was born. His family had been mistrancribed as STREET instead of STRUTT. About 10 Tom/Thomas appeared but it was easy to pick out which was mine. I was well pleased!! :) Anne

Hi Nell, I am looking for Mary Ann Whalley born 1875 Farnworth Bolton, Lancaashire. Thanks Gail

Gail If you look for her under her maiden name and can't find her, you can do a search using her first name, place and date of birth. BUT unless she is the only person that comes up, you might have to go through several pages - unless you know who she married. Go on, give us a clue! Put her details and we can all have a go! nell

Hi all, I could give Age and place of birth plus her maiden name but I think she may have married. Gail

If you are looking on the official site (as opposed to Ancestry) you need to give an age and place of birth as well as a first name, but you can do it. Obviously it helps if your relative had an unusual first name or you can limit the place of birth to a town instead of a county. That's how I found my great-grandfather as his surname had been mistranscribed as LENORTHEY when it was in fact SMOOTHY. nell

Not necessarily, Annette. It depends how much supporting info you have to narrow it down, and how rare the name is of course. E.g. if all you have to go on is John, age 26 from Yorkshire, then forget it. But if you have Jabez or Job, from a smallish town or village, then very often a first name search will find that badly transcribed surname for you.

okay thanks for that Gail

You could enter just a first name and an approximate age and area. The problem is you would get hundreds of results, depending on how common the name is.

Hi, Could I look for a person on the 1901 census by their first name? Gail