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Brothers?
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Catherine | Report | 10 Jun 2004 12:40 |
How can I find out if the following are brothers as they were both born pre 1837? THOMAS GORST Head M Male 64 Leftwich, Cheshire, England Bricklayer Source Information: Dwelling Malkins Bank Census Place Betchton, Cheshire, England Family History Library Film 1341847 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 3537 / 26 Page Number 8 AND JOHN GORST Head W Male 55 Winsford, Cheshire, England Waterman Source Information: Dwelling 156 High St Census Place Over, Cheshire, England Family History Library Film 1341844 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 3527 / 78 Page Number 5 They both had sons called WILLIAM GORST, born within in a year of each other who married sisters (EMMA and ELIZA STRINGER) and witnessed each others weddings! Is this enough to assume that THOMAS and JOHN were brothers and the 2 WILLIAMS cousins?? Cate :-) |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 10 Jun 2004 12:52 |
Hi Catherine No it's not eough to assume they were brothers (although it does seem likely). They could be cousins. The best way to check is to have a look at the parish registers for Leftwich and Winsford to see what the parents names were in each case. Jeanette |
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Geoff | Report | 10 Jun 2004 13:22 |
From IGI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS GORST Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: 1819 Norwich, , Lancashire, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: ROBERT GORST Family Mother: MARTHA BROWN I know the place looks silly, but NORTHWICH is only a mile from Leftwich |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 10 Jun 2004 14:52 |
I saw that too Geoff but was unsure as I don't know the area. There was also a John born around the right time with the same parents but the place was given as Liverpool, Lancashire. Jeanette |
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Catherine | Report | 11 Jun 2004 06:28 |
Thanks Geoff, how did you find that, I've been looking for days!! Cate:-) |
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Helen | Report | 11 Jun 2004 08:44 |
On the IGI search of the LDS site, if you enter the father's full name and mother's name, select birth/christening and a wide year range say +/- 10 yrs of a date you know, and your region and county, you should get back a list of all chilldren known to those parents. Not all will be yours of course, but you can usually group them by the place name. Helen |
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Catherine | Report | 11 Jun 2004 21:56 |
Thanks Helen and Thelma, you've given me plenty to keep busy!! cate :-) |