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Born Manchester December 1937 mother Muriel Barnet. Victoria's father was my grandfather's brother and I cannot find any trace after her birth, anyone know what happened to her?

Theresa Bastow (nee Catignani)

do you mean this one ?

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005 about Viotoria H Catignani
Name: Viotoria H Catignani
Mother's Maiden Surname: Dorricott
Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1938
Registration district: Manchester S
Registration county: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8d
Page Number: 190 (click to see others on page)

And I found this 1;

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
about Victoria H Barnet
Name: Victoria H Barnet
Mother's Maiden Surname: Dorricott
Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1938
Registration district: Manchester S
Registration county: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8d
Page Number: 190


Confused dotcom!! LOL

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005 about Muriel Dorricott
Name: Muriel Dorricott
Spouse Surname: charles Barnett
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1917
Registration district: Chorlton
Registration county (inferred): Lancashire
Volume Number: 8c
Page Number: 1400
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

Even more confused now Lindsey*

Where does the surname Catignani come from then?

Dee xx

EDIT>>>>>>>>> Doh!!!! So Muriel was firstly married to Mr Barnett and the secondly to Mr Catignani ?

i think Muriel father was Herbert Dorricott and mother was Ann Holt

You have dug up a 14-year-old query, to which the poster never returned.

Use PM system to try to make contact if you think she will still be interested, although the query was specifically about the child

Peter -

This thread is 14 years old.

Theresa won't be looking for replies here now - and didn't post any response to the help given then.

You can send her a private message - just click on her board name Catignani at the top of her post, and use the resulting form.

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If she does, it may be by posting here on her thread (you'll have to keep an eye on it, as GR won't tell you if there's a reply here) , or it may be by replying privately to your message, in which case GR will email you a link to her reply.

Purely out of interest....I'm at a loose end

1939 Register
6 Summer Place, Manchester, Manchester C.B., Lancashire, England
Muriel Barnett 24 Dec 1896 Female Shop Cleaner Widowed 34 1
Hilda V Ward (Barnett) 29 Dec 1937 Female Under School Age Single 34 2
Albert J Barnett 04 Dec 1922 Male Accountan Warehouse Manufacture Single 34 3
John R Barnett 19 Jul 1924 Male Dental Mechanic Single 34 4
Alfred Cartignani 24 Nov 1897 Male Plastic Moulder Single 34 5


Marriages Mar 1958 (>99%)
BARNETT Hilda V WARD Manchester 10e 361
WARD Frank BARNETT Manchester 10e 361


Name Hilda Victoria Ward
Death Age 63
Birth Date 29 Dec 1937
Registration Date Oct 2001
Registration District Cheshire east
Inferred County Cheshire
Register Number E3
District and Subdistrict 3441E
Entry Number 102

The first of Muriel's legitimate children

BARNETT, FLORENCE EMILY DORRICOTT
GRO Reference: 1920 M Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 1488
BARNETT, FLORENCE EMILY 0
GRO Reference: 1920 S Quarter in PRESTWICH Volume 08D Page 284

1921 Census Of England & Wales
5, Sherwood Terrace, Heald Place, South Manchester, Lancashire, England
Robert Battersby Head Male 1876 45 Lancaster, Lancashire, England House Painter W Windle, Cross Coal St, Stalybridge
Hilda Battersby Wife Female 1896 24 Nottinghamshire, England Machinist Ladies Underclothing J New Cross Underclothing, 43 Richmond St, Manchester Works
Cecilia Battersby Daughter Female 1916 4 Denbighshire, Wales - -
Hilda Battersby Daughter Female 1920 1 Lancaster, Lancashire, England - -
William Battersby Son Male 1900 21 Lancaster, Lancashire, England House Painter W Kindle Crosscliffe St, Stalybridge
Elizabeth Battersby Daughter-in-law Female 1898 22 Lancaster, Lancashire, England Hospital Ward Maid Union Hospital, Didsbury
Charles Barnett Lodger Male 1889 31 Worcestershire, England Porter (Shop), Mantles & Furs, Out Of Work Styles Mantle, Piccadilly Manchester
Muriel Barnett Lodger Female 1897 24 Rusholme, Lancashire, England Household Duties Private
Alice Goode Sister-in-law Female 1894 26 South Carlton, Lincolnshire, England Household Duties Private
Margaret Hulse Niece Female 1914 7 Lancaster, Lancashire, England School -
Wilfred Goode Nephew Male 1917 4 Denbighshire, Wales - -
Lillian Goode Niece Female 1919 2 Lancaster, Lancashire, England - -

None of the people transcribed as being born in Lancaster was born there.

Name Muriel Barnett
Maiden Name Dorricott
Gender Female
Birth Date 1897
Death Date 18 Sep 1952
Cemetery Southern Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Father Herbert Dorricott
Spouse Charles William Barnett

Buried with father and husband



Deaths Jun 1949 (>99%)
Catignani Alfred 51 Manchester 10e 238


Name Alfred Catignani
Age 51
Record Type Burial
Birth Date abt 1898
Death Date abt 1949
Burial Date 21 May 1949
Burial Place Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Cemetery Southern Cemetery
Cemetery Section I-----Roman Catholic
Grave Number 1670
Occupation Laborer
Buried with 6 unrelated individuals

i deliberate left the message their for anyone to find who looking for this Dorricott line as i can take it a lot father back than herbert dorricott as it merges into my dorricott line

Well, the woman who posted the request obviously has no interest as she didn't return in 2011 to look at replies, and TBH, you didn’t seem very certain of the accuracy of your info ;-) ;-)