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I am looking for my great grandad James rawlinson Taylor he was b1888 in Cracoe subdistrict of Grassington , Skipton. His parents are Thomas Taylor and Margaret Rawlinson. Last year i thought i had him on 1901 census in Burnley, But i have been in touch with some one whom had the same details as me. It turns out that her Margaret was not Rawlinson but a Bentham. I know Thomas and Margaret where married in1883 in settle district. Today i have trawled through 1891/1901 census trying to find all 3 together . Im desperate for help as im back to square one and i dont know years of birth for parents only that thomas was a farmer at time of James birth. Help Help Please !!!. Many thanks Tracy in Snowy Clitheroe . My James is not lost any more he is safe and back with me it turns out i was correct with my details thank god i was a bit pushy . lol Tracy

have you got parents marriage cert - it will help Jess x

Is this them 1901 Alice Taylor abt 1891 Burnley, Lancashire, England Daughter Great Timble Yorkshire James Taylor abt 1889 Cracoe, Yorkshire, England Son Great Timble Yorkshire Jane Taylor abt 1893 Threslefield, Yorkshire, England Daughter Great Timble Yorkshire Margaret Taylor abt 1861 Hutton, Westmorland, England Wife Great Timble Yorkshire Thomas Taylor abt 1861 Turner Ford, Yorkshire, England Head Great Timble Yorkshire 1891 Alice Taylor abt 1891 Burnley, Lancashire, England Daughter Reedley Hallows and Laund Booth Lancashire Annie Taylor abt 1884 Bentham, Yorkshire, England Daughter Reedley Hallows and Laund Booth Lancashire James Taylor abt 1889 Rylstone, Yorkshire, England Son Reedley Hallows and Laund Booth Lancashire Margaret Taylor abt 1860 Old Hutton, Westmorland, England Wife Reedley Hallows and Laund Booth Lancashire Rose Taylor abt 1885 Bentham, Yorkshire, England Daughter Reedley Hallows and Laund Booth Lancashire Thomas Taylor abt 1861 Clapham, Yorkshire, England Head Reedley Hallows and Laund Booth Lancashire

No I havent as yet as i thought i had found them and i wanted to make sure i had the right people before i bought the cert . Thanks Tracy

Hi Carri That is the family i had but according to some one i contacted because we had the same details she sent me pdf file and the margeret she had was a Bentham and not a Rawlinson so looks like im wrong. Thanks Tracy

Do you have J R Taylor birth certificate? This looks likely for the marriage reference But you do need that B/C to confirm details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Sep 1883 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rawlinson Margaret Settle 9a 9 TAYLOR Thomas Settle 9a 9 Sue

Don't automatically presume you are wrong Tracy. I see that two of the children were actually born in 'Bentham'. The other person may not have the correct information. Regards, Lewella

As Jess say's you will need birth and marriage certificates to help you. Ever thought that the other person may have their tree wrong???

Hi To The Helpers Yes i do have the birth certificate and the likely marraige year. I thought i could be the one thats wrong as this lady had a large pdf file going back a bit . Must admit im abit naffed off as it took me a long time to find James r Rawlinsons birth . Thanks Tracy

Is there an adddress on the birth certificate? Sue

Hi Sue No Address just says underneath date of birth Cracoe (r.s. d) also says Cracoe under mothers name margaret nee Rawlinson in the informant. Cracoe is in sub district of Grassington reg of Skipton . Also Rylston is in the same area . Fed up now im trawlin through 1891/1901 to find Thomas /Margaret/ James together. Lol Tracy

Tracy I can only find the family Carrie has already found It looks to me like the right family This looks like Margaret with her family in 1871 Ann Rawlinson abt 1828 Ould Huton, Westmorland, England Wife Mansergh Westmorland Edward Rawlinson abt 1870 Killington, Westmorland, England Son Mansergh Westmorland Elizabeth Rawlinson abt 1865 Killington, Westmorland, England Daughter Mansergh Westmorland James Rawlinson abt 1822 Necton, Lancashire, England Head Mansergh Westmorland Jane Rawlinson abt 1867 Killington, Westmorland, England Daughter Mansergh Westmorland John Rawlinson abt 1863 Killington, Westmorland, England Son Mansergh Westmorland Margaret Rawlinson abt 1860 Killington, Westmorland, England Daughter Mansergh Westmorland and 1881 puts Margaret in Yorkshire Margaret Rawlinson abt 1860 Old Hutton, Westmorland, England Servant Mill Lane, Bentham, Id say you have the correct family Sue

Yes i had that info as well, im thinking i have the right family too. Checked both census an can not find another 3 people the same . I will have to send of for the marraige cert and hope its the right one . Thanks for all your help Tracy

My James is back safe with me turns out my details are correct. Thank God i was a bit more pushy and in quizative. Tracy

Ive learnt not to be impressed/over awed by people who send you a huge amount of info which doesnt quite make sense. When I first started an american sent me stuff back to the 17th century on one line, I was well chuffed. But when I started looking at it in detail - months and months later, I saw there was a huge error and from 1820 backwards he had traced the wrong line. The guy who he said was my GGFx3 born Richmond (living in Rotherhithe) was still alive and kicking in Richmond when my GGFx3 was marrying and having kids in Rotherhithe. This meant he had latched onto to a fitting IGI record and just followed it back in a completely wrong area. I did write and point this out to him subtley but got back a terse note saying 'I dont think youre right'. This was even though I scanned and sent a marriage cert showing that this chaps father had a different name to the line he was following!

I had spent hours on ancestry after my disapointment of feeling i was wrong but could not find anything else that matched my info, stared at birth cert and marraige cert and thought to myself i dont think im wrong, sent an email to my contact and she replied she had got info of some one else tree as it was her husbands line , she was realy nice and gave me address of the other person , i placed my quries with him and got a delighful email this morning from him saying i was correct and how pleased he is to be in contact. Im not usualy pushy im glad i was. Tracy

Tracy Greay News. Sue