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HELP NEEDED PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE :-)

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jan 2008 20:23

Lisa

You have Eliza's birth cert, I believe.........can you post ALL the info from it...........it may prove helpful

Reg

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jan 2008 20:22

The Margaret McDonnell you found in 1871 in Keighley......in 1881 she is still at home with her parents

Reg

Lisa

Lisa Report 20 Jan 2008 17:28

i have found a margaret mcdonnell in 1871 census living in keighley but the date of birth would be 1862 could this be her mother & father ?

Lisa

Lisa Report 20 Jan 2008 17:21

yes this is them

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jan 2008 17:17

1881.....

Name: Bridget Stead
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Walter
Gender: Female
Where born: Goole, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Leeds
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address: 8 New Lane
Condition as to marriage: Married

Registration district: Leeds
Sub-registration district: South East Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Bridget Stead 21
Jane Stead 2
John William Stead 4
Sarah Ann Stead 5
Walter Stead 25

Reg

Lisa

Lisa Report 20 Jan 2008 17:17

Hi reg
the area was goole doyle street

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jan 2008 17:14

Is this the family in 1891?

Name: Bertha Stead
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Walter
Mother's Name: Bridget
Gender: Female
Where born: Goole, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Hook
Ecclesiastical parish: Goole
Town: Goole
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England


Registration district: Goole
Sub-registration district: Goole
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John Obrien 10/12
Mary Obrien 23
Peter Obrien 27
Bertha Stead 1
Bridget Stead 27 b. Yorkshire!
Elza Stead 4
Jane Stead 12 b. Goole
Mary Ellen Stead 6
Walter Stead 34 b. Knottingley

If Jane's age is right, she may not be Bridget's daughter.............

Reg

Lisa

Lisa Report 20 Jan 2008 17:13

all the information I have is through what my gran has told me & other family members. Margarets name was found on eliza,s birth certificate

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jan 2008 17:10

Yorkshire is a big county.........it would be SO helpful if you could give us the full details from the census where you have found them.

Reg

Lisa

Lisa Report 20 Jan 2008 17:10

walter & margaret (bridget) had jane eliza mary john, bertha & agnes

Lisa

Lisa Report 20 Jan 2008 17:06

walter & margaret lived in yorkshire.

Lisa

Lisa Report 20 Jan 2008 17:03

sorry i meant 1860

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jan 2008 17:03

How do you know who she married, if you haven't found the marriage record?

Please give us a few more facts..........and say where these people lived

Reg

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 20 Jan 2008 17:01

If you cannot find a marriage or birth record how do you know her middle name is Bridget?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jan 2008 17:01

The last census available to view is 1901..........is your date accurate?

Reg

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 20 Jan 2008 17:01

1860?

Lisa

Lisa Report 20 Jan 2008 16:55

I have been trying to find margaret mcdonnell,s mother & father but not sure how . She was born in & around 1960 & went onto marry walter stead. I can find her in the census but she uses her middle name of bridget. but I cannot find a marraige cert or birth cert.
Can anyone help with this
thanks
lisa