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WILSON from BURNLEY,LANCS

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Rachel

Rachel Report 4 Aug 2009 19:37

am searching for info on my grandfather JOHN WILSON,He was living in the Burnley Area and he was being looked after by a nurse on home visits called SARAH YOUNGS who later married him--any connection or knwledge of this family anyone please?

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 4 Aug 2009 20:07

Someone here might be able to help - but some ages/dates will be essential for starters!

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JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 4 Aug 2009 20:09

They married in 1935.

Name: Sarah M Youngs
Spouse Surname: Wilson
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1935
Registration district: Burnley
Registration county (inferred): Lancashire
Volume Number: 8e
Page Number: 694


Weirdly, Ancestry won't let me click through to the spouse's name, and a search for Wilson married to Youngs (instead of vice versa) doesn't find it!


Edit ... urgh.

Name: John Wilson
Spouse Surname: "Yougns"
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1935
Registration district: Burnley
Registration county (inferred): Lancashire
Volume Number: 8e
Page Number: 694

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JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 4 Aug 2009 20:13

If you are looking for info on John's ancestry, you probably need to start with that marriage certificate. It will tell you his age and father's name and occupation (to the extent he knew them).

Order here:

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

He was at one time married to your grandmother?


There are several Wilson-Youngs births in Lancashire after that marriage. Do you need those names and birthdates?

They could be sent to you by private message - it's personal info about possibly living people, so shouldn't be posted here.


This is probably Sarah:

Births Sep 1905
Youngs Sarah May Blackburn 8e 435


Are you in touch with the several other people who have Sarah Youngs born 1905-1908 in their trees? (you have her as 1906)

There was only one born in Lancashire in that period, so they must all be the same person.

I hope you return to your thread and let us know what you are looking for.

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