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bobs123

bobs123 Report 18 Oct 2012 23:25

I am trying to find my half sister Edna Gallagher nee Holett, mother Jessie Nolan, last heard living in Ellesmere Port, four children , Elizabet, Steven, Kim, Brian

Raymond

Raymond Report 19 Oct 2012 00:49

Hi i can find a brian and steven in ellesmere port
do you have any ages for anyone ?

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 19 Oct 2012 06:18

Are you sure about the surnames?

There's a Edna Hollett who marries a Gallagher. I can see children Kim, Stephen and Elizabeth but no Brian.

Edna's mother looks to be Jessie Forshaw, not Nolan.

Rose

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I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 19 Oct 2012 06:25

Perhaps Jessie's 2nd marriage was to a Nolan:

Marriages Sep 1938
Hollett Jessie Nolan Liverpool N. 8b 1256
Nolan James Hollett Liverpool N. 8b 1256

Rose

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I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

BarbaraFromYorkshire

BarbaraFromYorkshire Report 19 Oct 2012 07:51

Hi rose
It looks as if Brian has been transcibed as Gallacher on Ancestry

Barbara x

Researching:
Photo of Lea Cottages, Wentworth, South Yorks.----it was home to my Maternal grandparents and their 11 children for many years--the ROBINSON's from Wentworth--also reseaching HOBSON, Rotherham and Sheffield area -- TERRY's from South Milford--PAINTER's from Wakefield,West Yorks area and Swinton / Mexborough South Yorks. SHILLITO from Wombwell South Yorks

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Oct 2012 12:30

have you tried www.192.com for a possible address

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is my hubby's maternal grandmother Harriet and her sister Nellie