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Marriage look up please
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Jen | Report | 24 Feb 2007 22:38 |
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Looking for the marriage of John Hitchen b1857 to Mary A Bickerstaffe bc1858. Possible marriage c1877 in Kirkham, Lancashire. |
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ErikaH | Report | 24 Feb 2007 22:51 |
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If you care to check freebmd first............let us know if you find it. If not, you can search without charge on Ancestry where the full bmd records are now available. Reg |
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Jen | Report | 24 Feb 2007 22:52 |
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Yes they were together in 1881. First child born 1880 Isabella. Then John 1883, William1885, Jane, 1888, and Ernest 1892. Thanks Jen |
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ErikaH | Report | 24 Feb 2007 22:55 |
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Have you looked anywhere? Please say where, to avoid duplication of effort. Reg |
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ErikaH | Report | 24 Feb 2007 22:56 |
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Are they together in 1881? If so, any children? Year of birth of eldest? Reg |
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Jen | Report | 24 Feb 2007 22:57 |
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Hi Reg Sorry I am just getting over the flu and my mind can't work properly. So I haven't yet seriously looked. Jen |
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Jen | Report | 24 Feb 2007 22:59 |
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Can't find th marriage on Ancestry. Please could you help me on this one. Jen |
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ErikaH | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:07 |
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Only one marriage on freebmd for John Hitchen to Mary A in Fylde (includes Kirkham) in the period 1875 -1880. Marriages Mar 1878 (>99%) ALSTON Mary Fylde 8e 789 HITCHEN John Fylde 8e 789 OGDEN Joseph Fylde 8e 789 Swarbrick Mary Anne Fylde 8e 789 I haven't time to plough through the images on Ancestry.........perhaps you'll manage it when you feel better. Reg |
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Alison | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:09 |
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No record of John Hitchen marrying any Bickerstaffe in any county on FreeBMD. |
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ErikaH | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:11 |
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Where did you get Mary's surname? Reg |
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MargaretM | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:14 |
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1881 census 12 Church St., Kirkham, Lancashire John Hitchen, head, 24, book keeper, cotton mill Mary A., wife, 25, worker, cotton mill Isabella, dau, 1 All born Kirkham. |
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MrsBucketBouquet | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:15 |
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I cant find this marriage either! I have looked at all marriages from 1871 to 1881...nothing! I've been wanting to ask that question too Reg. Well done lol Gerri. |
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ErikaH | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:25 |
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I've checked Lancsbmd........the only one there is the one I found on freebmd Reg |
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Jen | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:28 |
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Thank you everyone for looking for me. I will try again when I am feeling better. Sorry for troubling you. Jen |
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MargaretM | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:31 |
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Could it be that his mother was a Bickerstaffe, not his wife? This is the 1871 census 12 Freckleton St., Kirkham, Lancashire John Bickerstaffe, head, widower, 76, tailor, born Poulton, Lancashire Margaret, dau, single, 37, cotton slover?, born Kirkham John Hitchen, grandson, 14, bookkeeper, born Kirkham William Hitchen, grandson, 10, scholar, born Kirkham |
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Jen | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:50 |
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Yes Margaret I think you are right. Thanks. Jen |
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MargaretM | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:51 |
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1861 census Church St., Kirkham, Lancashire John Hitchen, head, 33, nail maker, born Orrell?, Lancshire Jane, wife, 32, born Kirkham John, son, 4, scholar, born Kirkham Rachel, dau, 2, born Kirkham William, son, 3 months, born Kirkham And next door: John Bickerstaffe, head, 65, farmer of 1 1/4 acres, born Poulton, Lancashire Isabella, wife, 63, born Marton, Lancashire Margaret, dau, single, 30, housekeeper, born Kirkham John James Cockshott, boarder, 15, scholar, born Preston, Lancashire |
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MargaretM | Report | 24 Feb 2007 23:56 |
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Aha! John Hitchen marries Jane Bickerstaff, June quarter 1856, Fylde, Lancashire (Vol 8e Page 617) |
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ErikaH | Report | 25 Feb 2007 10:34 |
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This is the daughter's birth reg'n..........buy the cert to establish the correct maiden name for the mother............. Name: Isabella Hitchen Year of Registration: 1879 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Fylde County: Lancashire Volume: 8e Page: 672 You didn't answer the question about where you got the name Bickerstaffe as being Mary's maiden name!! Reg |
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