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I was briefly in contact with Maggie's great grand daughter. Sadly when I pressed her for information she did not respond and she has not replied to my most recent request , so I will not bother her...

Maggie's 5 siblings are living with their mother Louisa Craig at 22 Annis St Harpurhey Manchester , there is no mention of a Margaret Craig. Her brother Joseph Harold emigrated in 1924 , the rest...

Hi Wimsey, I have no idea at all when Maggie Craig travelled to Australia and because I couldn't find her in the 1921 census I just presumed she had gone before 1921.

Thanks Everyone for your responses. To answer some of your points ; I have not been able to find a marriage in the UK before she went to Australia and i have no idea when or where she went to in...

Looking for any information on Margaret 'Maggie' Craig born in Manchester UK on the 28/02/1891. Her parents were Joseph Craig and Louisa Boyne. Maggie emigrated to Australia after the 1911 census ,...

I was going back through 'My saved Records' and it wasn't working . I have sorted it now . Panic over.

Many thanks

Thank you Megan , all sorted now .

I have paid my £3.50 for an image and missed the previous page with the address on . Is there a way I can go back and retrieve that page without having to pay all over again ? Thanks.

Thanks for clearing that up Peter , I was a little confused by the abbreviation , now I have to try and find a marriage record for them in Dublin .

I noticed on a baptism record at St Patricks RC church in Collyhurst Manchester that the parents marital status is recorded as 'conj' .
I presume this is abbreviated from 'conjugal' . Does this...

Thank you Pam and Guy for your responses. I have searched on line for these marriages without any success and the local archives do not have the records . So I will have to get the details from the...

Does anyone know if CofE marriage registers are open to public viewing or is it at the discretion of the local church ?
All the records I would like to view are from 1901 to 1952 and I believe all...

Hi Megan and Pam
Thank you so much for your very clear and comprehensive explanations . I was hoping the actual certificates would be available to view ,but that is not to be . Thanks once again .

Hi Pam ,thanks for your prompt reply . The details I have are: S1/4 1916 M/c 8d 389 between Richard Rigby and Mary Agnes Flaherty . Sadly Richard Rigby was killed in WW1 on the 30/04/ 1918 in France...

Searching Lancs BMD for a marriage record it states 'the registers are available at the Archives and Manchester Central Library', it then gives the following Ref MCR/RM/184/148 . Does anyone know if...

The GRO records show the mothers name as 'Moon' for all of the children . I have found records for 2 more children Hilda Kate Lewis born 1893 and living/visiting her grandfather in the 1901 census...

Was Mabel born 1896/7 and Clarence E Lewis born 1894. Free bmd have a Clarence Charles Lewis born M1/4 1894 ? Just to clarify things there were 4 children : George Harold ,Thomas William , Mabel...

Thank you both for your responses.... it certainly looks like we have the correct family.
I noticed in the 1911 census there was a record for a George Harold Lewis in the South barracks Gibraltar....

I did wonder if he was a regular soldier as he landed in France just 2 months after the war had started . I have just looked on-line at The Wartime Memories project and the regiment arrived back from...

The only reference to his family was his fathers name , sadly there was no reference to his age , address or to the place he was born . There was no service record on Ancestry , so I am presuming...

Thanks for your response Peter . As far as I know the family has no connection with the Dudley area and I have not found anyone with the name of Lewis or Moon . I still need to carry out more...

My family have recently found a WW1 Memorial Plaque in amongst our 'old papers' . The name on the plaque is Thomas William Lewis and handwritten on the envelope are his details , 'Reported ...

Thanks everyone for the you advice and help . I haven't been over to the Library for some considerable time , looks like I will need to arrange a visit .

I'm hoping someone can help with the marriage record details for John Coady and Margaret Jane Prince in the Sept 1/4 1878 at St Simon's (lancs bmd ref (C27/14/131).
Many thanks.

Hi Yellowduster.
Thanks for your response to my ancient thread . I am still researching my/our family history and recently found your father and grandparents living in Beeston St in the 1939...