Hi, I seem to have been looking for ever as to where my grt. grandmother actually came from and where she was born. I haven't been able to trace a birth certificate for her but I do have a copy of her marriage certificate, the certificate itself is a bit blurry as it suffered from water damage during the blitz in Manchester in 1942 where many records were kept fortunately it was recovered. She married on the 23rd of August in 1869, the name of the church is unreadable but it is a parish church in the parish on Manchester and Banns were read. Her age was 24 and a spinster and was living at 24 Victoria Street Longsight Manchester as was her husband Sampson Morris who was a year older. Her father's name is John Brotherton, profession, joiner. Anne couldn't write so she made her mark (X) next to her name. With all this information you might think that she would be an easy person to trace and pinpoint her place of birth, but there is a bit of confusion. The only family fitting her fathers' name and profession on the 1851 census seems O.K. but the age of the child called Ann is too old at 8, she would have had to be born c.1842/43, her birth place on this census is Hulme, a brother on this census is stated as being born in Preston. On the 1871 census, now married and living at 1 Earnest street in Gorton Manchester, her place of birth is Preston. On the 1881 census place of birth is Manchester and now living at 15 Thomas Street Openshawe. On the 1901 census her place of birth is again Manchester and now living at 54 Mills Hill Road in Middleton Manchester. So the confusion comes from the age on the census in 1851 and then the place of birth stated as Preston on the 1871. No record seems to exist of her birth after looking through BMD and also Lancashire BMD. Without a record I can't go back and verify who her mother was or even look in parish records as I wouldn't know which parish to look in. So, any suggestions as where to look next?
Any help would really be appreciated.
Vonny.
Any help would really be appreciated.
Vonny.
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