Been looking for (a) the maiden name of Ellen who married Edward Whittaker, and (b) Edward himself in 1841.
Marriage on Lancsbmd for Edward Whittaker to Ellen Kenyon, so I look for Ellen Kenyon in 1841 and I find her with her mum and dad - dad is a housepainter, brilliant, so was Edward Whittaker.
I have a quick look in 1851. Oh, bother, Ellen Kenyon is still at home unmarried, can't be her.
Before I abandon ship, I decide to look at all the Ellen Kenyons in 1841 and match them up with 1851.
First one I try, daddy's a butcher. But guess who is living with them! My elusive and misspelled Edward Whittaker!
(So I still don't know who HIS daddy is, but at least I can send for the cert knowing it's the right one).
Oh, I feel all pleased with myself. Edward and Ellen have long been marked down in my tree as being unmarried. Now I can make them all respectable.
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Marriage on Lancsbmd for Edward Whittaker to Ellen Kenyon, so I look for Ellen Kenyon in 1841 and I find her with her mum and dad - dad is a housepainter, brilliant, so was Edward Whittaker.
I have a quick look in 1851. Oh, bother, Ellen Kenyon is still at home unmarried, can't be her.
Before I abandon ship, I decide to look at all the Ellen Kenyons in 1841 and match them up with 1851.
First one I try, daddy's a butcher. But guess who is living with them! My elusive and misspelled Edward Whittaker!
(So I still don't know who HIS daddy is, but at least I can send for the cert knowing it's the right one).
Oh, I feel all pleased with myself. Edward and Ellen have long been marked down in my tree as being unmarried. Now I can make them all respectable.
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