The Winner of WDWTYA? 30th October 2008 is......

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

lindys

Well done!

[Val and George]

Congratulations Lindy, hope you find lots of information to help you move forward - or backward!!
Val

[flashieboy]

Congratulations Lindys....I hope your week is as successful as mine was.

[borobabs]

Congratulations Lindy hope you do well dear;;

[Northern Light]

Well done, hope your walls come tumbling down

[lindys]

thanhyou all
linda

[lindys]

what do i do know

hi i,m so excited about winning but what do i do know ,very new to all this
thankyou linda

[Uncle John]

You choose your brickwalls, tell us what you know and what you want to find out. One brickwall per post, but as many as you like. And you post them all on this thread, which has been stickied so it stays at the top.

[Elaine ..Spain]

Linda - this is your thread for the week. Just put up any research queries/brickwalls that you need help with - all on this one thread. Probably best just to put up just one or two to start with or else you will find that the answers get very muddled. When we have done what we can to help you with those queries, then post the next one ... and so on.

[brenmac]

well done enjoy your busy week lol brenda xxx

[lindys]

My Brickwall

hi everyone. I have only this brickwall at the moment and is benjamin moffatt born 1856 in manchester, i can only find him on the 1871 1881 1891 and 1901.
In the 1871 census he is a boarder living in Preston Lanacshire with the Pearsons . 1881 he is married to ann with children Elizabeth and Sarah in 1891 still in Preston with a lady Harriot Laraway in 1901 he is with Elizabeth Charnley who he went on to marry. I have both his marriage certs and a death cert. On the first marriage cert he has his fathers name down as John on the second marriage cert his fathers name is benjamin. I would love to find out who his parents are but cant find a birth for him. I have searched and searched the census with allsorts of variants but nothing, hope someone has some suggestions
thankyou
linda

[Little Nell]

Hallo Linda

Are you sure that the two marriages are for the same man? does the father on each cert have the same occupation and what is it?

[lindys]

hi little nell
yes i do think its the same man,both marriages in the same district, both fathers are labourers the first one said father deseased
linda

[Elaine ..Spain]

Hi Lindys,
Presuming you are posting this as your brickwall for the WDWTYA thread.
Can I move it over to the other thread as it will remain at the top of the board for the week.

[lindys]

yes no problem i thought i would get it wrong
linda

[Neil]

Hi Linda.
I hope this helps as this is the only Benjamin that came up.


IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
British Isles
Search Results | Download

BENJAMIN MOFFETT Pedigree
Male

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
10 APR 1859 Saint Andrew Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: WILLIAM MOFFETT Family
Mother: JANE

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
C033031 1831 - 1872 0559149 Film 6909458 Film
C033031 1872 - 1875 0599150 Film NONE
Sheet: 00


IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
British Isles
Search Results | Download

BENJAMIN MOFFATT Pedigree
Male Family

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Marriages:
Spouse: ANN BERRY Family
Marriage:
25 JUN 1876 Saint John, Preston, Lancashire, England


Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
M007133 1852 - 1856 0093995 Film 6903552 Film
M007133 1856 - 1860 0093996 Film NONE
M007133 1860 - 1864 0093997 Film 6903552 Film
M007133 1864 - 1868 0093998 Film NONE
M007133 1868 - 1872 0093999 Film NONE
M007133 1872 - 1885 0094000 Film NONE
Sheet: 00


Household Record 1881 British Census

Search results | Download Previous Household Next Household
Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Benjaman MOFFATT Head M Male 25 Manchester, Lancashire, England Cotton Throstle Labourer
Ann MOFFATT Wife M Female 26 Preston, Lancashire, England Cotton Throstle Spinner
James BURY Step Son Male 7 Preston, Lancashire, England Scholar
Elizabeth MOFFATT Daur Female 2 Preston, Lancashire, England
Sarah MOFFATT Daur Female 6 m Preston, Lancashire, England

Source Information:
Dwelling 1 Dickson Ct
Census Place Preston, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1342014
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4237 / 6
Page Number 5

[lindys]

hi neil thanks for your reply
the first one is not my benjamin, researched this family and this benjamin stayed in manchester the second is the benjamin i have researched
linda

[Little Nell]

Hallo

Well, the IGI marriage to Ann Berry fits as stepson is Bury in 1881, but I think he isn't the son of Wm and Jane as it doesn't fit info he gave on marriage cert. Probably person who submitted info to IGI got in a tangle.

[Little Nell]

Benjamin's birthyears

according to the estimator on this site gives ranges
1871 1857-58
1881 1855-56
1891 1856-57
1901 1859-60

Of course we cannot be certain that the 1871 Benjamin is the same chap who appears in 1881, 1891. We know the 1881 and 1891 chap is the same one as the children are with him on both.

So we are looking at about 1855-57ish.

[Elaine ..Spain]

Lindy - is this the one that we found a tree on Ancestry?
Did you try contacting the submitter?