http://Ian-McKay.com

Liverpool

Whilst tidying up my research, for my family tree, I happened upon this great interesting web site: for a native Liverpudlian, there are lots of interesting topics here.

I don\'t know whether these posts are monitored and replied to; but, if they are, I would be grateful if someone would drop me an email and let me know.

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London

I was doing my family tree and discovered I had an ancestor who got married in August 1842 with his occupation listed as \'fireman\'. I wondered would Liverpool have had a fire brigade in those days so I googled and lo and behold the account of the big fire of September that year. I\'m sure he\'ll have been in attendance, much good though it did the poor souls who perished. A very interesting site all round, will have a further browse. Cheers.

originally Seacombe now Hamilton Ont Canada

Hi
great site, and I would like any one that can help on the mystery ? surrounding my G/Granddads death, he fell of a ships gangway in Liverpool,around 1905-6? he was born in Liverpool in 1855 so would have been 50-51 at the time, we have found two storey\'s in the newspapers around that time, but the ages and dates are not quite right? can any one help me please.
AL Etherington------Canada

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Martinsville Virginia and Gainesville Georgia USA

I have written family records that my grandmother ( Gertrude Eason) was born in Liverpool. Her parents were John and Eason and Sarah Louise Griffith Eason. She was one of ten children. The record indicates that the family was related to President William Henry Harrison on the Eason side. Her maternal grandfather\'s picture hangs in Art Gallery of Liverpool.

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Gainesville, Georgia

My great Aunt Marion (Marianne) Eason was a nurse in the Queen\'s Jubilee of Nursing in Liverpool around 1897-99. I am looking for her name in your records.

Adelaide, South Australia

I am trying to ascertain that my gg grandfather, Thomas Martin who resided in Toxteth Park and was married to Emma Kay, died in 1902 and was buried in Walton on the Hill.

Conley Family

St Helens, lancashire

I am trying to discover information about a William Matthews who went down in his ship at the beginning of World war 2.
He lived in Huyton and was due to retire when the war broke out.
It was during a battle involving the Ark Royal. I was told he went down in the Engine room of the Ark Royal but I think that was a falsehood.
He was a Stoker engineer. Maybe I am fighting a losing battle?

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St helens mersey

I would love any formation regarding a news article ,
\"BEHIND LOCKED DOORS\" may have been printed around July 1933, this is the Death of my gggrandmother by her son GEORGE.in St Helens
Any help would be much appreciated.

Yorkshire but husbands ancestors are from Liverpool

Compliments on a brilliant site! My brick wall is the death of David Griffiths born in Chester 1832 but lived in Liverpool from 1851. Was in the merchant navy and have found some records at National Archives. Not found after 1881 census and have never found his \'marriage\' to Jane Susannah White. They had 10 children, all baptised, and Jane on the 1911 census has the surname of White, maybe a sign that they never married. Jane died in 1912 and is buried in Kirkdale Cemetery but where is David? Have found a death at sea in 1883 for a David Griffiths aged 50 but he was master of the \'Mabel\' and was born in Cork. Would love to know what happened to David, Can anybody help?
Keep up the good work with the site, it\'s a mine of information.
Many thanks
Lynda

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Litherland

Felt I have to complement you on your website it must have taken you a long time to do. I have found it very very interesting and informative and have given my brother your web address. He was one of the team responsible to the funding and erecting of the monument to the Liverpool pals situated in lime street station, I knw he will be most interested.

Again well done.

many Thanks

Eddy

liverpool

My grandfather\'s brother died on the Queen Mary. I can see no mention of his name Able Seaman Jack Leonard. I have two letter sent from the Queen Mary, last on saying \'All quite.\' His name is in the Town Hall. Can he be added?

James O'Brien killed 4/1/1944 ww2

Liverpool

Any info on my Grandad James O'Brien he was killed in Africa In Ww2 age 37 he lived in Portland Gardens Liverpool 5 with my nan Ellen Day they Had 5 sons

NA

Born Liverpool

Rose Meehan, my birth mother, took an affiliation order out against my biolgical father, Thomas Burke in 1958-59. He made one cash payment. He was on secondment to the PilkingtonGlass factry in Liverpool, where he was an inspectoor of glass. He returned home to Dublin and at the time he owned up to having 6 children withhis wife. I have hit so many dead ends so would REALLY love to have some help to be contact with his side of the family. Thank you

Ellesmere Port

I,m looking for information about my dad awarded a bravery medal for rescuing a woman 24th December 1940 from the Mersey, his name was Thomas Jones, many thanks

Why are there no records of birth, marriage and death for the year 1865?
Please reply.
Jo

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essex

A medal of a three mast ship/schooner? Awarded to person 1907 Liverpool Pageant, anyone give clue as to why these were given out, I have a name on it. Potrayed as a coin with a ships wheel effect holding it in place.

i dont have one

dundee scotland

ive just found a ships half hull in my attic, it was my late fathers who was a cheif engineer in the merchant navy, his father was a captain , the ships half hull has the name dunmail no 10 on it, are items like this common?
thank you linda

UK

I read \'somewhere\' that \'Victorian Liverpool was the world center for
watch making.\' I have forgotten where I saw it, and I can\'t find it anywhere else. I\'m beginning to wonder if it\'s true.
My interest is that my ancestor was a watch-case maker in Liverpool - Nicholson Lee.

Bolton, Lancashire

Loved reading some of the articles on your site. I originally looked at it to see if I could find any names I was researching on my family tree but unfortunately I didn\'t come across one. I did however find the newspapers fascinating to read, so thank you for that. I was looking for any links to Ann/Annie Charnock born about 1857, father Henry and mother Mary who were living in Knotty Ash in 1857.

Penzance, Cornwall

Love reading your website - thank you. I have been doing family history for a long time now and wondering if anyone knows how I can trace a John Morgan, born c.1892, father\'s name Alexander. His connection to Liverpool was banns called in 1916 at Mossley Hill for his marriage to Elizabeth Rose Mary Reynolds from Wiltshire. John was a farm bailiff at the time. Thanks