As I mentioned in part 2 of Finding Living Relatives, the modern social trend of not marrying in England, if at all, makes life difficult for the genealogist. In my database I have a number of Micklethwaite families where I have found 2 or more children born with the same mother’s maiden name, but so far I have been unable to locate a marriage. This means I don’t know who the father is, so I don’t know how they fit into the jigsaw. There are more such names where there is only one child, but I’ll leave that for another time. Here’s a list of mother’s name and location of the children’s birth registration.
- Bolderson, Dewsbury
- Broad, Barnsley
- Brown, Liverpool
- Fareed, Los Angles, California
- Gill, Repton
- Goldman, Sheffield
- Hallsworth, Barnsley
- Hanson, Barnsley
- Jackson, Leicester or Bakewell
- Jones, Barnsley
- Leonard, Doncaster
- Makinson, Huddersfield
- Prest, Halifax or Huddersfield
- Speck, Doncaster
- Taylor, Barnsley
- Whitehouse, Barnsley
- Wilcock, Halifax
If you can help me sort out any of these families, I’d me most grateful.
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