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Hi everyone, I sent for the marriage cert for my gg grandmother Mary Buckley, her surname on the certificate is Buckley, but fathers name Thomas Bell (stonemason) I have searched the censuses trying to find this Thomas Bell with no success. What is quite strange is that Mary named her first son Thomas, which makes me think mmaybe she knew her father. I think Mary and her mother were in the workhouse when Mary was a baby, could anyone advise me as to where i can find out more? There were so many Mary Buckleys born in the area that i wouldnt know which birth certificate to send for. Many thanks .

As father was named possible a *******y order was given you havnt given any rough dates that might help members with what you are looking for .



Good luck with your research.

HiChris, Thanks for replying, Mary was born in Middlewich, Cheshire , 1837. She married Joseph Hall, May 25th 1858, the parish church, great Budworth , Cheshire. Thanks again, Sadies.

Hi again sorry to be a pain, could anyone tell me where to look for B......y orders. regards Sadies.

Apart from members knowing usually they in court records but try this link whats in our forum i noticed some members have put cheshire links im sure some kind member can guide you





http://www.ancestryaid.co.uk/boards/...earchid=135544

thanks Chris, regards sadies.

Hi Welshlady, thank you very much indeed for your trouble, I really appreciate it, its a Thomas Bell that i am looking for and not a Buckley, back to the drawing board. Sarah Buckley bcame pregnant by the ellusive Thomas Bell (stone mason) and Thomas Bell was named as father on Marys marriage certificate; i have tried to tried to find him but to no avail , he was my 3rd times great grandfather according to paper work. thank you very much for your efforts to help me . if you can find this Thomas Bell i would be grateful . Regards Sadies x

Hi again welsh lady, i have mary in all the censuses, 1841 census she was staying with afamily called Thwaites or similar, but cannot find them in other censuses. We had a very kind distant relative "on the case" but lost contact . It was he who went to Cheshire record office and gave me the info that Marys mother was called Sarah from Middlewhich , Cheshire,. and that when mary was christened it sa id Mary Buckley of the workhouse. Apparentley marys mum had another daughter out of wedlock called Elizabeth. Mary`s mum sarah went on to mary Isaac Sant of Middlewich and had more children. Thats all i know really. Thanks again for your efforts . Regards Sadies x