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From: "Rosalind Paterson" <>
Subject: CRITCHLEY/KNOWLES, St Helens area
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 01:13:09 +0100


Hi List,

I've recently received a birth certificate for someone I think is a distant rellie; these are the details; -

John CRITCHLEY, born 11 March 1861, at Scotch Row, Eccleston, son of William CRITCHLEY, Coal miner, and Eliza CRITCHLEY, formerly KNOWLES.


I think that this William CRITCHLEY was the brother of my g-g-grandfather Samuel CRITCHLEY, but I would need his marriage certificate to check this, and so far I can't find a marriage for William and Eliza.

I do have their census entry for 1861, which shows that William was born about 1832 and Eliza about 1834, both in St Helens. By 1861 they had three children; Martha CRITCHLEY b about 1853, and Ellen CRITCHLEY born about 1858, as well as John CRITCHLEY shown above.

By 1881, they have four other lads - Samuel, David, James, and Edward CRITCHLEY; Samuel was born in Skelmersdale, but all the others were from St Helens. I haven't been able to find the family in Skelmersdale or St Helens in 1871.

Does anyone else have a connection with any of these folk ?


Cheers,

Rosalind.

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