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From: Neil Wagstaff <>
Subject: Re: [LAN] parish records for Colton Lanshire/cumbria look up
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:15:22 -0600
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Be aware that although Eliza is often thought of as the abbreviation for
Elizabeth, I have one family where they had an Eliza and an Elizabeth,
both of whom were alive at the same time.

Neil Wagstaff - Provo, Utah, USA: http://www.xmission.com/~famties
D E W S N U P, Lancs: H E Y W O O D, Lancs
N E E D H A M, Derby: R U D M A N, Spotland, Lancs
T O P P I N G, Lancs: W A G S T A F F, Lancs, Derby, Yorks



Julia Poucher wrote:
> Thank you for the information Jean
> Can you tell me why Elizabeth was baptised twice? and two yrs apart
> Because the IGI you listed has both an Eliza and an Elizabeth. My ancestor
> was an Eliza Askew who married in Lancaster but on the marriage registry it
> states she was of Covent Garden, by London. She married in 1799 to John
> Askew... yes they were both Askews and am dieing to know why they married.
> where they distant cousins? close cousins? no relation at all?
>
> Any ideas
> Julia
>
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> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [LAN] parish records for Colton Lanshire/cumbria look up
>
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>
>>Hello Julia, You might find the records are stored at Kendal, Cumbria, as
>
> I
>
>>have found details of Haverthwaite births at Kendal. Also, I have William
>>Askew and ? with a daughter Elizabeth born 1767 at Old Hall, Bouth,
>
> Lancashire.
>
>>She was baptised at Colton parish January 20 1769 (P005591 LDS). This
>
> info
>
>>was passed to me by a relative so I don't have anymore info of her birth.
>>Elizabeth Askew married James Barker at Cartmel parish January 9 1794.
>
> They had 12
>
>>known children between 1794 and 1816. Elizabeth died November 25 1843 at
>>Backbarrow, and James Barker died 1835 at Backbarrow. Sorry I can't help
>
> with
>
>>more. Regards from Jean
>>
>>
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>>1881 census, IGI (free): http://www.familysearch.org
>>1901 census (free to search, pay to view):
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> www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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>>Census availability: http://www.mit.edu/%7Edfm/genealogy/census-chart.html
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