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Yes this is the record which started the search for the Matthews family. We have a 1841 census record for a William Matthews, age 40, at Thornton, Fleetwood, Lancashire. It shows him as a builder so this could be Elizabeth's husband. Potentially he would be the right age to have married Eleanor...

Hi, the family we are looking at settled in Lancashire. William was a partner in a Brickworks, at Leyland, Lancashre, with Henry Holland. The partnership was dissolved in 1847 but we don't know when he arrived in Lancashire. From the BMD records it looks as if they had a son John born in 1843 in...

Thanks Shera, As the Matthews family we are trying to trace were bricklayers, it seems as if the baptismal record is for a differant family and possibly the marriage record could refer to the this other family. Saying that, the two maiden names for Elizabeth, Sarsons in Birmingham and Sarcens...

Hi Shera Just had a look on the Hugh Wallis site for St. Martin's and found a record for a baptism. John George Matthews born 8th Oct 1841, baptised 4th October 1842 at St Martin's, son of William and Elizabeth Matthews. Maybe you could check this record if it's not too much trouble...

Hi Shera, Thanks for the prompt reply. A fellow researcher found a record for the baptism of John Matthews at St. Andrews Church, Leyland, Lancashire, son of William and Elizabeth Matthews, in the Lancashire On-Line Parish Clerk and confirmed it on the Lancashire BMD website. This site gave...

Hi, Could someone possibly look up details of the following wedding at St. Martin's. 22nd January 1832 - marriage of William Matthews and Elizabeth Sarsons. There are two entries in the IGI records, one lists Elizabeth's name as Sarsons, the other lists the name as Larsons. Thanks for any...