Ormers wrote:
Thanks Joan.
There is a Lancs BMD 1860 marriage between William Chadwick and Mary Barker - the transcript refers to Mary having been a Todd too. Probably a previous marriage. The couple live at Cliviger and are of farming stock. William born Cliviger, has roots in the White Rose County for his widowed mother Betty lives with them later in 1861. They are at Crow Holes Farm.
I must not lose sight of the fact that the reason I am looking at this family is that Thomas Barker [15] and Sarah Barker [4] described as Step son and Step daughter respectively are also at Crow Holes Farm in 1861. Thomas AGED 5, was in 1851 a Lodger with GEORGE HARRISON, with Robert Swain's family in Worsthorne.
David.
I was interested to see your post about Mary Barker who is my gt gt grandmother. I have birth certificates for her 3 children Frederick William, Thomas and Sarah, but the father is not named on any of them!I also have a copy of her Marriage certificate to William Chadwick where she gives her 'condition' as widow and her father as Henry Todd ( deceased).