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Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Lisa	Report	27 Jul 2011 11:55
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	I now have both marriage and death certificates in my possession but they don't give much out. According to the marriage certificate his father was also James McCracken, profession was a Farmer but that's all it really gives me. Any tips on how to go back from here to my Irish routes. I was hoping I would get Parish information but no luck He married at St Marys Church in the Parish of Aston Brooke, county of Warwick on October 29, 1881 and was aged 23. James and Sarah Moseley witnessed the marriage. Thanks Eringobragh1916, I have deleted the new thread (still new to all this so I apologise) Lisa :-)
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Eringobragh1916	Report	20 Jul 2011 13:41
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Lisa...I think you will find Mary Ann/Marion is correct...Marie ...is Mary...
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Lisa	Report	20 Jul 2011 13:21
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Thanks Maura - i'd actually got him down as marrying a 'Mary Ann Moseley' but it might be just a spelling error - i'll have a look - thank you. I think i've found his death record so have sent off for a certificate to see what else I can find
Member Since: March 2008 Posts: 1 128 Send Message	Maura	Report	20 Jul 2011 12:35
Member Since: March 2008 Posts: 1 128 Send Message	1891 England Census about James McCracken Name: James McCracken Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Maria McCracken Gender: Male Where born: Down, Ireland Civil parish: Handsworth Ecclesiastical parish: St James County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: West Bromwich Sub-registration district: Handsworth ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 2259 Folio: 52 Page Number: 42 Household Members: Name Age James McCracken 32 Maria McCracken 28 Vivian C McCracken 5 Harold J McCracken 3 No Gladys
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Lisa	Report	19 Jul 2011 23:35
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Couldn't find him on there (or any other census)- his occupation was: Manager Edge Tool Maker
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Eringobragh1916	Report	19 Jul 2011 23:02
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Lisa..he must be on 1891 Census as he was in Aston-Wood..... What was his Occup.?
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Lisa	Report	19 Jul 2011 22:54
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Thanks, I can only locate him on the 1901 census. Thanks for the advice, i'll order the MC and see what I get from that and take it from there :-)
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Eringobragh1916	Report	19 Jul 2011 22:50
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Lisa..Despite the fact you have located him on the 1901 Census you need to obtain his MC to confirm his fathers name equally you need to check out if there were other members of his family in the England prior to his Marriage...(there were lots of McCrackens in the Midlands)...It will be very difficult if not impossible to identify "your" James in Ireland without at least his fathers name.... Do you have him on any other Census..?
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Lisa	Report	19 Jul 2011 22:29
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Thanks Elaine but unfortunately I cannot get records further back than 1868 - this ancestry lark isn't easy :(
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 629 Send Message	Elaine	Report	19 Jul 2011 22:11
	www.emeraldancestors.com has n.ireland ancestry online. Elaine.x
	Researching: Evans.,Roughley.,Whitfield.,Parr.,Farrington(All Lancs); Birchall(Staffs):Mahon(Ireland)Rice(Ireland)Aughney(Carlow)Curran(Carlow)Kelly(Cork)
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Lisa	Report	19 Jul 2011 21:54
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Thanks all, however I have the information from the 1901 census, i'm trying to go backwards from there and track down his birth in Ireland and parents/siblings. I know nothing about my Irish Ancestry - all I know is he was born in County Down. :-)
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Eringobragh1916	Report	19 Jul 2011 20:42
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Well the names are "different"..what a concoction !
Member Since: March 2008 Posts: 1 128 Send Message	Maura	Report	19 Jul 2011 19:36
Member Since: March 2008 Posts: 1 128 Send Message	1901 England Census about James McCracken Name: James McCracken Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Mary Ann McCracken Gender: Male Where born: Ireland Civil parish: Smethwick Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary County/Island: Worcestershire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Kings Norton Sub-registration district: Harborne ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 93 Piece: 2818 Folio: 104 Page Number: 16 Household Members: Name Age James McCracken 43 Mary Ann McCracken 38 Gladys Marion McCracken 18 Vivian Cyril McCracken 15 Harold Jas McCracken 12 Vega Doris McCracken 5 Sidney Erice McCracken 11 Months
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Eringobragh1916	Report	19 Jul 2011 19:24
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5 047 Send Message	Lisa...Where was he living in 1901 because I cant locate him.... He was however living in Aston Wood when Gladys Marion was b dec 1882 and Vivian Cyril was born in 1886.... The marriage to Mary Ann was Reg Dec 1881 Aston.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Lisa	Report	19 Jul 2011 19:16
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Thanks Catherine - i'll see what I can find out Lisa
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 549 Send Message	Catherine	Report	19 Jul 2011 18:44
	On Ancestry Ireland - Surname Firstname Year Fathers Firstname MCCRACKEN JAMES 1856 JAMES County Down Catherine
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Lisa	Report	19 Jul 2011 16:40
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	I've got the marriage reference details but not the certificate yet Unfortunately I can't trace him anywhere other than the 1901 census
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33 475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	19 Jul 2011 16:18
	Do you have the marriage cert ? Have you found him on any census prior to his marriage ?
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	Lisa	Report	19 Jul 2011 16:15
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 22 Send Message	I'm am trying to track down my GGGrandfather James McCracken - according to the 1901 census he was born in County Down, Ireland in 1858. He married Mary Ann Moseley in Birmingham in 1881. Due to the fact he was born in ireland i'm unable to track back any further. If anyone has any connections or can advise how I can progress that will be great. Thank you, Lisa

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