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harrison_kl
14th July 2002, 10:37 AM
Hello,

If someone could please look up the HARLING's on the 1851 census of Chorley that would be fantastic!

They only appear on three folios in Chorley (HO 107/2263) ... Folios 096 (Water Street) and 279 & 280 (Cowling Bridge), but I think the ones I am after are in the Cowling Bridge area.

I am looking for two people ...

Christopher HARLING - he would have been about 26/27 at the time and should be unmarried. When he married in 1856, he was a Spinner living in Cowling Bridge.

James HARLING - he would have been born in the late 1790's/early 1800's. On Christopher's marriage certificate his occupation was an Auctioneer.

Christopher and wife Frances seem to have disappeared from the 1881 census and I beleive he was still alive in 1886 at his son's wedding (he was not listed as deceased).

I would love to know more about the family and if Christopher had any brothers and sisters.

Many thanks for your help in advance
Karen

george
18th October 2002, 04:39 PM
Hi
In those days it was common to leave the fact that the father was deceased off the certificate. I know this because I had a certificate of two of my ancestors which left the word off but I knew the father was dead. I then learned that it was common to leave it off.

I hope this makes sense

George