by denimmaterial » Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:27 pm
Hello everybody,
I'm new to this forum and have only been actively constructing my own and my husband's family trees for a month or so. My own family lines have been relatively easy to track back in the various census lists (I am using Find My Past), but my husand's have been much more difficult.
I am trying to find the father of my husbands grandmother, Ada Bridon. She was born at Kirby Moorside, Helmsley in 1872. She only appears twice, once when she was 18 (in the 1891 census) and working away from home as a domestic servant, and then her marriage in 1898. This means that I can't find her father and mother in earlier census lists. I realise that I may have to order a birth certificate, but if I can find out without this expense, I would prefer it.
I have tried looking for any * Bridon in Kirby Moorside over a wide period, and the only possible name that came up was David Bridon, b.1842. Apparently Ada's father was the village tailor at Kirby Moorside, so he may be listed somewhere?
Any suggestions about where else to look would be appreciated, or I will have to bite the bullet and order a birth certificate.