Hi,
I have recently discovered that my husband's great grandmother, who I thought
was born Elizabeth Ann Cardley, was in fact Eardley. I then found the Eardley
site and your indexes, which has enabled me to find her marriage in 1887 at
Chorlton, Manchester to my husband's gt.grandfather John Henry Lawler. I would
like you to know that I am very grateful for all the obvious hard work in compiling
the indexes - without them I would still be searching! Are they complete as
far as you know?
As you must know more about the Eardley name than me, do you know if it is mistaken
for anything else as well as Cardley? When I searched the 1881 UK National Census
(which I have on CD's) for Elizabeth Ann Eardley, supposedly born about 1866
in Manchester, I still couldn't find her (I had already searched in vain for
Cardley!). On her marriage certificate, instead of her father's name there was
written "Hannah Eardley (Illegitimate)", so I presume Elizabeth Ann
was Hannah's illegitimate daughter. I couldn't find Hannah on the Census either.
If you are not able to help, perhaps you could put me in touch with someone
who can, especially if you know of anybody researching the Eardley family from
Manchester.
I don't know if you are interested, but in the 1901 UK Census on the internet
there are a large number of Cardley in the index which are in fact Eardley.
I thought that I would put an entry on the Eardley message forum in case other
searchers are also having trouble tracing their ancestors!
I hope that you will be able to help me.
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Gill Jones
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