Additional Liverpool Records on Ancestry

In many ways I find researching in England easier than in the U.S. due to the wonderful b-m-d (birth, marriage, death indexes beginning in 1837). Of course, the UK census records are less data-rich than those in the U.S. and the most recently released is 1911.

Ancestry has added additional resources for Liverpool, some starting as early as 1659 !
I am most interested in those covering the period of 1813-1837. 

If you had ancestors in Liverpool, this can be a great resource -- check it out.

Rosina Hankinson of Garston/Liverpool: Her Name was Key to Finding a Missing Person

The Hankinson family of Liverpool, England had 9 children, the oldest of whom was William born in 1865. He was with his parents in the census of 1881, aged 16 and a plumber. I could not find him 10 years later in the 1891 census -- not with the family, not alone.  

Bryan Craghill: A Liverpool Butler

The family always knew that many of their ancestors were " in service" and even knew that Bryan was a butler. They knew he had married Fanny Krebs and that their daughter Rosina was born in 1842.  That was about all they knew. 


The only census where Bryan was found was 1851 stating that he was born in Yorkshire about 1813 and was a servant in Liverpool. In attempting to build a story, a family history, it is tough when you have such limited information. But, with some curiosity and a little investigation, a tale can emerge.