My illusive gggrandfather is Thomas Chalk born around 1826 in Limerick, Ireland. I found
him on the 1861 British census living in Wednesbury Staffordshire England. He married
Irish born Julia Flannery but date of wedding is unknown. Their children at this time were
Thomas age 14, Mary age 8, Bridget age 7, John age 4, Sarah age 2, and James was a
newborn. All of the children except Thomas Jr. were born in Wednesbury. I have not been
able to find this family again. I hired a family historian in the Wednesbury area and she
couldn't find any records or death certificates for them. John and James were listed
on the 1881 census living in two separate households as boarders. Two months later they
immigrated to the USA. I would greatly appreciate any help or suggestions as to how I can
further my research.
Thanks,
Marie Chalk-Scott