[CherylSyd]

You are a wonder, John! Thank you so much…yes, you have solved some of this mystery! It seems this ROBERT METCALF/E was Maria's brother-in-law she was staying with at the birth of her son JOHN JAMES HARDACRE (my great grandfather). And you have placed Robert Metcalf/e at Blackburn, is it? It is a bit confusing as sometimes this John James HARDACARE'S birth is listed in official records (such as the census) as being at CHURCH, then in another place as BLACKBURN…then on the actual birth certificate (that I had sent to me from the UK) it is listed as being a birth at BUSK, OSWALDTWISTLE. With your knowledge, could these places be seen as the same locale in some sense? Kind regards, Cheryl