Narrowing down records in 1758

[bandb6035]

My own line goes back to 1758 from the research undertaken when I know Richard lived in Huyton, but, alas, there were 3 Richard's all with the same name born that year in Huyton, according to the IGI records.
Records in those days did not contain the data available now, so it is limited.
Consequently, if I look at the Public Trees in Ancestry (as a guide), I have 3 differing ancestors from that point going back.....
So, given there are the 3 possibilities, how can I research further with any degree of conviction that I could identify the correct parents of Richard? ...... it is something I have pondered for many years.

Brian

[dickiesam]

What was Richard's surname? Do you know his parents' names?

[MaryA]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

We've found out from our own research that just puzzling over a birth or marriage record doesn't straighten things out for us.

Have you discovered their burials? there is a certain short period when burial details gave considerably more information, so the burials of the children might be even more useful than the Richards themselves.

The Record Office holds many documents that might give clues - Freemen's Registers, especially if they had a trade, trade or street directories (available online at the Library's via their own subscription) and Rent Books.

Wills might also shed some light on family names, some hints we have collected here http://forum.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk ... ilit=wills If I can get to the Lancashire Record Office I often take a copy of a Will of the right surname living vaguely in the right place as you never know what information it might contain.