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Hi, I have only just started to do my family tree and i am stuck already!

Trying to find dob for my nans parents, the only info i have is:

Christina McCann born Liverpool married Charles Donald born Paisley, Scotland (died age 37 at sea)

Does anyone know where i would find more info with the little info i have?

thanks

O.K.

Any idea of dates please + what was your nan's name and do you know where she was born?

Do you now approx when Charles died - aged 37 ?

Dea x

Do you know when and where Charles & Christina were married ?

Do you have any dates ?

This looks like their marriage.
If you buy the certificate it should have their fathers names and hopefully their ages so we can look for a birth.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Christina McCann
Name: Christina McCann
Year of Registration: 1924
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's Surname: Donald <<<<<<<< Charles
District: West Derby
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 705

My nan is Mary Donald (Married name Meredith) 13.11.1926, born in Liverpool. She doesn't remember any dates!

thanks x

Heres the marriage

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Jun 1924 (>99%)
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Donald Charles McCann W. Derby 8b 705
McCann Christina Donald W.Derby 8b 705



The marriage cert will give you ages and fathers names and occupations to help the search backwards.

Andy

There you go Danielle !!

£7 for the marriage cert and you will have the info we can work backwards from !!

Dea x

This MIGHT be her birth, but you need to get the marriage certificate which should give her age (dob)

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983 about Christina McCann
Name: Christina McCann
Year of Registration: 1904
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Liverpool (1837-1934)
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 49

There is a marriage 1924 Jun Q West Derby between Christina Mccann and Charles Donald
I have also found a Christina McCann b Liverpool 1882 Mar Q daughter of William and Mary A McCann but she would seem too old (43) to have married in 1924.I suggest you get the marriage cert which will tell you ages and parents names and then they can be traced on censuses

thats really helpful, thanks everyone. now, where do i get the marriage cert from? (told you i was new at this!)

thanks

There is another which looks much more likely Christina McCann b 1904 Mar Q Liverpool

For certificates go to www.gro.gov.uk
You have to register first but thats free
Certificates cost 7 pound

i am just trying to order it from that site and it's not letting me as need date in june 1924 that they were married. any ideas? (costs £10)
thanks

There is a space on the form which asks if you have the reference...you need to say yes. Then you use the reference given to you above and it should cost £7 as they do not have to search for it.

I think you just need to put June Quarter or JQ

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Marriages Jun 1924 (>99%)
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Donald Charles McCann W. Derby 8b 705
McCann Christina Donald W.Derby 8b 705

Quarter - April, My, June.

Tick yes on 'do you have the GRO reference'



Dea x

i have done it now, thanks everyone. hopefully i will get the hang of this soon!

XXxx

Dea x

hi, i have only just found out today how to find this post again so i thought i would give you all an update.

i am still waiting for the marriage cert but my nan has since found christinas death cert - her dob was 23.01.1904 - she died 19.09.1975. my nan has only just told me that she divorced charles and re-married (again she doesnt remember any dates!) will find out all about charles and christina before i start on her second husband though!

thanks for your help everyone and i will let you know when cert arrrives.

dani x

Hi,

Nice to have an update dani,

I take it her death cert shows her name as Kohler and I can tell you with certainty that this was her second marriage:

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1944
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
DONALD * Christina KOHLER Adrianus, Norris Green, St. Christopher Liverpool 2031WD/3/220

* nee McCann

You are lucky that this took place in Lancashire as Lancs Bmd site often gives previous name on second marriages.

GRO ref would be - Liverpool N. 8b 514 Jan/Feb/Mar Q1 1944

Dea x

dea you are amazing!

yes christina kohler, her 2nd husband was dutch so i dont think that i will be able to find any information on his family would i? i will order that marriage cert now though, thanks.

my nan remembers that christina had 3 children that died. one was to charles and her name was theresa, she thinks that she was maybe 2-3 years old and she had 2 children with adrianus (known as harry) who both died as babies (either still born or a few months old) is there any way that i can find out about these children?

i have got the year of birth for her 5 children that she had with charles that lived.

thanks

dani x