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As no-one has found a Griffiths/Gibbs marriage, you MUST get Sydney's BIRTH cert to find out the full names of his parents. If you wish to make progress, you must follow the advice you have been given by so many people who have tried to help you

You can't get info on something which doesn't seem to exist...........i.e. the marriage record

Sent possible marriage info for siblings by PM...........check your messages

Jack's death.............almost certainly

Name: Jack Rees Griffiths
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1922
Death Registration Month/Year: Jun 1997
Age at death (estimated): 74
Registration district: Brighton
Inferred County: Sussex
Register number: D61A
District and Subdistrict: 4521D
Entry number: 98


That second forename is indicative of a probable Welsh connection..........

And Peggy's???

Name: Peggy Stenning
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1926
Death Registration Month/Year: 1973
Registration district: Brighton
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume: 5h
Page: 320

Thanks Flick.

I will certainly get Sydneys birth certificate, im waiting to meet up with relatives, who i think has it - if not i will order it.

I did listen to your advice, im just probably trying to bite off abit more than i can chew!

PS....regards to Sydneys polish wife Christel Ilisch..i searched facebook and found 5 people with the surname Ilisch - I think i may have found a connection..(3rd cousin)!!! I'm very excited!

Have you looked at your messages yet?

Me again.
Ive ordered Sydney Griffiths' birth cert..so hopefull have that next week.

That will name his parents right?

If i got hold of sydney and christel's marriage cert (married 1947 in Iserlohn - Army marraige) Would that have Christel's parents (or fathers) name on - even if they(he) were deceased?
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Ok, Received Sydney Ivor Griffiths birth cert today (b-1921 brighton)

His father was William James Griffiths He was a builders labourer and an ex private - Liverpool regt.

Mother - Edith Ellen Griffiths ....then i think it says 'late' Shewald (widowed possibly?) and formerly Gibbs.

Could anyone help me search marriages ect....Free bmd keeps coming back with no results.

Also what does "lying in institution" mean?
thanks guys x

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Really struggling with this one guys

Any help please!!! xx

Edit - Edith Gibbs married a Sheward first??..Writing on cert hard to read!

Marriages Dec 1916
Griffiths William J Sheward Coventry 6d 1406
Sheward Edith E Grififiths Coventry 6d 1406

On Freebmd...

First marriage.

Marriages Dec 1913
Gibbs Edith E Sheward Coventry 6d 1355
Sheward Henry J Gibbs Coventry 6d 1355

Also on .Freebmd.

A "Lying in Institution"is a maternity hospital,as you would "Lie in"for about 10 days after giving birth back then....

From Find my Past.

Sidney I Griffiths married ILISCH.
District--ISERLOHN
Year 47
Page 1989

Order for GRO the same as an English marriage.
Just tick the Overseas marriage.

I found the marriage of my nan and grandad

Edith ellen sheward
William J griffiths
dec 1916 - in Coventry.

Next step to order that marriage cert and the one of sydney and Cristel Ilisch.

Also found a sheward and gibbs child - born sep 1914 in cov - Edith M - That would be my fathers half aunty - that i dont think he knew about!
ty FBG!

What information will i find on a marriage certificate? (british and overseas)

British give you age of persons marrying,occupations,address,fathers name and occupation(If they knew it) and 2 witnesses names,which may or may not be family members.

I have only seen an India Army marriage cert and that was the same,I guess because it is under British laws/Registration.

Worth getting for every bit of info gleaned and if you want to do this then you need to get certs for verification of everything you add to your tree..

Hi, My Dad was your Granddad, Sydney's brother. I don't think I have any information that you need but I thought you would be interested to know that he had a brother, James William, who was in the RAFand married my Mum, Muriel Venables and came to live in Yorkshire. After he died, my Aunty Christel and all the children came to stay with us in Yorkshire for a while. I also remeber coming on holiday to stay with Grandma in Whitehawk Crescent and also visiting Aunty Pat, Aunty Peggy and Uncle Jack.