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Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	22 Sep 2011 14:01
	What marriage do you mean? Can you put details please? Jan
	Researching: Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Terry	Report	22 Sep 2011 14:00
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Well well now that looks great Chris,is it James and Maria or could it be Marion if it was this would tie it up.Well done Chris.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:57
	Name: Rainey Smith Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Spouse Name: Walter Charles Cray (Labourer) Spouse Age: 20 Record Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1903 Parish: St Matthew, Willesden County: London Borough: Brent Father Name: Robert Smith (Engineer) Spouse Father Name: John Cray (Labourer) (saw the above, with witnesses James and Maria Hope) Chris :) Would this be a coincidence to your Hope family?, lol.
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Terry	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:47
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	The marriage of James Brown to Rainey,but it does not give her maiden name.which is what im lookinh for.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:44
	Which one is that Terry?... Chris :)
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Terry	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:17
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Jan. I have a marriage not the cert but ve got 1903,got it off Ancestry.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:14
	It would have been very unusual I think! Bu 17 not uncommon. Having said that I can't see a marriage anyway. Jan
	Researching: Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Terry	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:09
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	well Jan thank god they can not do that now....12/14.
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Terry	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:07
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	right area Chris,they say Hendon but it is also Willesden something to do with the Parish,s
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:05
	I think girls could marry earlier back then - 12 or 14? Jan
	Researching: Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:05
	The record above is from Freebmd - if you haven't used this site you will find it very useful. www.freebmd.org.uk I was just checking for possible births of an Alma Blanche in case she was born with a different surname. Jan
	Researching: Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Terry	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:04
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	just noticed that Rainey would of only been 17 when she married and when her firt child was born.....was that allowed in them days ?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:04
	http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl Births Mar 1909 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown Leonard Hendon 3a 303 (not sure here!) Chris :)
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Terry	Report	22 Sep 2011 13:00
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	On the baptism her birth year is smudged ?
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Terry	Report	22 Sep 2011 12:59
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Hi Jan, No I only found her baptism not the birth,where did the Hinch come from.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	22 Sep 2011 12:58
	On the 1911 image Terry, yes, does say 8 yrs... Chris :)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	22 Sep 2011 12:56
	Couldn't see it Jan, came up with same as you...was trying for Nora(h) just now. Chris :)
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Terry	Report	22 Sep 2011 12:54
Member Since: October 2008 Posts: 693 Send Message	Hi Chris. What on the actual cert you mean.in the above note from Lindsay it says married 8 yrs.?
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	22 Sep 2011 12:51
	Has anyone spotted Alma's birth record? i have looked for Alm Blanche and found only this and it seems too early: Births Jun 1902 (>99%) Hinch Alma Blanch Kensington 1a 93
	Researching: Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	22 Sep 2011 12:48
	Bit of a puzzler Terry!, notes he had put Single, then crossed through and Married written above on 1911 image. Chris :)

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