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That's what my son is trying to do.. I know his partner would be so happy with that because he was born in his parents 40's and he thinks he was an IVF baby... It would be great to mark his mum and dad in some way as none of them can be here to see his big day .. Thanks for everyone's help x

Not sure if this would help but if you live in the area could you look up old electoral rolls perhaps in the library to see when the 1st time they were together

Hi Wendy

Perhaps if you later discover if and when his parents married........they could set their wedding day on that same day.

How exciting! :-D

That's actually a really good idea, on her birthday... It has since been suggested that they holidayed in Barbados and Bermuda.. Does anyone have any idea where I would be able to search their records xx

The mother died under the surname of Simmons.

yes i deleted it
if his mother died in her maiden name then she could not have married brian

Yes Yvonne.........but If you read back the thread you will understand that it is a sensitive subject.

If no marriage is found maybe your son would like to think about proposing on Dona.s birth date instead.

August isn't too far away :-D

Perhaps his mother had been married before?

I am drawn to this marriage but it may be a complete red herring and I haven't time to follow it up at the moment.

Brian D M Simmons
Spouse Surname: Powell
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1982
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume Number: 32
Page Number: 1138
Find Spouse: Dora G Powell

The dad seems to have been still alive to 2006. As he is on the electoral roll in Birmingham till then

Thank you everyone :-)

Don't know if any of this will help

First name(s) LEO BERNARD
Last name MCEVOY
Gender Male
Age 17
Birth year 1915
Occupation SALESMAN
Departure year 1932
Departure day 9
Departure month 5
Departure port BELFAST
Destination port QUEBEC
Destination QUEBEC
Country CANADA
Destination country CANADA
Ship name DUCHESS OF YORK
Ship official number 161202
Ship master's first name R N
Ship master's last name STUART
Shipping line CANADIAN PACIFIC
City BELFAST
Ship destination port MONTREAL
Ship destination country CANADA
Ship registered tonnage 11815
Number of passengers 18
Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists

The mums death. Maybe the informant is family


First name(s) NORA FLORENCE
Last name MCEVOY
Gender Female
Birth day 21
Birth month 6
Birth year 1916
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1995
District BIRMINGHAM
District number 0611F
Register number F2B
Entry number 047
Date of registration mm/yy 0895
County Warwickshire
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials

This looks to be her parents
Marriages Sep 1939
McEvoy Leo B Dolan Birmingham 6d 2432
Dolan Nora F

It does look as if either they weren't married, or they married somewhere which isn't covered by Familysearch, Scotlands People, or Ancestry's records.

Re Brian's birth, there's the birth of a Brian Simmons in Wakefield, Yorkshire, Jul/Aug/Sept 1947, which would fit the DOB you've given.
I won't post it here, in case it's a completely different person who may be alive.

Anyway, it doesn't help with the marriage question, I'm afraid.

Maybe he was adopted, and his birth registered under a different name.

According to Gerald's tree on Ancestry, the brother Leo James Mcevoy died in Ontario, Canada in 2002.

I can understand that Wendy.

Unless they married outside of England and Wales........there is not a marriage registered for them unfortunately.

Well Dona birth is reg in Birmingham reg district mmn Dolan

There looks to be two elder brothers born before her ,look on FreeBMD

Maybe you can trace family of the brothers who may have some info

without having to go into too much detail..... my Son does not want to ask as his partner still gets very upset when he talks about his Mum and Dad.. he cannot just come out with the one question without talking about the subject... So We have thought about this route but it is not an option at the moment. I dont mean to sound unappreciative however I always get negative comments on here from 1 person because there is always 1 !!

if you ccant help me that is absolutely fine. just dont comment please......

ITS NOT SIMPLE TO ASK OR MY SON WOULD DO THAT

BUT THANKS FOR THINKING THAT MAY HELP