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Trying to trace marriage of Thomas Wolfe

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Deborah

Deborah Report 7 Aug 2018 16:59

Thomas Wolfe married quarter 4 in 1874. in Malling, Kent. Have found 2 marriages on here but believe it to be the one to Sarah Ann Dumbrell, Volume 2a, page 807, line 103. Is it possible to see a copy of the marriage certificate or marriage banns to enable me to see if it is the correct one.

The other marriage is to a Ruth Wakefield, volume 2a, page 807, line number 203, but don't think it is that one.

Am hoping that the written entry of the certificate or banns may give more information.

safc

safc Report 7 Aug 2018 17:14


Sarah Ann Dumbrell
England, Kent, Parish Registers
Name Thomas Wolfe
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 17 Oct 1874
Event Place East Malling, Kent, England
Gender Male
Age 23
Marital Status Single
Birth Year (Estimated) 1851
Father's Name George Wolfe
Spouse's Name Sarah Ann Dumbrell
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 22
Spouse's Marital Status Single
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1852
Spouse's Father's Name William Dumbrell

safc

safc Report 7 Aug 2018 17:15


Ruth Wakefield
England, Kent, Parish Registers
Name Alfred Colegate
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 25 Oct 1874
Event Place East Malling, Kent, England
Gender Male
Age 25
Marital Status Single
Birth Year (Estimated) 1849
Father's Name Edward Colegate
Spouse's Name Ruth Wakefield
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 21
Spouse's Marital Status Single
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1853
Spouse's Father's Name Augustus Wakefield

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 7 Aug 2018 17:16

What's his wife's name on the 1881 census?

greyghost

greyghost Report 7 Aug 2018 17:16

From the free to use site - https://www.freebmd.org.uk

Shows the names of the people who married on that reference number - so 2 couples

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1874 (>99%)
COLEGATE Alfred Malling 2a 807
DUMBRELL Sarah Ann Malling 2a 807
WAKEFIELD Ruth Malling 2a 807
WOLFE Thomas Malling 2a 807

safc

safc Report 7 Aug 2018 17:18


Thomas Wolfe
England and Wales Census, 1881
Name Thomas Wolfe
Event Type Census
Event Date 1881
Event Place East Malling, Kent, England
Registration District Malling
Residence Note Church Road
Gender Male
Age 29
Marital Status (Original) Married
Occupation Labourer At Cement Works
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1852
Birthplace Tonbridge, Kent, England
Page Number 18
Registration Number RG11
Piece/Folio 899/73
Affiliate Record Type Household
Household

Role

Sex

Age

Birthplace
Thomas Wolfe Head M 29 Tonbridge, Kent, England
Sarah Ann Wolfe Wife F 28 West Malling, Kent, England
Jane Elizth Wolfe Daughter F 2 Larkfield, Kent, England

greyghost

greyghost Report 7 Aug 2018 17:21

Children born to the Wolfe/Dumbrell combination using the free site -
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:
WOLFE, WILLIAM GEORGE DUMBRELL Order
GRO Reference: 1875 J Quarter in MALLING Volume 02A Page 506 Order

WOLFE, JANE ELIZABETH DUMBRELL Order
GRO Reference: 1878 D Quarter in MALLING Volume 02A Page 549

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But you can check the census following the marriage for the name combinations i.e. Thomas Wolfe and Sarah

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Church Road, East Malling, Malling, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Thomas Wolfe Head Married Male 29 1852 Tonbridge, Kent, England Labourer At Cement Works
Sarah Ann Wolfe Wife Married Female 28 1853 West Malling, Kent, England -
Jane Elizth Wolfe Daughter Single Female 2 1879 Larkfield, Kent, England -
Florence Mary Wolfe Daughter Single Female 0 1881 Larkfield, Kent, England -

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 7 Aug 2018 17:22

The image isn't online on Findmypast for either marriage, so other than what safc has posted (with father's names) the only way to find anything else is to order the certificate.

Kath. x

safc

safc Report 7 Aug 2018 17:23


Thomas Wolfe
England and Wales Census, 1891
Name Thomas Wolfe
Event Type Census
Event Date 1891
County Kent
Parish East Malling
Ecclesiastical Parish ST JAMES
Registration District Malling
Residence Note New Hithe Lane
Gender Male
Age 39
Marital Status Married
Occupation Cement Labourer
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1852
Birthplace Kent, England
Page Number 4
Registration Number RG12
Piece/Folio 669/ 20
Household

Role

Sex

Age

Birthplace
Thomas Wolfe Head M 39 Kent, England
Sarah A Wolfe Wife F 38 Kent, England
Florence E Wolfe Daughter F 10 Kent, England
Phoebe E Wolfe Daughter F 6 Kent, England
Rose E Wolfe Daughter F 2 Kent, England

Deborah

Deborah Report 7 Aug 2018 17:26

Thank you, it's looking like it was Sarah Ann as we thought.

Deborah

Deborah Report 7 Aug 2018 17:26

Thank you, it's looking like it was Sarah Ann as we thought.

Deborah

Deborah Report 7 Aug 2018 17:31

Thank you Kathleen, I tried your site and Ancestry and nothing there either only digital image, as you say I will have to order the certificate to be sure.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Aug 2018 06:38

You don't have to buy the cert because the parish record transcript has been posted above showing he married Sarah ann Dumbrell

Plus they are shown together on the following census and the GRO ref has been given for some children showing mmn was Dumbrell

Deborah

Deborah Report 8 Aug 2018 07:03

Ok thank you Shirley.

Thank you again GR for all your help.