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i have got a james r palmer on my tree b 1850 m emily l cook b 1829 middlesex london in the 1891 census there is a henry wedlake b 1880 chelsea aged 10 years middlesex london as their grandson. in 1881 census i have found a frances wedlake widow b 1855 walsworth london mother of henry .i cant find emilys parents to see if frances is related to her i cant find a frances on james side . heather

If you bought Henry's birth certificate it would give Frances' maiden name. Ditto if you bought Emily's marriage cert

stupid me i never thought of that how do i go about buying a certificate as i have never bought one before and where do i obtain one heather

Which one would be most useful? If you bought Emily's marriage certificate you would get her father and the grooms father and their occupations, residence for the bride and groom and also the witnesses who may be handy to know?

If you buy Henrys birth cert you will get his parents full names and the place of birth.

To get a cert go to GRO online (NEVER use any other site as there are scam sites charging up to £50 a cert!) You need to find the event on freebmd or ancestry complete index (freebmd is still being transcribed for easy name searching by volunteers - ancestry complete is the index which you have to search by looking at the images of the original reg ref). When you get the reference, the year, the quarter of the year (sometimes this will just show a month), the volume and page no. You go to GRO online, tick the box that says you have the gro ref and then enter the details. It will cost you £7. I have albums full of them and very surprising info you get too!

Ill just have a look to see if I can find Henrys birth and Emilys marriage - OR you can try on freebmd. Why dont you also take the three day free trial, no card details needed for ancestry US and UK census and bmds and LOTS of other

Frances Mary Cook married Jun 1876 Kensington Volume 1a page 11, a Henry W Wedlake is on the same page.

Frances M is on the 1861 census in 2 Peacock Street, Newington with her parents:

William H Cook c1821 Middlesex, Solicitors Clerk
Emily L c1829 Middlesex
Emily R c1846 Middlesex, Apprentice to Millener
Edward W c1849 Surrey
Clara M c1852 Surrey
Henry J c1855 Surrey
Frances M c1857 Surrey

In 1851 in South Place, Belgrave, St George Hanover Square:

William Cook c1821 Middlesex, Solicitors Clerk
Emily c1839? Middlesex
Emily c1846 Middlesex
Edward W c1849 Middlesex
Hellen? c1850 Middlesex
Mary Ann c1826 Middlesex (possibly Sister?)

William Henry Cook married Mar 1845 St. Martin Volume 1 page 135, an Emily Louisa Inwood is on the same page.

IGI has a more accurate date for the marriage:

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp

Updated my post with census info

Dave

So it looks like Emily Cook was a widow when she married Mr Palmer

(Saw that Dave, so deleted duplication :))


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thankyou all for this info now know how to order a cert as never knew before seems simple enough greatly appreciated heather

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