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Natalie ... happy to help, I hope they are the right ones when they arrive!

I just want to say how grateful i am. I shall order both certificates tonight.


Name: Olive E Pearce
Year of Registration: 1915
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Mother's Maiden Name: Davies
District: Newport M
County: Glamorgan, Gwent, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 543

and

Marriages Mar 1910
Davies Maria Pontypool 11a 229
PEARCE William John Pontypool 11a 229



Many Many Many thanks
Natalie

Natalie to double check the birth, did Olive die in Sept 1992?

I think the Iris and Olive records are sufficient to get that marriage record for Maria Davies and William Pearce.

To be 100% certain, you really should get Olive's birth certificate as well.

But at least then you'll be back to censuses which will be traceable by family, to get you some more information.

Good luck!

www.gro.gov.uk !

they must have married approx 1938/39/40. The order is guess work (apologies) and but i think Clara died fairly young?


I have also just found the monmouthshire family history so many thanks kath

I couldn't find Pansy or Alf.. and if they are definitely in that order, one of them may have been pre-marriage.

when was the golden wedding???? that'll give us a clue when to look for the marriage!

Natalie


If you join Monmouthshire family history group online (no fee) there are many people on here that may be able to help (or may even be related)

its on yahoo groups under genealogy

Kath

Just found out for sure that bothers and sisters names of my gran where as follows:

Pansy
Alf
Iris
John
Olive (gran)
George
Clara - who i believe died in her 30's

I also remember that they celebrated there golden wedding anniversary
They were very much in love XX Oh im soo sentimental.

I have exhausted all avenues now though for new information.
But it does not seem to fit together doesn't it?

Births Dec 1912 (>99%)
PEARCE Iris M Davies Pontypool 11a 419

(matches the marriage district... go for it!)

Marriages Mar 1910 (>99%)

Davies Maria Pontypool 11a 229
PEARCE William John Pontypool 11a 229

this could certainly be possible this potentially the marriage of my great grand mother and great grandfather! ********

Natalie.. ah ok.. no its me reading too quickly! so you think Thomas Jones was born in 1913, in which case they were probably married after 1936, do you know if they married pre or post the war?

If we find the other siblings we might be able to be more sure about the marriage of Maria Davies that I found, depending how SURE you are of her name, depends if you want to fork out the £7 for it or not!?

Finding your gran's marriage is slightly more timeconsuming as the marriages are not yet indexed for that period, and so its a quarter by quarter search... (Dee is offering to do some on this board, but would be better to give her the best chance if you can find out a more approximate date..)

<-- gone looking for siblings whilst you read this!

My gran olive maiden name pearce born i thought in 1916 but it seems 1915 married my grampy thomas Jones. they lived in cardiff after the war which is the house i remember. Other than that my gran had sibblings. I was told that my gran was brought up in gelligare and or Ystrad Mynach. I belive her mother to be maria? and it seem maiden name davies.
sorry have i confused matters?

Natalie.. think you missed my last post... dates?

Diane
you are an absolute star! just found out that my gran did have brothers and sisters. I know of iris, john, Alf, Clara and pansy!
Oh my goodness..... the can has been opened
what do i need then for the marriage cert?
Thank you all... i didnt think anyone would be interested ..... many many thanks

Natalie... I don't think you mean that Olive was born in 1916, and married in 1913...??

Marriages Mar 1910 (>99%)

Davies Maria Pontypool 11a 229
PEARCE William John Pontypool 11a 229

There's also 2 Margaret Davies marrying Mr Pearces in Cardiff... and of course probably more going back earlier...

Tis indeed a bit of a haystack!

Marriages Jun 1912 (>99%)
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Davies May Pearce Bedwellty 11a 221
Pearce Henry S Davies Bedwellty 11a 221

Could she have been May?

Perhaps the birth cert is the best choice for now.. lol

Needle in haystack or what!!

Hang on!

If you get the marriage cert of your Grandmother and Grandfather you'll get both their fathers... which may be more help in tracing 2 families in the census?

Especially if you aren't sure of her birthdate for the record found...

Potentially other siblings....

Births Sep 1914 (>99%)
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Pearce William J Davies Newport M. 11a 703


Births Mar 1917 (>99%)
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PEARCE George Davies Newport M 11a 567


The census is a bit of a guess, given there are a few Davies in Wales and you have no other information to cross-check to confirm or eliminate... freebmd was "too busy" a minute ago, but i'll look for the marriage again...