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Ninks

Ninks Report 10 Aug 2008 19:07

Thanks for the info - I will order a copy.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 10 Aug 2008 18:47

The answer to your question is YES. Alternate spellings are often recorded if the spelling of the name is not certain.

As already said, you can order the marriage certificate by just giving the groom's name.

Kath. x

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 10 Aug 2008 18:31

If you want to buy a BMD cert,heres how and here
is the addy where you can buy it online... (copy n paste the following...)

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/


(tip)Never pay more than £7
(another tip) for a marriage,you only need
put one partners name when ordering.

If you are ordering online from the GRO,
make sure that when the form asks
"Is the full GRO reference known?"
that you tick the "yes" box.

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 10 Aug 2008 18:30

When you order the cert you only need put one spouses name and the correct details.


Marriages Apr/May/Jun 1911

Ridge Alec A Witney 3a 2171
Ridge Alic A Witney 3a 2171
Tilling Harriet Witney 3a 2171
Tilling Harriett Witney 3a 2171
>>Timms William Witney 3a 2171
Weaver Lilian L Witney 3a 2171

The district Witney spans the boundaries of the counties of Berkshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 10 Aug 2008 18:28

Have you bought the Marriage cert? That will/should have her age on it.

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

Ninks

Ninks Report 10 Aug 2008 18:16

Searching for the marriage of TILLING Harriet 1911 yields both Tilling Harriet and Tilling Harriett.

My query is - is it normal for names with alternate spellings to be entered twice? My great grandfather William Timms was married to Harriet Tilling but there are two - Harriett Tilling born 1873 and Harriet Tilling born 1885 and I don't know which one.