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Allison

Allison Report 18 Oct 2008 19:50

Thanks all - yes I can access the census so I'll try that first. They married in 1898 and my grandfather was born in 1910 so my guess is that there would have been siblings born before him.

Alli

Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 18 Oct 2008 18:17

The 1901 would be a good place to start, you may find they have 2 or 3 children by then, otherwise yes the only way to find children after 1901 is to search through the birth records, if they have an uncommon surname it will be easier. Do you have them with their parents before their marriage,? as children often name their own children after parents, and mothers maiden name etc....,may help you narrow down the search. Can you access the census? if not put up some names and someone on here will help you.


Nicky

Researching:
Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 18 Oct 2008 18:17

Depending on how common the surname is, you could 'guess' at likely births, using reasonable spacing of time in the area where they lived in 1901, but it will only be a guess unless you verify with certificates.
If you are sure of parents' name, you could send for what you hope are the correct birth certs. for siblings stating that eg Mother's maiden name must be ( whatever)
That way you won't pay the full price of a cert. each time.

You could check baptism registers in the known area to see if other children were listed of the known parents.

Gwyn

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 18 Oct 2008 18:16

The GRO index will show MMN on any birth after sept 1911

and most are transcribed upto the 1920's so i would search the free bmd's first and then work backwards from their

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

Roy

Jayne

Jayne Report 18 Oct 2008 18:15

In principle, yes.

If its not an uncommon mame or if the area is less metropolitan, the free sites are useful.

Also, for births after about 1910 and using sites like ancestry, try putting in the surmane of father and maiden name of mother in the "search births" in partial freeBMD

Allison

Allison Report 18 Oct 2008 18:08

I would like to trace siblings of my grandfather and I'm not sure of the best way to go about it. Do I just work forwards from the date of the wedding of his parents and check all birth records in that area? Their wedding was in 1898 so apart from 1901 census I can't check that way.

Thanks
Allison