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Adopted and trying to trace birth father advice ne

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Battenburg

Battenburg Report 14 Apr 2009 22:52

I think you need a date of marriage if it took place in recent years.

Same for birth cert. Correct me if Im wrong

LindyLoo2

LindyLoo2 Report 14 Apr 2009 21:57

Hi Michelle, usually if you have the number of the entry, month, year and place of marriage then I thought you could send to the General Register Office for a copy of the marriage certificate? Certainly for the older records this is all you need - who told you they need the date of the marriage?

Linda

Eileen

Eileen Report 14 Apr 2009 21:28


Was the marriage in a Registry Office or a Church? If it was a Church you could perhaps contact the Minister or Priest and ask if he could look in the Church records. If it was a Registry Office they might search for you - possibly with a charge of a few pounds -

A long time ago - about 35 years - I was looking for my birth mother, whom I had been told might have died and also might have remarried. I contacted the Registry Office of the area that local gossip said she had gone to, and they sent me a copy of the marriage cert straight away. I think the charge then was about 50p. I did not even know if she was alive or dead at the time, so they had to search both records for a long period of time - i.e. 1945 - 1972. as I had no clue at all as to dates etc.

The marriage cert. gave me her new name - which of course will not be a problem to you as it is a man you are looking for and they do not change their names usually - it gave me her address as it was in 1957 which was the date she had remarried. I was then able to trace her further movements from that address to the one I eventually found her at.

Tracking people down takes a bit of detective work, but if you have a name you can usually find the person. As I said, it is easier to trace a man, than a lady, but sheer dogged persistence usually will work.

Good luck - and come back to me if you think of any other questions
Eileen
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Michelle

Michelle Report 14 Apr 2009 20:19

Hi sorry if this sounds dumb but i am trying to trace my husbands birth father (he has never met him) we know he re-married and i have found the entry in the marriage records but in order to obtain a certificate i need the exact date of marriage and i only have month & year, i am new to this so any advice on this or other avenues i can take would be appreciated Thanks