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1990's Marriages

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Neil

Neil Report 22 May 2009 12:08

I am trying to trace marriage details of two nephews and a niece, all of whom married in the late 1980's or 1990's. None of them are found by the usual search. I have traced a few hundred other people on GR in the past so am not a complete novice, but I seem to be missing something here. Any suggestions?

Carol

Carol Report 22 May 2009 12:25

Hiya Neil
In Ancestry there is the marriage index for years 1984 to 2005
Regards Carol

Neil

Neil Report 22 May 2009 12:29

Thanks Carol, I will try that, but does that mean that GR does not have access to Marriage records for those years? Now that I have thought a bit more about it, I realise that I have only ever looked up deaths in the 80's and 90's, never births or marriages until now.

Carol

Carol Report 22 May 2009 12:43

Hiya Neil
I've know idea what records Genes have as I only use the Family Tree facility.
Regards Carol

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 22 May 2009 13:07

Some local reg offices have later marriages.

Which area would they be in?

Neil

Neil Report 22 May 2009 19:08

Thanks for offers and suggestions. In fact I can get the info I need from my two sisters, I was going to surprise them but have now decided that's not a good idea.

It has come as a bit of a surprise to find that GR doesn't seem to have full access to post 1984 BMD's, eapecially as I don't see any mention of this in the help files.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 22 May 2009 20:06

Neil

GR does not carry its own records ........... they just refer you to other sites, and they may not be getting access to the bmds after 1985 which are found on ancestry. It's probably financial!!!



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Neil

Neil Report 23 May 2009 10:09

Just to close this topic off from my point of view. I had a message yesterday from Somerset Girl in which she offered to look in Find My Past for me. Whilst I declined her offer, I thought I should try the site for myself at mt own expense.
What a revelation. I can recommend Find My Past to anyone researching BMD after 1984. At very reasonable cost for credits, I was able to trace my nephews and niece and their offspring in about 30 minutes.
Thank you Somerset Girl.