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Allan

Allan Report 25 Jun 2011 09:51

I did a look up today for my Aunt's wedding.

My Aunt, Kathleen Mortimer, married Cyril Pyecroft.

I found a wedding in the Dec quarter 1938 for a Cyril B Pyecroft to a Mortimer, but when I did a search on Kathleen Mortimer..nothing. Also did a search just on Mortimer, again nothing.

When I clicked on the page field, only three names appeared, a couple who were obviuosly married and Cyril B Pyecroft, but no other person.

I see that the 1938 records are at 96% complete but would have thought that all on the same page would have been transcribed.

I'm sure that the marriage is my Aunt's but would like a little more certainty before sending of for the cert.

Any advice would be most welcome

Allan

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 25 Jun 2011 09:55

Ancestry shows a match of those names, when Kathleen married Cyril B.

Gwyn

Allan

Allan Report 25 Jun 2011 10:00

ManyThanks Gwyn and Joan for your extremely speedy responses.

I will now send off for the certificate.

Once again, my sincere thanks to you both

Allan

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 25 Jun 2011 11:01

The number against your Aunt's name (or her name) has probably been mistranscribed, or even missed off! Strangely, no one with the 1st name of Kathleen is transcribed for that quarter or reg district.

You could put a 'post it' against Cyril B's ref to tell other people who he married to help other people in the future. :-)

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Kense

Kense Report 25 Jun 2011 11:11

The transcribing by FreeBMD is from the GRO Indices which are held alphabetically by surnames. So presumably some of the Ms haven't been done yet.

Sometimes if there are an odd number of people on a marriage page it is because a district, volume or page number has been typed incorrectly. In such cases it is usually easy to find the correct entry.

Allan

Allan Report 25 Jun 2011 11:46

Again, my thanks to you both. Your suggestions will be taken onboard

regards

Allan

PriscillaEmilywasMoonbeam

PriscillaEmilywasMoonbeam Report 25 Jun 2011 19:49

It does appear that the page that includes Kathleen Mortimer has not yet been transcribed. I have access to this page, being a transcriber for freebmd, and searched for other names on the page and none showed up.

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mgnv

mgnv Report 25 Jun 2011 21:38

Since you know the year and quarter of interest, you can go to FreeBMD's home page and take the view images link, and, via a klunky interface, eventually get to the Mortimer page in the index, and check her out yourself.

Allan

Allan Report 25 Jun 2011 22:09

Thanks Moonbeam and mgvn. Sorry for the 'late response but I am in West Oz where it is now 05.10 on Sunday morning


edited to say thans mgvn. using your steps I have found Kathleen's entry.

Allan