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Lost Marriage

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Debbie

Debbie Report 9 Feb 2007 22:02

I am almost positive that my great grandparents were married in England in about 1917. I have exhausted the ancestry indexes. Is there any chance that the indexes may not be complete or am i just missing something....ie my brain! Please can some one help. Regards debbie

Heather

Heather Report 9 Feb 2007 22:03

When you say the index - are you using the COMPLETE index or just the partial bmd index? In the former you cant just search by name for a result, you have to go through each quarter looking for the person.

Debbie

Debbie Report 9 Feb 2007 22:15

Thanks for your quick reply Heather. I didn't realise that there were two indexes. I'll try again now and use the complete index if i didn't use that one before. cheers. Debbie

Georgina

Georgina Report 9 Feb 2007 22:29

Debbie if you need some help post their names & I will check for you. Georgina.

Debbie

Debbie Report 9 Feb 2007 22:41

Tried again and still couldn't find them. Their names are Ethel Mary Fisher and James Bishop. I'm also trying to find Ethel's first marriage to Mr Fisher and her maiden name was Pattison. Dont have a year though. Ethel was born in 1891. thanks for any help you can give me. cheers

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 9 Feb 2007 22:43

When was their eldest child born? Reg

Joan

Joan Report 9 Feb 2007 22:45

Debbie, have you any idea about location ? Best wishes Joan

Georgina

Georgina Report 9 Feb 2007 22:56

Debbie I have checked 1917-1920 & there are plenty of Ethel Fishers but none married a Mr Bishop. What makes you so sure she married in 1917? Georgina.

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 9 Feb 2007 23:04

Debbie Some registrations didn't make it to the GRO so you may have better luck at the local RO to where the marriage took place. One word of warning....If the marriage took place in London many of the ROs won't issue certificates for Family History purposes :( I have a birth in 1921 that falls into this category :( Chris

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 9 Feb 2007 23:06

Just checked 1917..1916 and about to do 1915. James bishop marriage...nothing yet... nothing on 1914... nothing 1913... Q3 missing on Ancestry...1912...

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 9 Feb 2007 23:09

Where was Ethel born? There are three on FreeBMD born 1891. Ethel Pattison 1891 Jan-Feb-Mar Middlesbrough (1875-1968) Durham, Yorkshire - North Riding Ethel Pattison 1891 Apr-May-Jun Stokesley Yorkshire - North Riding Ethel Pattison 1891 Jul-Aug-Sep Sunderland Durham, Tyne and Wear

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 9 Feb 2007 23:11

Keith Thats why Im looking for james Bishop.....then checking to see if the spouse is either Fisher or Pattison...

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 9 Feb 2007 23:24

Cant go any further back without a place name :-(( Hows clever clogs Mr Keith doing i wonder? lol Gerri

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 10 Feb 2007 00:09

This is her birth: Births Mar 1892 Pattison Ethel Mary Chester Le S 10a 511 She's still in tta area in 1901. Rose

Georgina

Georgina Report 10 Feb 2007 15:32

Debbie I have searched all quarters of the marriage indexes from 1910-1920 & there are plenty of Ethel & Ethel M Pattison marriages but none to the men you mentioned. Maybe as you say she met a Yank during WW1 & went back with him to marry in the USA. There is 1 quarter missing on Ancestry & that is the June quarter 1912 maybe you could check marriages for that quarter on findmypast. Georgina.

Debbie

Debbie Report 10 Feb 2007 15:33

Thank you all for your help. I'm afraid my Great grandmother was very elusive, she told us nothing about herself! All i know is she was married twice and moved from Durham to New York where she worked for a while....Hey, just realised she could of married a Yank first time round! Any one got access to the US Ancestry, Please!!!!! She moved to Liverpool after that but can only go on the fact that my grandmother was born in Liverpool. Anyway my grand mother was born in 1918, that's why i thought Ethel and James were married about 1917. Well, it was worth a try and i thank you all again. Regards Debbie