Genealogy Chat

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

When was their eldest child born? Reg

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

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

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

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.

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