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Lack of informant information on death certificate

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LB

LB Report 7 Feb 2007 14:28

Hi Kath Yes, I'd thought of that myself. I'm currently trawling through the marriages in between 1912 and 1930 and have got as far as 1921 with no luck as yet. If I don't find one I guess I'll have to wait until 2021 after all! Cheers Lyndsey

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 7 Feb 2007 13:47

Cousins could certainly marry - I have some in my tree. Was Freeman your grandfather's name? Was the informant, Mrs. Freeman living at the same address as the deceased? Just because she called herself widow, doesn't mean they were definitely married - they may just have lived as man and wife. Kath. x

LB

LB Report 7 Feb 2007 13:26

Thanks Sam for that info. Lyndsey

Sam

Sam Report 7 Feb 2007 13:09

Hi Lyndsey I'm pretty certain that it has always been legal for cousins to marry - I certainly have some in the 1880's that married. I wouldn't have thought concealing a first name would be in order to hide a relationship, most people were named pretty common names in those days so even if she had the same christian name as a relative, it could just be coincidence. Sam x

LB

LB Report 7 Feb 2007 12:48

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LB

LB Report 7 Feb 2007 12:42

It was suggested to me on another thread that rather than waiting for the 1921 census to be released (!) I could look for the death of my Gt. Grandfather in the Ancestry BMD’s since I am intrigued to find out what happened to him after Gt Grandma died in 1912. The story goes that after GT Grandma’s death/funeral he ran off with another woman (I think Nan said it was a female cousin, but I can’t be sure) and neither Nan or her siblings ever saw him again! Have searched for his death from 1912 through to 1969 (when he would have been 100) there is only one entry that matches in name and age. This death was registered in Islington, North London, which isn’t far from Edmonton, which is where the family came from. The informant was named as being “Mrs Freeman, widow” - no 1st name! I know that now I have to look for a marriage between 1912 and 1930 but could the lack of a 1st name been to conceal the fact that they were related? Am I right in saying that marrying a cousin in those days was illegal? Or is my imagination working overtime? Lyndsey