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Raymond

Raymond Report 12 Jan 2007 21:47

Can someone please explain? why when I put complete details in complete BMD index e.g. Name, Qtr, and year It shows nothing at all for it:- Margaret Smith born Aug 1919 in Whitehaven Cumberland, married 23/12/1942 in Whitehaven Cumberland. Also Sarah Jane Smith born Nov 1929 in Whitehaven Cumberland. Any help in where I am going wrong or tips on how to overcome it would be helpful.

Derek

Derek Report 12 Jan 2007 21:56

looking at those dates you gave,they may well be registered in the first quarter of the following year. derek

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 12 Jan 2007 22:06

Are you clicking on view image? I can't see Sarah Jane. I think Margaret is there but there is selotape over the image - mother maiden name Gilman?

Raymond

Raymond Report 12 Jan 2007 22:12

I did try to see if it had been recorded late 'No Success'

Raymond

Raymond Report 12 Jan 2007 22:18

Derek.What Qtr did you find Margaret, her mothers name was Gilman.

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 12 Jan 2007 22:19

July Aug Sept 1919. says White??? can't read the rest or the ref no. Selena

Raymond

Raymond Report 12 Jan 2007 22:45

Barry. Thank you for finding Margarets birth, it wasnext to mpossible to read it on Ancestry. Margarets marriage was 23 December1942.

Raymond

Raymond Report 12 Jan 2007 23:14

Sorry Derek but she married a Dickinson of Cleator Moor Whitehaven, I should have mentioned it before, I dont understand how it is all this trouble, it seems straight forward when we have most oft he details required.

Janice

Janice Report 13 Jan 2007 03:17

Hi They do say that 'Approximately 50% of the names between 1837 and 1900 have been transcribed thus far' so perhaps the ones you are looking for have not been? best wishes in your hunting anyway .