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Hi, I have a William Wood born c 1841 - Rochdale, Lancs. He married a 'Margaret' who was born c 1847, Ogden, Cheshire. Their children were: George c 1866, Louisa c 1874 ,Joseph c 1875, and Margaret Hannah c 1875. I have Margaret Hannah on 1891 + 1901 as niece to James Sidley and wife Louisa (nee Owen??) I woul therefore like to find a link to connect. Ideally, the marriage of William Wood to (hopefully) Margaret Owen. I DO know that there was a Margaret Owen born in this family around that year,and in that place. !! Can anyone help please? Dea X

I believe I have checked them everywhere !! - but perhaps I have missed something. Dea x

Hi Dea, Am looking at Ancestry and nothing so far, Freebmd is not loading they must be busy!! Christine OMG I didn't know that!! I knew that births didn't have to be registered until 1875, but didn't know that about marriages.....you live and learn!! Maybe that is why I cant find several marriages of mine! fuzzy x

Yes, That is the family I am looking for. Dea x

Dea, Found this on the IGI, is a Margaret in lancashire but not Owen, also Woods not Wood!! What you think mate? WILLIAM WOODS Male Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: MARGARET PRITCHARD Family Marriage: 21 OCT 1860 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England Or this one!! WILLIAM WOOD Male Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: MARGARET CARTER Family Marriage: 20 OCT 1862 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England Fuzzy

DOH!!! should I be looking for marriages in Cheshire then and not Lancs?!! Fuzzy x

Hi Fuzzy, Don't think so on the Pritchard one - Found the Carter one - a possibility but I can't link it up. There is also a Turner and a Tattersall but can'tt link them either.!! Sugar dam fizz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Dea x

OMG Christine well done!!! I tried looking at the Freesearch and it just wouldn't load, didn't think of doing a year at a time!! Dea will be doing cartwheels around the room when she sees this. well done you are a real star!! Fuzzyx

Know what you mean christine, I can usually find stuff for others, but mine are always more difficult!! Fuzzy x

Registration of marriages is different to that of births and deaths. A birth/death registration requires the informant to go to the registrar.A marriage has to take place in the presence of a registrar,and as such the requirement to 'inform' is done at the time of the marriage. If a marriage can't be found in the index there are two main reasons. Firstly it didn't happen (and the couple acted as if married) or the details of the marriage have been lost before they were indexed in the bmd index.The local registrar should still have the details of any marriage which took place,it is usually an error at the time of the index being compiled which is the reason for the missing entry. It is unusual to find a registrar who was able to register birth,death AND marriages,usually a registrar could record either just marriages or just births and deaths. Glen

THANK YOU CHRISTINE. !!! - I KNEW IT BUT I COULDN'T FIND IT !!!!!!!! You have cheered up my day (and cost me another £7, but WELL worth it !! I don't know what they were doing in Salford at that time, but - HEY !!, who cares ?????????? Thank you SSSoooo much, (and everyone else who was looking !!!) Dea Xxx