Genealogy Chat

I have my Grandparents marriage cert' William Alfred Baldock married Elizabeth Mack 1924 in Shoreditch. I sent off for Williams and Elizabeth's birth cert'...all is fine with Williams, but the one I have received for Elizabeth says her father is James Albert...the marriage cert' says Thomas Henry...have I sent off for the wrong cert'? I would be grateful if anyone can help with this. Elizabeth Mack 18/011899 Shoreditch

Sounds like the wrong certificate to me, will have a look to see if I can see another Elizabeth for you. Pauline

When was Elizabeth Born? Did you know that when you order the certificate from GRO if you tell them who the father is then they will check you have the correct person before sending the certificate and i know if you pay by card that they only charge £3/£4 to your card. Jen

No I didn't know. I put thomas Henry down as the father.

hiya, do you have the grandparents on census with respective families? Julie

I have the parents of William...Frederick George and Elizabeth Tatum. But all I know of Elizabeth Mack is that they lived in Shoreditch.

Marriage cert' says he was a Tailor (journeyman)

Hi Trudi i only found this out by talking to them apparantly when you send orders through online they only look at the 1st couple of lines but there is a bit where you can add additional information a few lines down the page. I haven't done this yet so maybe somebody else could shed some light on it a little better than me. Jen

Thanks Jen. This is totally my fault. I thought I had found my Elizabeth by doing birth searches...seemed to be right area and year...Silly me!!!!

Trudie Sorry haveing trouble loging on to Ancestry, but note there is a 1901 census that could be relevant. Will get back ASAP Pauline

Thanks all. I have this info if it helps she died 10/03/1977 in Walthamstow. I think she only had a sister and their Mother died when she was young..sorry not a lot of info.

Oh!! I think her sister was Helen (Ellen) called Nell. Sorry!!! It really isn't much....clutching at straws, lol

She is 20. Witnesses are Thomas Henry Mack, Rose Overs and frederick Overs. William is 24 and his Father is deceased. Thanks Trudi

If Elizabeth was only 20 when she married then she was born c.1904 and won't be on the Census. These are possible birth refs Name: Elizabeth Mack Year of Registration: 1905 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Bethnal Green County: Greater London, London, Middlesex Volume: 1c Page: 179 Name: Kitty Elizabeth Mack Year of Registration: 1904 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Wandsworth County: London, Surrey Volume: 1d Page: 776

hiya if it were me, i'd get her death cert, and then get her sisters birth cert, this will then verify the fathers name, and indeed the mothers maiden name, that way you might have more luck Julie

Thank you!!!! Bethnal Green is very close to Shoreditch, so it is a good possibility. I thought her age may have been wrong on the marriage cert', that's why I went with the other Elizabeth in Shoreditch. I have such limited info on her. Many Thanks Trudi

Ohhh!!! Good idea Julie...why didn't I think of that? lol The death is something that I'm certain of. Thanks Trudi

hiya, no worries, just have to think outside the box, sometimes LOL much easier for someone who isnt connected good luck Julie

Trudi, When ordering online, they only look at the name of the person. To check a father's or mother's name you need to click on the reference check box further down the page, and add the info in the boxes there. If the ref check doesn't tie up, they usually e-mail you to let you know. Helen

You are all stars!!!! Thanks a million. Trudixx