Genealogy Chat

im stuck on finding the marriage of my gt gt grandad edward lyons. he married ann but i cant seem to traceit. they may have been married in ireland. he was born 1834 and she was born 1837. im having trouble finding her maiden name too. feel like im banging my head against a bick wall at the mo. thanx carolexx

Have you found them married in any census returns,possibly with any children? Where were they born? Glen

Carole, to get the wifes maiden name you need to buy one of the kids birth certificates. I take it you have found this couple on a census - when were the kids born. Registration started after 1837 so any kids should be on record. Look up the ref on ancestry or try freebmd first.

given myself a flamin headache now lol carolexx sorry edited this, gave the total wrong side of the family! their children were william 1871 michael 1858 martin 1863 polly 1865 edward 1868 annie 1874 matthew 1879 sorry about that carolexx

Carole, where are you looking for them?

on ancestry. have found the family on quite a few census but to find ann (mother) maiden name im going to have to get her birth cert and marriage cert when i can find them carolexx

Please post the details of a census which has the children on. I have been looking for you, but need to know the correct family Linda

Carole, Did i do a lyons lookup last week for you.The Ireland and Manchester connection sounds similiar. If memory serves i think we started with William from Hulme? Just had a thought about this one,If Ann was born c1837 she would be around 51 years old when Sarah was born. Glen

see above post, just edited as i put total wrong info in. its this bloomin headache lol carolexx

Carole, you need the kiddies birth cert - that will give mums maiden name and THEN you can use that to find the marriage certificate. When you say you are looking on ancestry - you mean you are looking through the images of the bmd index - not just the name search? There is a big gap between Michael and Martin - do you know if this was a second marriage job?

Hi again Carole I had a quick look on freebmd,there are at least four Manchester marriages for Edward Lyons,and some are missing a bride. There is also one in Warrington,i seem to remember some of the kids came from there? As Heather says,your best bet is to get one of the childrens birth certs,it will tell you the mothers maiden name,then you can look for a marriage entry.If i remember correctly Edward was a widow by '91. For the sake of an overdose for your headache i can't think what else to do. Glen