Genealogy Chat

About a year ago when I started all this I was thrilled to find my 2xg-grandfather on FamilySearch.org (I hadn't yet got to the stage of shelling out money.

His name was Jesse Dudley b 1829 in Foleshill Coventry and LDS had a marrriage for him to Jane Hollick on 17 July 1849. They have microfiche sources for it, so I took it as gospel. Since starting to use this board I have been checking references and have found that Jane Hollick and Jesse Dudley did both marry 3rd quarter 1849, but they are on different pages of the index? Is it possible that they did still marry each other? I should say that I have the Coventry FamilyHistory Soc's CDs and the marriage isn't listed there.

The census of 1851 shows Jesse married to Jane, and there is a Jane on the same page of the BMD as him, its just not Jane Hollick!

Are you looking at transcribed records or the original index pages? I bet either one page number is mistranscribed, or the GRO index has a mistake (given that the marriage entry is an extracted one and the names are fairly unusual.) I'll bet you £7 I am right!! lol Merry

They both look like 1849 Q3 Foleshill Vol 16 page 490, to me. Merry

Merry, In the two weeks I've been reading these boards instead of working I have divined that you are an oracle never to be doubted. I've just gone back to the original images .... and you're right! They are both bage 490, not 499! I have learned another valuable lesson (and I've already spent the £7 :-)) Mark PS and as usual there are another three messages while I've been typing!

LOL!! Did you put the right page number on your order?? Merry

They married each other, just as the IGI states! Merry

No I didn't - I went with the 499. Do they respond to emails? Mark

I don't know......You need to ask Val (''wish I'd never started'', or whatever her name is this week!).....she's always emailing them.....but don't tell her I told you! Merry

I just called them - realised they're open till 8 o'clock, but apparently although he could see the order he was unable to access it or change it. He mentioned that it was sometimes better to order by phone as they could then amend the record before it was put on the computer! Apparently they'll look up to 3 pages either side and then refund me £4.00 when they can't find it! That'll teach me not to be so trigger happy! Mark

Bet they didn't tell you it costs £8.50 if you phone! merry

I am ashamed to say i am crying ROFLMHO

Jim......hold out your hand......... *$*£'&$*$£^$^£'* Smack!!!! Naughty! Merry

Fingers crossed Mark! I've put a wrong page no down before in my excitement, but they have sent me the right one. Simone x

I ordered a marriage cert from the 1850s for an German immigrant with an unpronouncable name! Spelt his name perfectly, got the index numbers right but for some reason I managed to type Jean instead of Joan for his wife's christian name! Just got my £4 refunded today as the christian names did'nt match! Why can't they use some common sense! Grrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!