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Posted for help earlier and got some tips - have trawled through all James Mathews/Matthews marriage going back from 1880 - I assume they were married cos have them on 1881 census as couple - so started 1880 back to 1871 where I have him as single but can't find ref. to marriage - anyone have any ideas He is James Matthews, spelling variants as above also Mathewes on earlier census - Married a Louisa both born in Margaretting Essex, on 1881 they had 3 children, Annie and 2 boys, is the only answer likely to be that they never actually married?? Or are the Marriage databases not up to date, I've found his parents marriage so a bit surprised not to find this, having said that I cant find my own grandparents and I have a certificate for that! Any more tips greatfully rec'd...... Gill

Just checking...........have you searched the full records? Or just the freebmd transcripts? Reg

is this your family in 1891 Alfred Matthews abt 1890 Ingatestone, Essex, England Son Ingatestone and Fryerning Essex Annie Matthews abt 1880 Margaretting, Essex, England Daughter Ingatestone and Fryerning Essex Herbert Matthews abt 1887 Ingatestone, Essex, England Son Ingatestone and Fryerning Essex James Matthews abt 1849 Margaretting, Essex, England Head Ingatestone and Fryerning Essex Louise Matthews abt 1853 Ingatestone, Essex, England Wife Ingatestone and Fryerning Essex .. if so have you found them in 1881 because I can´t see them there

Sounds like you are just searching the freebmd section which isnt complete. You need to look at the full bmd index images.

sorry just found them under Mathews Annie Mathews abt 1880 Margaretting, Essex, England Daughter Margaretting Essex Ernest Mathews abt 1877 Margaretting, Essex, England Son Margaretting Essex James Mathews abt 1849 Margaretting, Essex, England Head Margaretting Essex Louisa Mathews abt 1853 Ingatestone, Essex, England Wife Margaretting Essex William Mathews abt 1873 Margaretting, Essex, England Son Margaretting Essex

Looks like a mistransctiption James Matthams Year of Registration: 1871 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Chelmsford County: Essex Volume: 4a Page: 319 Louisa Marsh 1871 Oct-Nov-Dec Chelmsford Essex James Matthams 1871 Oct-Nov-Dec Chelmsford Essex Louisa in 1871 Louisa Marsh abt 1853 Ingatestone, Essex, England Servant Widford Essex

Registration district of Margaretting is Chelmsford

Umm !! Have just checked the complete images - and it does say Matthams - not Matthews.

Is this one of the sons? Name: Alfred Matthews Year of Registration: 1890 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Chelmsford County: Essex Volume: 4a Page: 447 The cert would give mother's surname, and aid cross-checking. Another child? Name: Herbert Matthews Year of Registration: 1886 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Chelmsford County: Essex Volume: 4a Page: 394 Reg

You say in your original posting that your have the certificate for your grandparents marriage but can´t find the registration for that - give us the details if you want us to recheck it for you.

Looks like Elaine has got it right! Thanks most of you have found the right family so I will check the Matthams, seemed these agricultural types didn't go too much on the spelling back in the 1800s thanks for help Gill

Note to Heather - can you explain about the complete marriage lookup??? Sorry only been on this since last Sunday so am putting in the name and abt DOB and then selecting either census or FreeBMD is there another way?? Gill

FULL records on Ancestry.............use the following (minus brackets) When you get to the info, check quarter by quarter, viewing the images. Births http://content.ancestry(.)co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8964&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Marriages http://content.ancestry(.)co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8965&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Deaths http://content.ancestry(.)co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8966&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Good luck Reg