Genealogy Chat

I noticed that as well i found a sarah head in 1871 and she was a cook, and the sonof the family had a surname p then i eralised she was married to alfred and in birmingham in 1871 i cannot find a sarah head born in castle frome for 1861

Ada's birth reg has an extra initial than shows on the baptism....I wonder if it's dad's surname?? Births Jun 1867 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEAD Ada Jane P Bromsgrove 6c 439 Merry

Merry i think there is a connection with fany price thats boarding there in 1871. On the 1901 a fanny llewellyn is visiting sarah same as donald evans ( sarahs grandson) i assumed fanny had taken donald to visit his gran

omg merry lol my MIL will be shocked if Ada was her daughter lol the plot thickens could she have been sarah and alfreds? i couldnt find a connection when i looked at that census i thought she was a bit young to be visiting at the tender age of 4 lol

I have had this happen. I had entered what I THOUGHT might be the brides name, and it was not. They advised me to apply again and give only the grooms name and all the other information, which was correct. I was a bit annoyed with myself, but it all worked ou. Deanna X

Karen....you know you said you had seen a marriage to a Sarah Head.....well....if this is your family in 1871....they have a Head staying with them....which seems a bit of a co-incidence!! 1871: Caleb Brown abt 1849 Bham, Warwickshire, England Boarder Birmingham Warwickshire >>>>Ada Head abt 1867 Redditch, Worcestershire, England Visitor Birmingham Warwickshire Alfred Meredith abt 1845 Dewchurch, Warwickshire, England Head Birmingham Warwickshire Ellen Meredith abt 1869 Hereford; Ledbury Daughter Birmingham Warwickshire Sarah Meredith abt 1845 Frome, Warwickshire, England Wife Birmingham Warwickshire Fany Price abt 1854 Hereford; Ledbury Boarder Birmingham Warwickshire I know she is only a visitor, but that might be because they were not sure what sort of relation she was to Alfred!! ................................. Update:.........Oh, it looks like Ada MAY have been an illegitimate dau of Sarah Head??? (later Mrs Meredith???) IGI: ADA JANE HEAD Female Event(s): Birth: Christening: 14 MAY 1867 Redditch, Worcester, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Mother: SARAH HEAD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. Merry

oohh merry i never thought of that, yes they did, i was going to send for their daughter May merediths birth cert to add to my folder for my MIL may is the wife of the elusive hugh humphreys evans ive been chasing and they are the parents of hubbys grandad donald archer evans

Karen....did Alfred and Sarah have any children for whom you could get a birth cert to check mum's name? Merry

I've just had something similar, and they were really helpful. I applied for a birth certificate with the checking point that the father must have the Christian names William Wood. They sent me an e-mail saying that they weren't issuing the certificate, and refunding £4, because those weren't the Christian names of the father. I replied to their message, saying that if by any chance the father's name was William AND the mother was Mary or Jane, I still wanted the certificate, and asked if it was possible to check. I thought they'd tell me I had to make a new application from scratch with those checking points, but no - they very kindly checked, and e-mailed back to say that none of those names matched. It's a pity, because I was convinced I had the right names, but at least I only wasted £3. They've also been exceptionally helpful in the past - when I made my first online application their system wouldn't accept my credit card, and they phoned me 3 times - in Italy - to sort it out.

Update: GRO sent me a refund and a letter to say sarahs fathers name wasnt john griffiths, like i thought it was. I sent for this marriage cert as i couldnt find her first marriage to Alfred Meredith. Ive searched looking for sarah griffiths and alfred meredith and the other way round, i did find a marriage in Hereford for Alfred meredith and a Sarah Head 1868 jan-mar hereford 6a 675 so maybe she wasnt a griffiths, i did ring GRO and they suggested if i wanted the marriage cert to just put Archers details down and leave the rest blank

Hi hopefully there will be a simple explanation, i think i went for the marriage cert as i couldnt find her birth index, might have another look later and see if its worth ordering.

Karen, it could be a problem with their film they will be using to try and give you the copy cert. Sit tight and see what they say......... Merry

I have received a message too. I asked them to check some details on the cert I apllied for and they did not tie in with the details I gave them so they are not sending me the cert, charging me for a search and refunding part of the cost.

are you sure you put the right details down? Did you ask for reference check ?

Hi i receive one cert this morning and a note about the other saying refund and explanation to follow, had anyone else had one of these, im wondering what the problem is as i know i have the right information for this marriage and the right reference and page number. i really needed this cert to find out who the brides father was. arghhhh