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big headache trying to find marraige

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Mystified

Mystified Report 13 Mar 2004 08:12

Tracy a way of keeping costs down, if you live near enough is to try your main library and ask if they have the GRO indexes. They are usually free to look at. It means trawling through them on micro fiche but are the same as 1837. Hope that helps.

Clitheroelass

Clitheroelass Report 12 Mar 2004 20:51

thanks to replys im sure they did get married,and the names are the right ones checked and re-checked there daughters birth certificate,but to no avail looks like im stuck for awhile longer with this headache tracy

Unknown

Unknown Report 12 Mar 2004 15:40

I was about to say are you certain that they did get married? I have some that didn't get married till after all the children were born. Are you also certian of Marys surname? I'm not sure of that records office but the one here you can ask if, say, his Johns father was called so and so and check up on it before hand. Presuming you know his name! So annoying for you.

Janet

Janet Report 12 Mar 2004 15:31

Hi Tracey.I never have been able to trace my grandparents marriage.I have accepted that perhaps they never did marry(it did happen)I have been told that sometimes records didnt allways get on the GRI and to try the offices local to whare they are supposed to have wed.Have tried that?It is so annoying when you cant find that one lead that you need. good hunting Jan

Mary

Mary Report 12 Mar 2004 15:19

I sympathise - I've got a headache too trying to find the marriage of John Thomas Hearn (or Hurn,Horn, Horne ?) He was born in Bedford in 1881 and married an Annie Barnett (well thats what my Mum says) and they worked at Wadenhoe Manor in Northants, later moving to Cranford and ending their days at St. Marys in Kettering Northants. I've tried everywhere for this marriage - I need it to confirm the name of his wife and link him to my tree ! Mary Brooke

Clitheroelass

Clitheroelass Report 12 Mar 2004 13:47

hi zoe thanks for your reply i have used both sets of names and variations but getting no where,hence the headache tracy

Zoe

Zoe Report 12 Mar 2004 13:40

Tracey, have you tried searching for spelling variations on the surname. thos ethat spring to mind would be cootes, coutes, coats, coatts - just in case the GRO indexes have been mistranscribed. And did you look for the wedding under both surnames? Zoe

Clitheroelass

Clitheroelass Report 12 Mar 2004 13:35

ive been trying to find a marraige of my ggrand parents,john coates and mary wilkinson in lancashire (clitheroe).dont know the year but have tried several on bmd from 1900-1915 and on 1837 site(spent loads), they had two daughters mary and isla(b1914) . mary coates(nee wilkinson ) died when Isla was about 3years old cant find the death either, i dont know dates of birth of either ggrandparent. dose anyone have any idea what i could do next