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Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 6 Nov 2007 21:17

The addresses shown on a marriage certificate are for the bride and groom.

Father may have been in America...or even deceased....unless you have evidence that he was a witness.

Gwyn

Alison

Alison Report 5 Nov 2007 17:35

With the Brides father - have you tried different spellings of the surname - sometimes when it is transcribed - it's done incporrectly! I had difficulty with a relative name of Round - it had been transcribed Rounds. It's happened on other ocasions too - so I've used a wildcard * after the 3rd letter of the name, when searching. (Allcock instead of Alcock, Clark intsead of Clarke).

Sorry if you've tried this already - just a suggestion.

regards
Alison

Irenemac

Irenemac Report 5 Nov 2007 17:03

Ok Thanks both, I will just have to shelve this branch fo a while.
Thanks anyway

Irene

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 5 Nov 2007 16:58

Ancestry records show only those going TO the USA.

Reg

Irenemac

Irenemac Report 5 Nov 2007 16:41

Oh Jim, please don't tell me that.
The bride was born in 1867 in New York and the Father was a master mariner - or so it says

Thelma

Thelma Report 5 Nov 2007 16:33

Was the bride born before 1901?
Be aware that fathers names on marriage certificates are sometimes an invention.

Thelma

Thelma Report 5 Nov 2007 16:30

As far as I am aware there are no records for passengers from America to England.

Irenemac

Irenemac Report 5 Nov 2007 16:27

or is the ancestry site a bit difficult to use?
Anyone know how I can find out who the passengers were on the return leg from New york to England?
Also still trying to find someone who is not on any census and nor can I find a birth or death!! He is the Father of the Bride on my greatgrans marriage cert though with a Liverpool address.
Thanks
Irene x