Genealogy Chat

No, English death certs are nothing like the wonderful Australian and NZ ones.

They only give the date, place and cause of death and the name of the informant.

im not sure as ive never has this b4.

I dont suppose the English death certs would be any help would they, like saying how many times he had been married and how many years to each one. I know that NZ BDM certs are much more informative than the English ones. For one thing, NZ m certs give names of mothers of bride and groom as well as father, something the English certs didnt give as 'recently' as 1929.

Reggie thank you for that and using your time to do that, i think maybe i should just wait. Because its like looking for a needle in a haystack. Or maybe just give up on being nosey and let it be a mystery.
regards
catherine

Based on birth year, and assuming he married in his local area...........possible reg'ns for first marriage

Name: William Henry Thomas
Year of Registration: 1909
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Swansea
County: Glamorgan, West Glamorgan
Volume: 11a
Page: 1361
Sarah Annie Evans OR Elizabeth Ann Jenkins

Name: William Henry Thomas
Year of Registration: 1907
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Swansea
County: Glamorgan, West Glamorgan
Volume: 11a
Page: 1867
Bronwen Ann Heycock OR Unknown (only one female transcribed)

Name: William Henry Thomas
Year of Registration: 1908
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Swansea
County: Glamorgan, West Glamorgan
Volume: 11a
Page: 1864
Louie Bolitho OR Mary Evans

It may pay you to wait for the release of 1911 census!!

Reg

Julie how did you find that? Must be fresh eyes, thank you it must be them because Sterry Road is meant to have been in the family for years. although why they went to Church St i dont know.
Thank you Julie.

Gowerton Swansea
1891
At Tygwn Place Sterry Rd
Thomas Thomas
Anne Thomas
Benjamin Thomas 6
Edward Thomas 5
William 2

Same family in 1901 are at Church St Gowerton with another child, Phoebe 8

Lots of marriages for name William Henry Thomas

The 2nd marriage took place in March 1918.
Thanks Reggie im not very good with having to deal with probelms with the family tree, i just get myself confused.

Potty Gowerton is in South Wales i tried looking for him in the census but im getting about a 101 results.

Catherine, what part of the counry is Gowerton?

Have you looked for William with father Thomas in the 1891 census?

First point........when did the second marriage take place?

Neither the census nor his birth cert will enable you to find his first marriage..........

Reg

Thanks to lots of helpful people i found the marriage of my great grandparents. With finding this marriage cert we got a little surprise, my g.grandfather William Henry Thomas was a widower. When i told my grandma this she was just as shocked as she didnt know this, unfortunaetly my Grandpa who was Williams son died 19yrs ago so we have no one to ask about this. I'm intrigued now to know who he married before but i have no idea where to start has anybody else had this happen? i belive i should just give up b4 i start. but curiosty is getting the better of me so any advice would be most helpful.
His name is William Henry Thomas he would have been born c1888, his address at the time of the marriage is Sterry Road Gowerton. His father was called Thomas Thomas. where should i start census or birth cert, i just dont know as his name is a common name.

regards
catherine