Genealogy Chat

When you are looking for some ones marriage record and all you have is the names of the bride and groom and a guess at the year. how do KNOW from so many which is the right one??

From my great great grand parents, whose birth dates I know and have found on census I want to find the marriage record so that I can find their parents.

I have beem using the GR Search Records

I cannot order a marriage certificate until I first find the marriage recorded in the records (?)

If you give the names, years of birth and area of birth or where they were living someone will try to help.

Kath. x

David - re: "I cannot order a marriage certificate until I first find the marriage recorded in the records (?)"
Well, technically you can, but it costs extra for the search, and who knows what, if anything, you're going to get.

If you're just wanting the names of your ggg grandparents, isn't a better way to just buy your gg grandparents b.certs? (I'm assuming we're talking about events in England-Wales here.)

When I succeed in finding the marriage do I buy the certificate from GR ?

Thank you YummyMummy.

Despite being a full GR member and having the facility for unlimited access I havent had much luck finding ancestors. There are dozens, hundreds with the same names about the same time. That's what puzzles me hence my initial question which one/ Must require immense concentration and patience.
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If I give gro.gov.uk the bits of info I have will they search for me ?

Much of the info I have I was given or pointed at so I must say thank you once again that I've got this far

Look on FreeBMD to find the gro reference then they won't have to search for you.

David

Put the following into your address bar>>>>

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Then hit 'search'

Then put in the names you have (even just christian name of the female)
Also highlight that your looking for a marriage.

When you find the correct Marriage, save the page and volume number also the district name.
Send this info to >>> http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ and the cert will only cost you £7. This is much cheaper than getting them to search for you!

Certs can be ordered on line and only take a few days to arrive (this is when you hug Mr. Postie lol)

Gerri x

Also...

If your unsure of the females christian name but think you have found the correct district and time frame....you can order the cert with just putting the mans name.

GRO will send the correct marriage for that man.

David,

I would say again that if you want to give the names of the couple and any information you know about them to help find the marriage, someone will try to look for you.

Most people on here use FreeBMD or Ancestry to search for births, marriages and deaths. Searching using GR is not the most economical way to search records.

Kath. x

DAvid

Give us the names you are looking for. Everyone on here has ways and means of finding info, depending on what subscriptions they have and to what sites. We might save you spending anything at all, all alternatively might know of ways to get certificates checked before you pay for them. There are all sorts of sites than can help and someone on here will know about them. Names and dates please are needed.

Maggie

I have to say you are ALL very kind and helpfull
There should be a tutorial on here for people like me.

What I have is on mother's side of the tree

David (Me)
Ella (Mother)
Thomas grandfather b1880-1958
John b1843 ggf
Joseph b1816 (?) gggf

Thomas's wife Janet Alice Dodds nee Stewart 1884-1944
John's wife Mary Scott b1848 m1867
Joseph's wife Alice Storey b1820 m ?

Newcastle area

could your grandfather have been William John?

Marriages Sep 1902 (>99%)
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DODD William John Newcastle T. 10b 250
Stewart Janet Alice Newcastle T. 10b 250

My mothers father, my grand father was Thomas Atkinsinson 1880-1958 son of John, son of Joseph.

Janet Alice Dodds nee Stewart (widow) was his second wife, his first being Margaret Cunningham

William John Dodd was probably my grand mothers first husband

This looks like the marriage.

Marriages Sep 1838 (>99%)
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Anderson Elizabeth Castle Ward 25 195
<<<ATKINSON Joseph Castle Ward 25 195
CARR Elizabeth Castle Ward 25 195
Graham Philip Castle Ward 25 195
HEPPELL Mary Anne Castle Ward 25 195
HUNTER William Lockwood Castle Ward 25 195
LAIDLER Thomas Castle Ward 25 195
<<<<STOREY Alice Castle Ward 25 195


I searched for one of the others to find the surname as I originally thought it was Dodds.

This is from Free BMD, the site recommended to use.

Christine

this looks like your grandparents


Marriages Sep 1928 (87%)
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Atkinson Thomas Dodds Newcastle T. 10b 225
Dodds Janet A Atkinson Newcastle T. 10b 225

Yes Jeanette, Janet Alice Dodds nee Stewart was my mothers mother thanks

I was going through the males on mothers side

Definitely looks like the September qtr 1838 marriage in Castle Ward is the right one for your great great grandparents.

Told you David that someone would be able to help if you gave the names. It's so much easier with a few pairs of eyes looking for information.

Kath. x