Genealogy Chat

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

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

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

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

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.)

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

Kath. x

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

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

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??