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Marriage certificate,fathers name dead!!!
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Mark | Report | 16 Aug 2010 22:43 |
Hi |
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KathleenBell | Report | 16 Aug 2010 22:49 |
Because your certificate is from 1837 and registration only started in July of that year I suspect that even some registrars were not absolutely certain what should be entered on some parts of the certificate, so decided he would just state the obvious. |
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Mark | Report | 16 Aug 2010 22:58 |
Thanks Kath |
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Madmeg | Report | 16 Aug 2010 23:00 |
SNAP. |
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Mark | Report | 16 Aug 2010 23:02 |
Annoyed me though,my ancestor was a whewell of Lancaster,and wanted to prove i was connected to the Great William Whewell,professor of Cambridge,did my head in when i can't prove it,its only a possibility William Whewell is a distant Cousin,i am not directly related. |
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Mark | Report | 16 Aug 2010 23:05 |
Hi Madmeg |
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Madmeg | Report | 16 Aug 2010 23:59 |
Sometimes we have to make assumptions, Mark. So long as you record the fact that it is an assumption, it doesn't invalidate your research. You could mention possible alternatives to show you have considered them. At the end of the day, we don't know who our fathers were, other than the fella named on our birth cert, and that could be a lie. We could all be descended from the Milkman! |
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Chris Ho :) | Report | 17 Aug 2010 08:34 |
Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 |
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Liz 47 | Report | 17 Aug 2010 12:51 |
My grandfather married in l9l3 and gave his father's name and occupation, so I assumed he was still alive. I sent for my great aunt's marriage cert., 1901, and it stated "father's name and deceased". My gandfather obviously wasn't asked or didn't state his father was dead. |
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lancashireAnn | Report | 17 Aug 2010 13:50 |
were the witnesses on the marriage cert any help? I assume from what you have said that you have found possible siblings on lan-opc |
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Mark | Report | 17 Aug 2010 19:22 |
My John Whewell was living in Bradford and was born in Lancaster in about 1805(maybe 1811 or 1815 as he is a different age on 3 census's), he was a Ironmonger, they was also a William Whewell living in Bradford who i am about 99% certain is John's brother,William is Accountent. Off top of my head William Whewell is the son of John Whewell and Ann may,and my John if i am correct is also the son of John Whewell and Ann May,only snag is they is a William Whewell born in Lancaster,living in Brightside Bierlow who is also a Ironmonger/whitemonger,my John used to live in Sheffield and married his 1st wife there. |