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Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 13:45

Re my Townsend/Turner birth/death muddle

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 13:47

I can't find anything that fits as a possible to this conundrum,just one more thing to check,and it's another trawl through marriage index.Grrr. Getting fed up with the blooming index lately.No idea where or when this was,probably post 1945 but thats all,,just have the grooms name and possible name for the bride (but she hasn't been born according to the index....poop) Glen

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 13:49

Just a thought,can someone read a marriage cert for me,(name + occ for father of the groom) just pm e-mail addy if you can help,thanks Glen

Dea

Dea Report 5 Sep 2006 13:53

e-mail pm'd. Dea x

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 13:58

Got it Dea Thankyou. Glen

Lynn

Lynn Report 5 Sep 2006 14:20

I've pm'd you my addy if I can help at all. Lynn

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 14:24

Thanks Lynn Not sure if the e-mail went,i had a try again later message first time,but the second time there was no problem. Glen

Dea

Dea Report 5 Sep 2006 14:29

Nothing received yet Glen - have you sent it? Dea x

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 14:32

Yes Dea,both to you and also to Lynn. Not landed in your spam has it? Glen

Wendy

Wendy Report 5 Sep 2006 14:36

Hi I have also sent you a pm, Wendy

Lynn

Lynn Report 5 Sep 2006 14:38

Sorry to disappoint you, but I read it as John F Townsend deceased, Builder and hubby agrees with me,( I always get him to check things I can't read) I hope this doesn't mess things up too much. Lynn

Dea

Dea Report 5 Sep 2006 14:41

Looks to me like John F Townsend (deceased) - Builder and YES - It did go into my 'spam' Hope that helps. Dea x

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 14:58

Aha I kept looking at it and thought it might be Jim,but wondered if the 'im' was really 'ohn' poorly copied. Now a builder could well have been a labourer 20+ years earlier. Interesting Shame there doesn't appear to be a marriage for John Townsend to Annie Turner (checked 1908 to 1925,as James birth cert is dated 1923 mmn Turner) Thanks Glen Glen

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 15:02

Just to add,based on John F being the favourite at present,that makes the birth/death certs more likely to be correct. Glen

Lynn

Lynn Report 5 Sep 2006 15:04

No problems, glad to be able to help for a change and I am glad that it hasn't totally upset the way you were already thinking, if you see what I mean. Lynn

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 15:11

I think the living in sin is highly likely,but mother was informant of the birth and told a porkie pie. There is supposedly a sister (Marjorie) born to the couple abt 1924, but nothing in the birth index,and another brother who appears to change christian names at some point.(Joseph who becomes John?) I put this line to one side for ages,but via James i have 12 or more half siblings. Glen

Dea

Dea Report 5 Sep 2006 15:17

Did you mean James's bride hadn't been born ????????? If so, I have this: Norah Stockill mmname Hadley - Middlesborough 9d 894 - Dec Q 1923. Dea x

Andrew

Andrew Report 5 Sep 2006 15:24

If 'Stockill' is a surname of interest, there's a professional genealogist called Roy Stockhill on the soc[.]genealogy[.]britain newsgroup who could well be able to help you.

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 5 Sep 2006 15:32

James Townsend (as per the Townsend/Stockhill marriage cert) is my birth father,his line is the one i'm trying to work along.John F Townsend,builder will be my grandfather (you see i didn't know the builder bit till today) The Stockhill name comes in purely for the marriage cert i needed reading.The bride has no blood connection to me,but is the mother of some of my half sibs. Glen

Dea

Dea Report 5 Sep 2006 15:36

Glen, You may know better but the marriage cert, and the birth ref. both say Stockill (without the 'h') Just in case this makes a difference. Dea x