Forum: Certificates - Births, Marriages and Deaths in the UK

The name of an Aunt of mine was Joyce Doreen Mahoney, maiden name Gray. She was 25 when she married my uncle in 1948. On the marriage certificate it states her father was Bertie George Gray, desceased. Deciding to get her Birth certificate i found only one Joyce D Gray, December quarter 1923...

Not sure if I am missing the forest through the trees or my research talent needs improving. Here is the latest: A good while back I had been given information from the 1911 Census that my Grandfather Sydney Joseph Belger was living with his Aunt/Uncle/Cousins (the Benbow Family). Knowing...

Hi all Would someone please be able to take a photo of a parish marriage register entry at LDS from a microfilm when next visiting? I have the date of the marriage and place of marriage but I am unable to get to a LDS centre nor afford the marriage certificate copy at the moment. Thank you.

Perhaps this is old hat to many of you but on Ancestry, among the London Poor Law records for St George the Martyr, Southwark is a Civil Registration Marriage Notice Book. I have never seen one of these before! I didn't even know that any of them had made their way to county record offices. ...

Hi Please can anyone tell me where I can look to see who is a witness etc on a marraige cert before buying it. Im trying to find whos on Henry Chapman and Margaret ann Jones marraige in 1905 Chepstow. Thank you.

I thought that I would share this experience so that others can hopefully can learn by my mistake. I recently applied for a death certificate - Benjamin Williams 1872 Qtr Oct Haverfordwest Vol 11a Page 609 age 89. When it arrived it was for 28 April 1872 and Benjamin Williams Haverfordwest...

I have run into an odd problem. The GRO cannot locate my parents' marriage certificate. Now before you smile and wink, I know that they were married but I don't know exactly where and when. The marriage took place in 1939 or 1940 in the south of England possibly Bournemouth, Dorset or Fareham,...

Would be very grateful for any thoughts about a birth certificate which I have, and which I find somewhat mystifying. It is a return for a birth at sea. Name of ship: Souvenir Official number: 67659 Date of arrival: 18/3/1881 Date of birth: 12/2/1880 Name if any: Name and surname of...

Betsy Ellen Pearson was born in Bolton on 1 Apr 1851. She married John Warburton on 20 May 1871 at Holy Trinity Bolton. John Warburton died in 1872 . Betsy Ellen Warburton married my great grandfather John Clarke abt 1875. John Clarke was born in Stockport and every census record for John...

In the 1911 census Jessie and her husband Patrick O’Malley were living in Nottingham. They had been married for 7 years. Jessie was born in Attercliffe, Yorkshire. Her age is given as 29. In the 1901 census at age 19 Jessie was living in Droylsden, Lancs. Therefore, Jessie was born abt...

Mary A Rogers born ‘At sea British subject’ abt 1857 is in the1861 census for George Russell and his wife Mary living in St Anne Limehouse. Mary A Rogers is described as Niece. Mary Russell nee Rogers is my 3rd great grandmother and according to my research she had 3 brothers, John Richard,...

William was my great grandfather. All the people who have created family trees for William’s Tyler ancestors have been unable to find a death record. But, none of them are as closely related to him as I am so they don’t have the same ‘incentive’ to find the record. This is what I know: My...

Hello, Could someone do a very quick look up in the Cheshire Collection on FMP please. The marriage of Eugenie Hume and Joseph Whitaker on 12th December 1906 in Bolton. I need to double check her forenames (particularly the order) and the spelling of his surname. All the other relevant...

I need to order a certificate and not absolutely sure it is the right one. Previously when I've not been sure of something I've been able to use the 'reference checking' option offered by the GRO. The reference checking system asked for additional information: spouse name, mother's maiden...

I want to get a copy of my Gran's death certificate but not sure if I have the correct reference Here it what I have Alice May Pressdee age 79 Radnor East 26 0177 I'd just like someone to check I have the correct reference before I order it. Thanks in advance

I have been trying to order a marriage cert. and keep getting this message when I try to go to the payment page. Internal ErrorStatus: 500 The server was unable to handle the request. What have I done wrong? Am now leaving the office to head home for the day so will check back...

Hello, on an 1877 death certificate I have recently aquired it gives cause of death as " injury to hand, softening of the brain" can any one explain what this means? Thanks Graham.

Alfred Alexander was born 3rd q. 1891, the son of James Alexander and Florence Edith Lock - maiden name Sturgeon. In the 1911 census he was living with his parents and 2 siblings at 85 Manor Park Road, Harlesden. His father's occupation was a Packer in an Engineering Works factory and Alfred...