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

Hi, Could somebody please help me. I am trying to find out the details I need to get a marriage certificate for the following from GRO. The marriage between: Thomas Joyce Purdy (born around 1889) and

I cannot find evidence of the marriage between my grandparents: James Bradley and Mary Harrington. He was born in Mayo and was in the Boer War I believe they must have met when he joined the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (most probably when it was camped in Kinsale Co Cork Ireland where she...

Hi, Could somebody with access to ancestry please have a look for me for the details that I need to get my grandparents death certificates. Their details are below. Albert Edward Russell Born: October 31, 1927 in Liverpool Died: March 1990 in Wallingford Oxfordshire.

I'm looking for information of his wife's maiden name and marriage details for Stephen Eplett, born Padstow area, in 1809 or 1812 depending from where you get the dates. Stephen's wife was named Elizabeth (Betsy on 1841 census), who was also listed as being from Padstow. His 4 children were all...

Hi, Apologies if this has already been dealt with (and I'm sure it has somewhere). Apart from Freebmd are there any other birth indexes that can be searched online. I'm having trouble finding births and wondered if it was simply because Freebmd is incomplete? Angelaj

Hi, On my ancestor's marriage certificate of 1844, it doesn't state the groom's father's name- only that he was 'dead' and there is a line drawn through his rank. I haven't seen this before on a marriage certificate as it usually stated the father's name and occupation but says 'deceased'. is...

My grandmother, Mary Bradley (Nee Harrington) died in London about 1935 (plus or minus 2 years). She is supposedly interred in Kensal Green or Kensal Rise Cemetery. How can I found out when she died? Thanks Mary

I cannot remember where I read on this forum how to determine if 2 children born on same place/day/yr are in fact twins. It had something to do with the page and vol numbers matching. Can someone clarify that for me? Thanks

Can anyone help with this puzzle? Mathew Searl (my gggrandfather) baptised St Cleer Cornwall 1780, son of Mathew Searl and Jenefer Belling, married Phillippia Sandoe in Maker, Cornwall in 1805 and lived at East Street, East Stonehouse on 1841 Census. On Phillippia's Searl's death certificate 24th...

Mother's Name on a BC Reads Mary Aston Late Davies Formerly Jones Which one of these would be her maiden(Birth) name Thank you for your help ;)

I've just found an Emma Clara Schroeder, who may be a relation, was married in Lewisham registered Mar 1897 ref. 1d 1209. Is anyone able to look this up for me please or tell me how I can go about doing it myself? Many thanks jo

I have a Phoebe Williams bur in 1883 she is alive in the 1881 census aged 55 but i am unable to find her in the GRO Index |help| thank you very much David PS: she died in Flintshire

i have been trying to look up for a relative on the birth index on ancestry, and i have noticed the 1931 july, aug & sept, 1933 july, aug &sept and 1936 july, aug &sept are all missing. can anyone help please. Nai:)

I apologise in advance for what I fear is a very basic question to which I should already know the answer.|blush| Any BMD certificates that I have, were all given to me or I have ordered them online. However, when I needed to get a copy birth certificate for my son, I just went to the registry...

Hi, I am in the process of requesting a marriage certificate, when I talked to a lady at Winchester registry office and told her the date ( December1857) and the names of those involved and also the registration district which was South Stoneham (Hampshire) she asked me which church the service...

Hi all, I have recently been looking through parish registers and have noticed that in some entries it gives the Groom in the marriage but for the bride there is simply a line drawn through or a blank space, anyone know why this might happen, it just seems strange to write in only one name, eg,...

Hi, Can anyone help, Francis davies was born abt 1797, mamhilad, llanover, i cant find a birth for him to find his parents. Also i cant find a death record, i know he was still alive in the 1871 census, was at Trwyn farm, mynyddislwyn with his son john davies. b.1832 llanover.and his family....

I would like to send for the birth certificate of Violet lloyd Daniel born 1st quarter 1864. can anyone help with the reference numbers. Many Thanks Brenda