CLARA CHEESMAN

[silverender]

Hi Im trying to find a marriage for CLARA CHEESMAN born 1st July 1886 Hackney. Her father was GEORGE JOHN CHEESMAN. All I have is her husbands surname which is EDWARDS. Ive tried everthing I can think of to find the marriage but with no luck.
Any help would be appreciated.

[Peter Goodey]

The birth certificate of one of their children will give you the father's full name.

[notanotherminer]

Where have you got the name Edwards from?

There is the following marriage on FreeBMD which could be your Clara

Cheesman Clara Sep qtr 1904 W.Ham vol 4a page 187.
On the same page is an Ernest Clark

According to the 1901 census Clara was living in Westham at that time. RG13/1618/138/page 31 Crown Copyright TNA

The above marriage then leads on to the following 1911 census:

Clark Ernest 28 Warehouseman b.Hackney
Clark Clara 24 b.Hackney
Clark Ernest 5 b. Walthanstow
Clark George 3 b.Leyton
Clark Frank 10 mnths b.Leyton

There are also 4 lodgers living with them. RG14/9658/SN283 Crown Copyright TNA

[Lizzy9]

I was working on the same couple as notanotherminer, and found a death for Ernest Clark 1913, also a marriage for a Clara Clark to Ernest Edwards.

Death West Ham, Ernest Clark, Jan-Mar 1913. 4a/354, age 30.

Marriage West Ham, Clara Clark to Ernest Edwards, Apr-Jun 1918.

[notanotherminer]

I was working on the same couple as notanotherminer, and found a death for Ernest Clark 1913, also a marriage for a Clara Clark to Ernest Edwards.

Brilliant find Lizzy. So that's where the name Edwards comes from. I wonder if the OP knows that Clara had been previously married. If not it would explain why she couldn't find the marriage if she was looking under the name Cheesman (although normally there would be 2 entries in the GRO index, one for each previous name)

[Kerrywood]

Just as an aside, without wishing to derail the thread ...

(although normally there would be 2 entries in the GRO index, one for each previous name)

I don't think so. Only if for some special reason both names were given in the marriage register (e.g. in the case of a divorcee).

Local BMD indexes are another matter. For second marriages they do often give a maiden name, normally derived from the father's name as stated in the register.

[silverender]

I didnt know at the time if Clara had children.

[silverender]

I got the name EDWARDS from a Grave Registration form that Clara had signed. She was signing over a family grave to my grandfather.

[Peter Goodey]

it would explain why she couldn't find the marriage

It's what happens when people don't work systematically and try and jump over essential steps in the process.

[RobinC]

Here is all the Edwards / Clark births in West Ham but you will need to either buy the certificates or narrow the list down if you are aware of any names already.

Births Jun 1916
Edwards Ivy A E Clark W. Ham 4a 888

Births Dec 1919
Edwards Stanley W Clark W. Ham 4a 174

Births Jun 1920
Edwards Charles H W Clark W.Ham 4a 225

Births Dec 1921
Edwards Jack V Clark W.Ham 4a 211

Births Sep 1922
Edwards Iris A Clark W.Ham 4a 750

Births Mar 1923
Edwards Minnie V Clark W.Ham 4a 9

Births Dec 1923
Edwards Ronald C Clark W.Ham 4a 212

Births Mar 1924
Edwards Alfred H T Clark W Ham 4a 712

Births Sep 1925
Edwards Edwin G Clark W.Ham 4a 192

Births Jun 1927
Edwards Walter J Clark W.Ham 4a 5

Births Sep 1927
Edwards Lily A Clark W.Ham 4a 614

Births Jun 1930
Edwards Irene M Clark W.Ham 4a 552

Births Sep 1930
Edwards Gladys S Clark W.Ham 4a 20

Births Sep 1933
Edwards Colin P Clark W. Ham 4a 74

Births Mar 1949
Edwards Joan Clark W.Ham 5a 948