Josephine Clark

[HaSimensen]

So, I have hit a brickwall in my family-research.

Unfortunatly, og fornunatly, depending on how you see it, my search came to a hault with my great-grandmother, Josephine.

My grandfather is old, and does not remember much about her, other than that her maiden-name was Josephine Clark, before she married my great-grandfather Finn Simensen, a sailor from Norway. If she had a middlename, he does not remember. My great-grandfather and Josephine met in Newcastle, and got married there after a unknow amount of time. This is why everything has stopped in this research. All I know, is her name, maybe only partially, and that she died in Kristiansand, Norway in 1963.

My grandfather is the youngest of two sons, and is born in 1941. He was not born out of wedlock, so Finn and Josephine married before that time. My grandfather presumes they were married in England, but does not know where or when. He seems to remember beeing to told that they settled for a short period of in the city of Bergen in Norway, after moving there after beeing married.

Finn and Josephine finally moved to the city of Kristiansand, where Josephine died in 1963.

This is all I know, and I know even know where to begin looking for her. Is there anyone who can guide me to a place to start in my search of finding Josephine?

Thank you.
Hanne

[Jan1954]

Hello Hanne - welcome to Brit-Gen,

I have found the marriage reference as follows:
September quarter 1940, Tynemouth district, volume 10b, page 603
Josephne Clark and Finn Simensen.

However, there is also an entry for Josephine's surname being Wilkie

Perhaps if you order a copy of the certificate from the General Register Office and just specify Finn's name with the reference details above, the mystery will be solved.

[HaSimensen]

Hello Hanne - welcome to Brit-Gen,

I have found the marriage reference as follows:
September quarter 1940, Tynemouth district, volume 10b, page 603
Josephne Clark and Finn Simensen.

However, there is also an entry for Josephine's surname being Wilkie

Perhaps if you order a copy of the certificate from the General Register Office and just specify Finn's name with the reference details above, the mystery will be solved.

Thank you so much for the reply, and the information.

Can I order the certificate even if I'm a not british citizen? I'm norwegian, so I don't actually have a clue what this certificate means. What kind of information does it give?

[Jan1954]

Thank you so much for the reply, and the information.

You are welcome.

Can I order the certificate even if I'm a not british citizen?

Yes, but first please read their FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

I'm norwegian, so I don't actually have a clue what this certificate means. What kind of information does it give?

Have a look at this, which will explain what is included on a marriage certificate, but do visit all of the topics in the sidebar on the left, starting with this one.