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The marriage certificate arrived today and it looks like Jane was a widow and Joseph Henry Horton was her father. So William John Dawson must have died between 1916 and 1925. Do you think this is the correct link?

Still waiting to receive the marriage certificate - hopefully it will arrive soon.

Gosh thank you so much to you all. I was out yesterday but after work tonight I will have a look at all the names etc., and see if I can find anything. It really is so exciting. I had previously seen a war record for a J Dawson which referred to a William John Dawson but never gave it a...

Thank you so much Janice - I really do appreciate your help ☺️

I hope it’s the right connection. It’s quite exciting really. If it is correct and it’s the same Jane that had been previously married to William Dawson - then I wonder what ever happened to William! It’s like being a detective

Thank you Janice, i've just ordered the marriage certificate for William Dowen and Jane Elizabeth Dawson nee Horton. Fingers crossed this will help :)

Thank you pjmburns and MWS for your help. Are you able to tell me how to find marriage records like the one in post 18? Thanking you in advance.

Thank you all so much for all your comments and help. I cannot thank you enough. As a newbie to this I had never heard of GRO before and had not got a clue that you could apply for certificates etc., ☺️. I have just downloaded Joseph Henry Dawson’s birth details and Jane Horton was definitely...

I am so sorry it should have read 1878. Thank you noticing x

Thank you for your reply. So I think I possibly have gone wrong then? William’s father was also called William John Dawson so that doesn’t match the name on the marriage certificate. I think as a newbie I have relied on other people’s family trees on ancestry which all showed Jane Horton as...

Thank you everyone for your replies - they were much appreciated. I think I need to restart the family tree again as I have to confess to being very confused . My tree started with Kenneth Joseph Dawson who was born on 19th January 1949 in Rowley Regis and died on 11th August 2011 at Russell’s...

I was wondering if anybody could help as I have hit a brick wall. I am new to genealogy but have joined ancestory.co.uk and have started a family tree. I have got stuck trying to find out what happened to a William John Dawson. I believe he may have left England to immigrate to Canada leaving...