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Marriage records 1860s/1870s

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Mr Zippy

master brummie
Hi,

I thought I would try another one for you helpful people.

Having difficulties identifying the marriage records for my female Aston ancestors in the mid to late 1800s. They disappear from the family census between the 1851 and 1881 census: I assume because they got married and had not died! However the Freebmd site offers a number of conundrums and I have drawn a blank with the IGI. To save me spending a fortune on marriage certificates, is there any source which I can explore where you can search by mother and father details?

Thanks.
 
Hi Mr Zippy

I don't think there is another source unless you have a good idea of the date and can visit the archives - marriage witnesses can often offer a clue even if parents aren't mentioned.

When I needed to trace my grt grt grandmothers married sisters I used FreeBMD, when the results come up click on page number to view all the people on that page usually 2 -3 couples. I then look for my relative with each of the male surnames on the next available census. It doesn't always work but you might get lucky, I had one of these married aunt's with her brother living with her so confirmed the link. Will help you narrow things down when sending off for 'marriage cert'.

Apologies if I haven't explained this well or you have already tried this route.

Kaz
 
Yeh Kaz I have tried that, with little success. Its a shame that certificates are not available on-line. Probably a massive undertaking, but it would be a massive step forward.
 
When applying for a Birth cert', or marriage cert you can always state the name of the parent /parents for whom you are looking for with dates and say that is the only one you want.

Chris/Pom :angel:
 
When naming the parent on a birth certificate it may best to name the mother rather than the father. Dad may not be who you think he is. :)

Doug
 
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