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Thanks to Tati, re: looking for Harriett Siddall, I found I had an aunt I never knew about.
Vera was born in Chesterfield, in 1922, to George Henry and Harriett Siddall. nee Lewis.
I have tried in vain to find what happened to her.
No record of her marriage or death on free bmd, or Family Search.
Did she marry?
Did she die?
I've hit another brick wall, so here I am again, asking PLEASE, can anyone help.
No one mentioned her as I was growing up.
It would be nice to know what did happen to her.
Thanks for looking, Anne.
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CaroleW
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Hi
If she was only born in 1922 and survived - then she would only have married in the 1940's and freebmd records do not yet cover that period
If she died young - again - it may have been a period not yet covered by freebmd transcriptions
See this link for details
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/progress.shtml
You will need to search the full GRO index which is available at your nearest main library if you live in the UK. It can also be searched online if you have an Ancestry subscription or at www.findmypast.com which is a paysite
It is a very time consuming task as you have to download and search the image for every quarter of every year searched - for both marriages and deaths in this case
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posteria
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Hello cg fan
In the second quarter of 1941 there is a marriage registration at Chesterfield for a Vera Siddall and a Frederick Sylvester. The GRO reference is 7b 2548.
She might be your lady, but it is not guaranteed.
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danuslave
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If Vera was born in 1922 she could easily still be alive. My Mum was - and is!
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posteria
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There is a death registered in July 1990 at Scunthorpe for a Vera Sylvester who was born on 20th March 1922.
The birth of Vera Siddall was registered in the second quarter of 1922 at Chesterfield (which would fit). The GRO reference is 7b 1432
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CaroleW
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Deaths
Vera Sylvester born 20 Mar 1922
Death reg Jul 1990
Age 68
District: Scunthorpe and Barton-Upon-Humber Lincs
Volume: 7
Page: 946
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posteria
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There are two birth registrations at Chesterfield for children called Sylvester with a mother’s maiden name of Siddall in 1942 and 1946.
There is another in 1948 at Staincross and another in 1953 at Scunthorpe.
Names withheld deliberately (They can be provided by PM if necessary).
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posteria
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In 1936 there is another Sylvester (male) and Siddall (female) marriage in Barnsley. I would think that the Staincross birth in 1948 is more likely to be from this marriage but the other three births look like good candidates to belong to the Frederick Sylvester and Vera Siddall marriage.
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cg fan
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THANK YOU to everyone for your replies.
I am so excited.
It's a shame I didn't find Vera before she died.
But to think I may have living cousins, not so far away.
I am going to try to find them.
posteria, can you tell me what PM stands for, so I can follow it up?
Anne.
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posteria
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Hello Anne
PM stands for Personal Message.
I have just sent you one, with the details of the three possible children of Frederick and Vera that I referred to above.
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cg fan
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Hello posteria,
Thank you SO much for tracing the Sylvester family.
I am very new to family history,only a few weeks, and do not always know where to look for information, especially the more recent events.
I don't like having to keep asking, but If you don't ask you won't find out.
I will have to get a copy of the marriage certificate to verify if Vera is the right person, then follow on from there.
If she is my aunt, then it will be a copy of the birth certificates to verify her children, I presume.
Would they be able to tell me at the registry office?
That will be a new experience, as I have not done that before now.
Thank you for your time and help in this, I appreciate it.
And thanks to everyone else who replied.
Anne.
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posteria
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Hello Anne
You are very welcome and the more questions that are asked on RootsChat the better.
It all looks very promising but I have to stress that it is only speculation at the moment. In the same situation, I would obtain the 1941 marriage certificate. I usually use www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp to get them online but you could also get them from the appropriate local Registrar’s Office. They might be able to confirm or deny certain questions that you could ask like “Was her father called George Henry ?” before you buy the certificate but they will not be allowed to answer questions like “What was her father’s name ?”. On the GRO site this is called Reference Checking and you will be able to see on their form what type of thing can be checked to try and ensure that it is the correct certificate.
If she does turn out to be the correct Vera, it might be more advantageous as the next step to obtain her death certificate to find out who the informant was, where Vera was living and the exact date of death. With the latter you might be able to find out her funeral details and some notices from the local newspapers which might tell you the names of other family members etc
This might obviate the need to get the birth certificates for the children. At £7 per certificate the cost can soon mount up if you get them all.
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I will get the marriage certifiate in the next few days, and hopfully be able to take it further.
thanks, Anne.
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