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Looking for the marriage between Douglas C B Robertson & ? Stagno-Navarro
« on: Monday 22 September 14 23:00 BST (UK) »
Douglas Colson Bowen Robertson married Unknown Stagno-Navarro in 1941 in Malta.  I located this information in GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955).

Douglas was in the Royal Air Force and died in Warren, Macomb, Michigan USA in 2007.

I am trying to locate his wife's first name, their date of marriage and any other details such as possible children for the couple. I don't know how to locate any information for Malta.

It is possible Douglas was transferred around given his involvement in the RAF.

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Re: Looking for the marriage between Douglas C B Robertson & ? Stagno-Navarro
« Reply #1 on: Monday 22 September 14 23:40 BST (UK) »
The corresponding bride's name comes up as Mary C Stagro-Navarro (note spelling of first part of her surname in the index).
Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)

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Re: Looking for the marriage between Douglas C B Robertson & ? Stagno-Navarro
« Reply #2 on: Monday 22 September 14 23:44 BST (UK) »
She was Donna Mary Concetta Stagno Navarra according to this:

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'oro/bahria.html
Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)

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Re: Looking for the marriage between Douglas C B Robertson & ? Stagno-Navarro
« Reply #3 on: Monday 22 September 14 23:53 BST (UK) »
'Donna' was her rank - note on avm228's link that the Maltese women are prefixed 'Donna' and the men 'Don'.

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Re: Looking for the marriage between Douglas C B Robertson & ? Stagno-Navarro
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 23 September 14 01:50 BST (UK) »
AVM22

That is simply fantastic.  As a matter of interest where did you locate the corresponding bride's name please?  Also from the website no children of the marriage are identified.  Any suggestions for moving forward please??

Annette7

Thank you for this - do you have any suggestions for where else I can look please?

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Re: Looking for the marriage between Douglas C B Robertson & ? Stagno-Navarro
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 23 September 14 04:24 BST (UK) »
a subscriber to ancestry.com has two photographs published of Douglas. Both Locked.

His death:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VMHX-GNP

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Re: Looking for the marriage between Douglas C B Robertson & ? Stagno-Navarro
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 23 September 14 04:36 BST (UK) »
Thank you barryd - one step closer.... :)

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Re: Looking for the marriage between Douglas C B Robertson & ? Stagno-Navarro
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 23 September 14 16:21 BST (UK) »
Here is an obituary for him, shows his wife died sometime before him:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20070803/social/social-and-personal.9273

There are children named. The best thing to do at this point would be to try and make contact with the family and explain your connection (I presume through the Robertsons).
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Re: Looking for the marriage between Douglas C B Robertson & ? Stagno-Navarro
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 23 September 14 18:08 BST (UK) »
Thanks jorose - good idea