Author Topic: 1918 marriage in Egypt - Colin Campbell Blair GILMOUR and Florence Mary HELMORE  (Read 2468 times)

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I'm new to research in Egypt.  Please can anyone help me to find this marriage?  Colin was serving with the British Army.

Many thanks.
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Find My Past have indexes of overseas marriages and they are indeed on it!

Colin C B Gilmour  and Florence M Helmore

Married in Cairo in 1918 she's on page 48 and he on 64 of the GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955).

Volume 1352 page 66.

Can be ordered from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

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Many thanks, I had not thought to look on FindMyPast.
CRUST - Kent (Kingsnorth, Mersham)
BEATON - Isle of Mull
GODDEN - Ruckinge, Kent

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Re: 1918 marriage in Egypt - Colin Campbell Blair GILMOUR and Florence Mary HELMORE
« Reply #3 on: Monday 20 August 12 15:35 BST (UK) »
Would a marriage - 19 Sep 1945 - between Eric PEAD and Yvette BARUCH in Alexandria, Egypt also be found in Find my Past?  Eric PEAD got married in army uniform.

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Re: 1918 marriage in Egypt - Colin Campbell Blair GILMOUR and Florence Mary HELMORE
« Reply #4 on: Monday 20 August 12 15:59 BST (UK) »
Would a marriage - 19 Sep 1945 - between Eric PEAD and Yvette BARUCH in Alexandria, Egypt also be found in Find my Past?  Eric PEAD got married in army uniform.

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It does indeed occur in the GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955)

Eric Pead and Yvette Baruch in Alexandria, Egypt in 1945.

Page 2262

Again the actual cert can be ordered from the GRO as below.

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Re: 1918 marriage in Egypt - Colin Campbell Blair GILMOUR and Florence Mary HELMORE
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 21 August 12 12:11 BST (UK) »
Thanks very much.

Is there a link you could send me as I can't seem to find the enty.

Thanks
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South Africa - Cox

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Re: 1918 marriage in Egypt - Colin Campbell Blair GILMOUR and Florence Mary HELMORE
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 21 August 12 14:13 BST (UK) »
Thanks very much.

Is there a link you could send me as I can't seem to find the enty.

Thanks
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http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/armed-forces/marriages

And then I just put in Pead,it's an unusual enough name for there to only be a small handful!
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Re: 1918 marriage in Egypt - Colin Campbell Blair GILMOUR and Florence Mary HELMORE
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 22 August 12 16:44 BST (UK) »
Thanks very much.
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Ireland - Connor; Foley.
England - Connor; Hale; Cox; Tucker; Foley; Allison. Scotland -  More; Clark; Niven; Milne; Brown; Barclay; McIntosh.
South Africa - Cox

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Re: 1918 marriage in Egypt - Colin Campbell Blair GILMOUR and Florence Mary HELMORE
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 20 February 16 16:19 GMT (UK) »
Hi Jonathan
Can I ask why you are interested in the marriage of Colin Gilmour and Florence Helmore? They were my husbands grandparents .
Kim