My mother's father

[dodish]

Hi,
My mother was born in Lille,France, on Oct 30,1930.
sometime after that her mother left her husband,remarried and moved to russia.
I'm searching for information about my grandmother's first husband, who is my mother's father.I dont know his name, only her maiden name.
how can I find marriage and birth records?
thanks

[jorose]

Hi there,

For a birth record from 1930 you should contact Lille mairie.
http://www.mairie-lille.fr/fr/Votre_Mairie/etat-civil/naissance
 - you need the Extrait d’acte de naissance avec filiation

[dodish]

Hi,

I contacted Lille mairie and got an answer that they could not find the records about my mother's birth. I know she was born in France. Is there another place to search her birth records' and her mother's wedding and maybe divorce records?

[jorose]

I can't think of any way to search for a birth in 1930 in France without knowing where it took place.
http://www.geopatronyme.com/ - depending on how common the surname is, this might help (it's a surname map).

If her mother's remarriage took place in France, that record may have info on it about her first husband/the divorce. (I know when widows remarry details of the previous husband are often given, haven't seen any post-divorce marriage records).

[silvery]

Is there anyone in the family who might know?

[dodish]

my grandmother was born in kishinev, and in 1926-7 went to study in belgium and then france. she met a student from france, they got married and in 1930 my mother was born in france (In the area of Lille). about 2 years later my grandmother divorced her husband and went back to kishinev with her doughter(my mother), where she married again. i'm looking for records about her first husband and my mothers birth certificate.