Parents not Married

[Ruskie]

       I thought it was his Christian name Ruskie 

Oops, of course it is, just ignore me lisa. 

(Was distracted when I wrote that ..... that's my excuse anyway)

[Lisajb]

No worries Ruskie!

It seems to be possible to order the certificate online from Bristol Register Office, but as suggested I will give them a call first - as you say, nothing will be achieved if its the same as the one I already have.

Will have another go at scanning again tonight - at work at the moment

[Gadget]

Hi Lisa

I'm sure it is Rees but, as others have said,  it is still ever so small. 

Can you give details of Harriet's marriage (date and to whom). I assume she was born circa 1831 from what you said earlier. If not what is her approx DofB, please.  Maybe we can try to find more info that way.

Gadget

(I'm Welsh    )

[janan]

It seems to be possible to order the certificate online from Bristol Register Office, but as suggested I will give them a call first - as you say, nothing will be achieved if its the same as the one I already have.

What would be best would be the original entry from the parish records

http://archives.bristol.gov.uk/dserve/

rather than a certificate from the register office as this is still a copy (Apologies if you meant Records Office when you said Register Office)

Jan

Looking yet again I'm still not convinced it is Rees as the R for the vicar's initial looks quite different. How would Elias sound in a Welsh accent Gadget? Could it end up being written Ilies?

[Gadget]

Looking yet again I'm still not convinced it is Rees as the R for the vicar's initial looks quite different. How would Elias sound in a Welsh accent Gadget? Could it end up being written Ilies?

Welsh is phonetic, Jan, so it would sound Elias.. I'm still voting for Rees.

If you enlarge the second snip,  the vicar's initial is a B and the top loop is a wider, blousier (? spelling  ) version of the one in the father's name - which then has a tail.  Well, that's my take on it.

If we knew more about ages/dates, we could probably find something about him/her.


Gadget

PS - A thought that should be considered (it happened in my family a couple of times) ~ If she was illegitimate, she might not have known her father and gave the name of a close relative (grandfather, etc.) . Also, her mother might have married after her birth and she could have stayed with her, under anotehr name or even with relatives.W have to consider all the options.

[Lisajb]

Evening all!

Apologies for not getting back sooner - just got home from work!

OK then, names and dates!

Harriett Thomas married William Harvey (both of full age according to cert) on October 10th 1865, he a bachelor and she a spinster.

I have found her on the 1871, '81 and '91 census (with William and children in the first two, and as a widow with children in the last).  I haven't managed to find her at all in the '41, '51 or '61 census.

The mysterious Mr Thomas, her father (at least hopefully!) was apparently a Ship Carpenter at the time of her marriage.

If anyone wants any more details, let me know!  Off to scan the certificate again now.

[lizdb]

What age and place of birth does she give in 1871/81/91?

[Lisajb]

In 71 her age is given as 40 - place of birth Wales Carmarthen
In 81 age given as 50 - place of birth St George, Gloucestershire (St George is in Bristol)
In 91 age given as 60 - place of birth is given as Carmarthenshire

[Lisajb]

This is 1200 dpi res - they all seem to look the same to me!