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Offline paulmayuk

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Help finding relatives
« on: Wednesday 12 September 18 20:02 BST (UK) »
I'm looking for help tracing family members for my second cousin and myself and i don't have a lot of info so it's a shot in the dark. I've tried Ancestry and freebmd but to no avail so putting out feelers in here to see if anyone can help. Second cousin's name is Sheila b 1940's. Her parents are Edna May Bell (b 21.01.1920)1st Marriage to Herbert Earnest Lovegrove (b 09.04 1917) in Sept 1939. 2nd marriage to Joseph William Lattimer (b 19.03.1921) in Sept 1941. According to second cousin, Edna May Bell's 'parents' were Robert Reid Bell (b 1863) and Mar(r)ion Steele (b 1867). However, Freebbmd has the mother of Edna May Bell as being named Biggarstaff. That's where we draw a blank for any other ancestors. The only clue i have about Biggarstaff is she talked with a scottish accent, so presuming maybe Scottish. I don't have any access to scottish records so can't go any further. If someone can point me in the right direction I'll have a go. Be great if i or someone out there can help with this very limited amount of info to help us in our research. Fingers crossed!!!

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Re: Help finding ancestors
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 20:06 BST (UK) »
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According to second cousin, Edna May Bell's 'parents' were Robert Reid Bell (b 1863) and Mar(r)ion Steele (b 1867). However, Freebbmd has the mother of Edna May Bell as being named Biggarstaff.

Could she have been married before, so her maiden name was Biggarstaff and her married name Steele?

Is your second cousin still alive, if so you need to remove her name?
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Re: Help finding ancestors
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 20:42 BST (UK) »
Hmm if Marion Steele was born in 1867 that would make her 53 years old when she had Edna Mary Bell. Not impossible but I would have thought unlikely....

I have done a quick search on Ancestry and there are at least a couple of Edna M Bells born in 1920 so wondering if you definitely have the right parents there for her?

Does your second cousin have a copy of her parent's marriage certificate?
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 21:15 BST (UK) »
The only Robert Reid Bell I can find was b 1893 in Newcastle. He's on the electoral register there in the 1920s with a Marion Bell and Hugh Biggerstaff

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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 21:25 BST (UK) »
It was Robert's father James who was b c1863 and mother Mary c1867

Marys maiden name appears to be Reid. Not sure where Steele comes from.

Marion Biggerstaff was b Glasgow

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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 21:35 BST (UK) »
The only place you will find original Scottish records is Scotlands People website a pay to view site but very reasonably priced its free to register and to search the indexes

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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 21:40 BST (UK) »
There's a birth of a Marion Biggerstaff registered in 1891 in the Maryhill area of Glasgow you can download this and you should get the name of her parents including her mothers maiden name, where and when they were married

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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 21:54 BST (UK) »
A Robert R Bell married a Marion Steele June quarter 1919 Newcastle upon Tyne.

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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 12 September 18 21:56 BST (UK) »
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According to second cousin, Edna May Bell's 'parents' were Robert Reid Bell (b 1863) and Mar(r)ion Steele (b 1867). However, Freebbmd has the mother of Edna May Bell as being named Biggarstaff.

Could she have been married before, so her maiden name was Biggarstaff and her married name Steele?

Is your second cousin still alive, if so you need to remove her name?

Q1 1912 Marion Biggerstaff married Thomas Steele
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