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Is there a quick way to search the GRO Index? I have a marriage entry for a relative in 1911 and have the page and details. I do not know whom he married. Is there a way (short of paying for a certificate) to find the appropriate page in the same book to narrow down his spouse?
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Is there a quick way to search the GRO Index? I have a marriage entry for a relative in 1911 and have the page and details. I do not know whom he married. Is there a way (short of paying for a certificate) to find the appropriate page in the same book to narrow down his spouse?
Are you using FreeBMD? If so, clicking on the page number brings up all entries indexed to that page. Unless there are transcription errors, the spouse should be one of those. More information here:
https://www.freebmd.org.uk/marriage-help.html
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Thank you, John. Excellent quick answer. Most grateful. Alan (originally from Hastings Sussex).
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Thank you, John. Excellent quick answer. Most grateful. Alan (originally from Hastings Sussex).
Just to add: once you have the possible spouses you can check for births (after Sep 1911) on FreeBMD for children born with father's surname and mother's maiden name (although if this was the mother's second marriage this won't work!) or check censuses and 1939 Register for the husband and the wife's first name.
Philip (used to holiday in Hastings when a child ;D ;D ;D )
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Thanks, Phillip for this extra info.
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Thank you, John. Excellent quick answer. Most grateful. Alan (originally from Hastings Sussex).
Just to add: once you have the possible spouses you can check for births (after Sep 1911) on FreeBMD for children born with father's surname and mother's maiden name (although if this was the mother's second marriage this won't work!) or check censuses and 1939 Register for the husband and the wife's first name.
The mothers maiden name doesn’t change even if it’s her second marriage, on the ones I’ve come across at least!
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Just to confirm philipsearching's statement. I have a marriage where the bride's surname is that of her first husband, but the subsequent birth of a child shows mother's maiden name as mother's original surname - before any marriage at all.
So:
Fred A marries Clara B. Fred A dies (for instance)
Clara A then marries Harry C. A child of this marriage will show a mmn of B (Clara's original surname).
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Using the example quoted . . . . .
I have
Fred A marries Clara B
No offspring
They divorce
James C marries Clara registering/using her name as Clara A (ie her first married name)
[ ok? ]
James and Clara have offspring registered as Jimbo C ( mmn C )
:o :o
Names have been changed to protect the innocent
I know them and they are all still alive