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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Durham => England => Durham Lookup Requests => Topic started by: billbir on Friday 14 October 16 17:25 BST (UK)
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I am trying to establish whether the above were in fact married. William is my grand uncle and they appear to have had about 9 children. One in 1920 was William Wilde Birchall, Wilde being the surname of his grandmother, so I am sure that I have the right family. However, I do not seem to be able to find a marriage, anywhere. Perhaps someone could confirm that I am correct or the marriage details. There seems to be a wide difference in their ages, so maybe a marriage was frowned on by her parents. a mystery, I would like to solve.
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A possibility
Marriage June qtr 1917
William Birchall - spouse Parry
Lily Parry
Durham reg dist 10a 661
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Hi
A little more information may help us please. Do you think that if they were married it would have been in the Durham area and is the 1902 the potential year of marriage? Do you know if Lily's surname of Sinclair is her maiden name or a previous name. What are Lily's years of life? What names are on any of the children's birth certificates re the parents surnames?
Thanks
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I think 1902 is the year of Lily's birth.
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Lily's first marriage
Marriages Jun 1914
Herbert Parry
Lily Sinclair
Durham 10a 834
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Lily's first marriage
Marriages Jun 1914
Herbert Parry
Lily Sinclair
Durham 10a 834
In that case she can't have been born in 1902!
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Herbert died WW1 - Link to CWGC record
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/808375/PARRY,%20HERBERT
Son of Mary Jane Parry, and the late Levi Parry; husband of Lily Birchall (formerly Parry), of 100, Weardale St., Mount Pleasant, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
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Probable birth ;)
Dec qtr 1893
Lily Sinclair
Durham 10a 384
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Possible child from Lily's first marriage
Birth Dec qtr 1914
John Parry - mothers maiden name Sinclair
Durham reg dist 10a 817
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Wow! Rosie, No wonder that you have 7 stars! To summarise, I now have Lily's correct birth. I know that she married Herbert Parry in June 1914 and he was subsequently killed in the WW1.She had at least one child with Herbert and 9 with William. She remarried my grand uncle William in 1917. It now all fits. Thank you so much for your brilliant input.
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Glad that I could help. It was one instance where things just fell into place it does not happen often ;) . Obviously certificates would confirm that that I have the right person, also the 1939 register.
Rosie
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Glad that I could help. It was one instance where things just fell into place it does not happen often ;) . Obviously certificates would confirm that that I have the right person, also the 1939 register.
Hi Rosie,
Yes, of course , documentation would be the icing, but even without it, I am confident that the information you came up with is correct. I spent hours,getting nowhere, before seeking advice from Rootschat, so I am very grateful for your input. I just wish I could have half an hours tuition from you as to how, you so quickly found the information, when I had spent hours finding nothing. Anyway I am very grateful thank you. Bill
Rosie