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Durham / Marriage of William Morton born 1902 in South Shields, County Durham
« on: Sunday 12 May 13 19:07 BST (UK) »
Hello everyone
I wonder if anyone can help me knock down what has been a massive "brick wall" in my tree for many years.
My maternal grandmother's brother was William Morton born 1902 in South Shields, County Durham. I know he married as I have photos. My nan had written the name of "Maud(e)" on the back of photos of William's wife. The surname she's written looks something like "Battie, Ballie, Baillies, Batties, Battier" - you get my gist.
My nan had very fancy writing and no-one is able to make out exactly what the surname is. I do know that William and Maud had a daughter called Jean, and on a photo I have of her, is written "Jean - William's daughter aged 4 months" and there is a date stamp on the photo of 8th September 1934.
I will say that I have searched "every" possible combination of spelling of Maud's surname that I can think of, and I have also searched for the birth references of Jean Morton (which will show her mother's maiden name), but NOTHING appears to match and look ANYTHING like what it written on the photos.
It has been mentioned to me that perhaps Maud had been married before, but I've searched everything I can think of, with no success.
Any help and suggestions will be truly appreciated.
Many thanks.
I wonder if anyone can help me knock down what has been a massive "brick wall" in my tree for many years.
My maternal grandmother's brother was William Morton born 1902 in South Shields, County Durham. I know he married as I have photos. My nan had written the name of "Maud(e)" on the back of photos of William's wife. The surname she's written looks something like "Battie, Ballie, Baillies, Batties, Battier" - you get my gist.
My nan had very fancy writing and no-one is able to make out exactly what the surname is. I do know that William and Maud had a daughter called Jean, and on a photo I have of her, is written "Jean - William's daughter aged 4 months" and there is a date stamp on the photo of 8th September 1934.
I will say that I have searched "every" possible combination of spelling of Maud's surname that I can think of, and I have also searched for the birth references of Jean Morton (which will show her mother's maiden name), but NOTHING appears to match and look ANYTHING like what it written on the photos.
It has been mentioned to me that perhaps Maud had been married before, but I've searched everything I can think of, with no success.
Any help and suggestions will be truly appreciated.
Many thanks.