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Essex / Re: Parish Registers Copford 1558-1967 Film 1472112
« on: Saturday 20 July 19 08:37 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Diblet on Friday 19 July 19 14:53 BST (UK)
If it's any consolation, I've come across several marriages where the information has definitely been incorrect. Particularly confusing for newbies to this fascinating hobby!  ;)

And for oldies as well! :)   I so often wish that our ancestors had used really weird second names for their children.  At least that way we would be able to differentiate more easily between all the John's, Mary's etc.  Never having visited the UK (I'm in South Africa) I have enough of a problem trying to sort through the counties, districts, parishes and so on, to find exactly where they were born/lived! :)

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Essex / Re: Parish Registers Copford 1558-1967 Film 1472112
« on: Friday 19 July 19 14:37 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Annette7 and amondg for all this information, I'm so grateful to you both!  I wonder if the minister, who filled out the certificate, has any idea how much trouble he caused ?

Thanks again and all the best to you both :)

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Essex / Re: PARISH REGISTERS COPFORD 1558-1967 FILM 1472112
« on: Wednesday 17 July 19 17:38 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Rosie99 and Diblet.   I registered on the site you mention and it suggests that I check first to see if the image is available before subscribing.  Not sure what I am doing wrong but the search form is not allowing me to enter any information.  I'll keep trying.  Thanks again :)

Possibly the worst search facility I have ever attempted to use (no offence to anyone :))  All I come up with is the front cover of the register and not the teeniest clue as to whether the person I am looking for is hiding inside.   Maybe I am dumb! LOL

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Essex / Parish Registers Copford 1558-1967 Film 1472112
« on: Wednesday 17 July 19 15:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

Is there anywhere online that the actual images of the above registers can be viewed?  They are not on FamilySearch or Ancestry UK.

I have a marriage discrepancy I am trying to sort out for a Charles Randall, born abt 1843
Fenstanton, Huntingdon.   I have a copy cert. of his first marriage to Julia Channing (b.1853 d.1886) in 1871 Madras, India but only the transcription for his second marriage to Annie Hutton in 1890, Copford Essex, where Charles shows as a widower.  The first doc. shows his father as Thomas Randall and the second shows his father as Samuel Randall.  I'm absolutely sure that I have the correct info for this family.  I have birth info for eight children from his first marriage to Julia Channing as well as two further children, Frederick and Gertrude, from his second marriage to Anna Hutton (mother's maiden name confirmed via GRO index).   I have the family on the 1881 census Charles, wife Julia and children. On the 1901 census I have Charles Randall with wife Anna, his youngest daughter Alice Maud Mary b.1884 from his first marriage to Julia and children Frederick and Gertrude from his second marriage to Anna.  So far everything corresponds - names/dates/places of birth/occupation (military) etc. - except for the fathers names that differ.  Obviously I cannot assume that Samuel is a transcription error.   Charles' birth registration in St Ives shows his mother's maiden name as Webb but as yet I have not managed to find a marriage for a Thomas Randall or Samuel Randall, to anyone named Webb.
Any ideas on this mix up or where I might find an image of the second marriage, will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

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Surrey Lookup Requests / Re: Baptism Guildford - Sidney Arthur Buxton
« on: Friday 05 July 19 22:02 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Maureen, Joan is his sister :)

Quote from: MaureeninNY on Friday 05 July 19 21:31 BST (UK)
Doesn't help but is this a sister:
GRO BIRTHS
BUXTON, JOAN  LUCRETIA    mmn   RANDALL   
1918  J Quarter in GUILDFORD  Volume 02A  Page 142 

Maureen

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Surrey Lookup Requests / Re: Baptism Guildford - Sidney Arthur Buxton
« on: Friday 05 July 19 22:01 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much, this definitely helps!   Especially since I have an age for him now.  I was trying to gauge an age by working back 25 years or so from his marriage date :) 

Quote from: Comberton on Friday 05 July 19 21:17 BST (UK)
In case it helps identify Charles and Florence, the marriage image is on Ancestry

16th October 1915 St Lukes, Chelsea

Charles Buxton  62  widower  steward  26 Royal Avenue, Chelsea
Father James Buxton (dead)  steward
Florence Randall  37  spinster  Parish of Aboyne, Aberdeen
Father Charles Randall Sgt, Major retired

Both signed,
one witness was A M M Randall, think the other is George F ?

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Surrey Lookup Requests / Re: Baptism Guildford - Sidney Arthur Buxton
« on: Friday 05 July 19 19:51 BST (UK)  »
I haven't been able to access the 1939 register yet.  I've been trying to work out which subscriptions on Ancestry or Find my Past give access to the register.  I don't want to pick the wrong one and not be able to find what I need because the subs are hugely expensive when purchasing from South Africa.

The other thing is I have no idea at what age he came to South Africa, so might not even be on the register.

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Surrey Lookup Requests / Baptism Guildford - Sidney Arthur Buxton
« on: Friday 05 July 19 19:25 BST (UK)  »
Hi all,

I have a birth reg. for Sidney Arthur Buxton - 1922 Guildford, Surrey, Vol. 2A - Pg 144 - Line 137, mother's maiden name Randall.   I am trying to establish if he is the child of the following as this is the only likely option I can find.
Marriages Dec 1915
Buxton    Charles    Randall    Chelsea    1a   1237    
Randall    Florence    Buxton    Chelsea    1a   1237   

Any advice on where I can go from here as I've drawn a blank on all my searches and it appears that Guildford baptism for this period are not yet online.

Many thanks.

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Scotland / Re: Malcolm Steuart
« on: Friday 27 April 18 16:26 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for this info, Skoosh, I will check it out.

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