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Family History Beginners Board / Were They Divorced?
« on: Thursday 06 December 18 16:00 GMT (UK)  »
I have a marriage certificate for a Catholic marriage in 1943. Both parties subsequently remarried, one in 1948 and the other a few years later.

What I can't find in the online records is any record of a divorce. Can anyone suggest if there are any other sources of information to find a record of a divorce around 1945 plus or minus a year or two? It would almost certainly have occurred in England I think.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Help On Occupation
« on: Friday 23 November 18 15:12 GMT (UK)  »
I've obtained a copy of my great grandfather's marriage certificate but I am struggling to read the occupation of my great-great grandfather. In the enclosed file the occupation of the bride's father, Walter Kedzie is clearly written as "Woodman" but above this the occupation of Matthew Laidler is unreadable to me.

I can't even work out the first letter as nothing like it appears anywhere else on the certificate.  :)

The place of the marriage is also a bit obscure. It is written as "in the parish of "something" in Northumberland. Help on the "something" would be appreciated too.

The image is a bit big but if you right click on it and select "open in a new tab" it should all be visible.

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Family History Beginners Board / All Branches on the Same Family Tree?
« on: Wednesday 14 November 18 11:39 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, newbie here and my first post.  ;D
I've just started using ancestry.co.uk this week and fairly quickly gone back on my father's side of the family to the 1700's. I need to check what I've done as there are some obvious discrepancies on things like places of birth but most of what I've found seems credible and also very interesting.
However, I also want to look my mother's side of the family.
My first question is should I start a new family tree or just add to the one I've already got on my father's side? My concern is I find navigating around the family tree when it is on screen a bit clunky with the Ancestry website.
My second question is if I start a new family tree for my mother's side can it be easily combined with the other at a later date?
Many thanks in anticipation of suggestions for the best way forward.   :)

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