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My direct ancestors Richard & Sarah married in 1819 St Pancras and are here in the 1851s census
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1851&indiv=try&h=13579
I am having trouble finding both their birth certs with their birth locations different in the census'. Richards birth locations are listed as St George in the East, Bayswater, Marylebone and Middlesex. Sarah's birth locations Middlesex and Windsor.
I have tried to explore Henry Brown as seen in the above census as he is listed as a nurse child but has Sarah's maiden name for his surname but searching for Henry Brown is a needle in a haystack.
I believe I have found all their children etc I just can't go back further than Richard & Sarah.
Any info would be appreciated!

Where is it from?

It is from a marriage cert. and these are the witnesses

Can anyone help me find the birth and death for this Denis McMahon? The couple had 10 children together. There are a few Denis & Ellen McMahons but I'm having trouble pinpointing this Denis' birth and death and the family in the census'.

On the face of it I would say that it is the same man as the dates of birth are the same.

Have you considered obtaining his death certificate from the GRO?  It will cost £11.00 as it is not within the range of pdf certificates.

You could try writing to the Chelsea council burial department and ask if they have any record of his burial.

https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-marriages/births-and-deaths/deaths-registering-death/cemetery-services

There is an email address for their cemetery services. Scroll down the page a bit and you will see it.  Worth a try.  They may be able to point you in the right direction if they can't help.

Have you traced Gerald/James from Ireland to the UK, as I see that he married in Ireland.  Did they have any children?

Brilliant thanks! I've ordered the death certificate and I contacted the Chelsea burial department and they got back to me with the location of his grave!


I found the marriage and birth certs through doing a tree connected to my DNA matches. I'm trying to trace my great grandfather who I was always told he was Gerry McMahon from Ireland, however on my nans birth cert it says James McMahon. My nan was born in Acton so he obviously moved from Ireland to London at some point, I just can't figure out why (or if) he would have changed his name to Gerald. It does all add up as Chelsea is right next door to Acton. I just want to be absolutely sure this is him as I've been searching for 10 years now!