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[bel]

I have been to Kew Home Office and found details of a marriage   of Josiah Thomas  in 1860 Sept. Vol 11a Page 262...but I have failed to find  who he married....where do I go now BMD have no record of him being married?   But he was !   Help..  bel

[rhys]

Hi Bel
You should be able to purchase the marriage certificate
with the reference number you have.
Is he the Josiah with  Children Benjamin and Florence who was a widower in 1871.
 If so he was probably married to a Mary from Bishton
in 1861.
Ancestry is off line at the moment.
I will have a look around for further info later.


Rhys

[rhys]

Hi
Hope i am on the right track
The Mary married to Josiah in 1861 WAS 29.

There were two Mary`s born Bishton on the 1851
census  born around 1832. One being a Mary Davies.
The Ancestry .UK new Beta index of bmd`s has a Mary
Davies marriage September 1860 Newport M 11a 262.
You can check for yourself. The service is free to all at present.

Rhys

[bel]

wow...I  have had such trouble with this marriage...biut I think you have solved the mystery...Josiah had two wives obviously...why I did not think of this  b efore  !thank you so much...the other wife was a sarah elizabeth  who he married  in  1872 I think.  all I need now is to find her details....where did you get your  information  ?  Cheers bel.

[rhys]

Hi Bel
The info came from census returns and the  new bmd index provided free  by Ancestry .UK

Rhys

[bel]

Thanks  Rhys....your help is much appreciated !  ;)bel