How do I find out where someone was born?

[KatPez]

I will do that.  thanks for your help

[KatPez]

Just a quick update on Mary Jane.

Apparently (according to my dad's cousin) she was from whitehaven.  Not sure whether this means she was born there or lived there.  However, I'm still struggling to find her.  Hopefully I will find some more out from the wedding certificate when that arrives.

[janan]

Hi
Welcome to Rootschat

There is a Mary J Kelly born 1891 in Barrow but living in Whitehaven in 1901 - her mother is a Christiana, father not present. Tracing them back  father is John a bootmaker born Isle of Man.

Let us know when you get that certificate - she looks good although she would have only been 16 when she married. Still a possibility though.
Cheers Jan

[KatPez]

Hi
Welcome to Rootschat

There is a Mary J Kelly born 1891 in Barrow but living in Whitehaven in 1901 - her mother is a Christiana, father not present. Tracing them back  father is John a bootmaker born Isle of Man.

Let us know when you get that certificate - she looks good although she would have only been 16 when she married. Still a possibility though.
Cheers Jan

On the wedding certificate (well according to the bmd search anyway) her name is spelt Kelley though I guess I'll have to wait see the signatures onthe certificate to prove this.

[KatPez]

When ordering marriage certiificates is it 15 working days??  if so i should receive this one by the end of the week (hopefully).  I feel like I've got a big gap.  Other branches of my tree now go back to 1781 and this one is still stuck or around 1876 and is only on my great grand parent.

[janan]

Not sure how long they're taking at the moment - do let us know what you find out when it arrives.

Re spelling Kelly/Kelley it could be either way - it more a case of matching other info rather than worrying about spelling. My dad is always very particular about how Allsopp is spelt 2l's 2p's - yet his father is Allsop on his birth certicate.

Jan

[KatPez]

i know what you mean.  I'm very fussy about the spelling of my first name.  It's spelt Kathrina but most people forget the 'H' because it's not pronounced.

[KatPez]

I've finally received the marriage certificate.

The information I have is that they were married on November 10th 1906.

Thomas Brooks Miller age 31 - bachelor - painter - lived 8 Henry Street Lytham - Father William Miller

Mary Jane Kelley - age 28 - spinster - lived Elms Avenue - Father Richard Kelley (deceased)

Not sure where to go next.  I'm not sure where elms avenue is or when richard kelley died

[Arranroots]

Gosh, that was a long wait!

What are the father's occupations and the witnesses names on the certificate?

Every last bit of information helps!

A