Mary Ann smith great grandmother

[MargP]

Yes I got that MargP.  The new reference to someone called Beth was confusing plus not having the surname spelt with a capital letter (sorry to be picky!) makes it hard to follow especially with a name like childs.

I had to read it a couple of times before I got it

[wiilams83]

Hi all

Mary Jane child's birth cerficate arrived today and it says

Mary Jane girl July 1875 Richard childs
Mother Mary Ann childs formally Smith
 

[MargP]

Only this marriage entry from BMD index. 

Jun 1873 Ludlow 6a 1167

Thomas Burton
Richard Childs
Mary Ann Edwards
Emma Sherwood

Is it possible your Mary Ann was married before or was she too young?

Hi William, I think you may have to get this marriage to make sure, I would try for the  original one from Shropshire, the GRO are prone to errors, as the original one copied into a register, and each Quarter they are copied again and sent to the GRO

[wiilams83]

Yes I think I am going to have to get the marriage like you said before in 1873 and Richard was born in 1848 in Ludlow MargP