John W Dunn

[KGarrad]

The birth certificate of any of the sons will give you his mother's maiden name, as well as both parents names, and father's occupation.

From that you should be able to find the marriage (try FreeBMD).
The marriage certificate from that will tell you both father's names and occupations.

That should confirm, or disprove, whether we have the correct family.

[sunflower]

I agree, I think you need to get their marriage certificate to confirm fathers name before carrying on.

Carol

[Printer]

Hi KGarrard & sunflower,

Thanks. I already gave the mother's maiden name (Slater) and father John W Dunn, and marriage in 1917 (Basford Mar Q). Obtaining the marriage certificate for John W & Emma Dunn was to be my last resort.

I just thought a clever Rootschatter might have been able to help, but obviously I was wrong.

Printer

[nottsgirl1]

Hi Printer,

I can have a look at St Mary's Hucknall marriages to see if they married there for you next time I'm in Nottingham archives maybe on friday,

NG

[KGarrad]

I really don't think you're being very fair?

We have found some information for you - but you are the one who isn't sure?

We don't know in which parish within the Basford Registration District the marriage took place? There are nearly 60 parishes in that district!

And that's assuming that the marriage took place in an Anglican church?!
Hucknall Torkard (if we assume that's the right town) also has Methodist and Baptist churches, and don't forget that the marriage may have taken place at the Register Office.

So, the easiest way to make sure is to buy the marriage certificate?
It's only £9.25 from the GRO - a small price to pay in order to check that you are on the right track?

[Printer]

Hello nottsgirl1,

Thank you, that is very generous of you.

My posting this query was in the hope that with all the new resources available to posters on Rootschat in the UK, someone just might have the information requested. Paying nearly $NZ30.00 plus other hidden charges for a certificate - that might prove to be the wrong - wasn't an option. Regards.

Printer

[KGarrad]

Paying nearly $NZ30.00 plus other hidden charges for a certificate - that might prove to be the wrong - wasn't an option.

I calculate that £9.25 = NZ$22.58.
GRO don't charge for posting and packing - so no hidden charges?

[nottsgirl1]

Hi,

I've checked the church records for John W Dunn's marriage 1917 and it is not there, I also checked Basford Church too but my guess is they married in the Register office but I cannot help with that.

NG

[larkspur]

"My posting this query was in the hope that with all the new resources available to posters on Rootschat in the UK, someone just might have the information requested."

The resources that the "posters on Rootschat" have are either paid for by us as individuals or are the free resources that are available to all, including yourself, Who, incidently, is also a poster on Rootschat.
We do get the wonders who visit the archives( Nottsgirl) and are happy to do lookups for others, for which we are very grateful.
At some time to be sure of a line we all have to pay out for certificates.

"I just thought a clever Rootschatter might have been able to help, but obviously I was wrong."
This remark was just rude......