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« on: Wednesday 07 August 19 13:00 BST (UK) »
I am trying to find a marriage for Bernard Gilchrist
The information I already have is:
Born 20th May 1919 in Manchester to Sidney Harry Gilchrist and Gertrude White
He became a forest officer in Mufindi  Records show him travelling in 1944 solo Address 59 Torkington Road Gatley Cheshire
He left London again in 1949 but appears to be travelling with Ethel Gregory aged 59 and her daughter Jean Watson Gregory aged 18  Address 5 Bridgewater Road Walkden Lancashire  He marries Jean Watson in 1952
GILCHRIST: GREGORY Aug 6th 1952 St Paul's Church Walken  BERNARD GILCHRIST (Forestry Service
Tanganyika) only son of Mr & Mrs S H Gilchrist (Sidney Harry) , of Gatley Cheshire to JEAN WATSON daughter of Mr & Mrs H D Gregory (Henry Douglas) of Walkden Lancashire
All this checks out but included in another newspaper article is this record:  GILCHRIST - On Aug 12th 1946 at Mufindi Tanganyika ETHEL the loved wife of BERNARD GILCHRIST, Forest Office Mufindi (information received by cable)  Home address: 59 Torkington Road Gatley Cheshire  I can find no record of this marriage and appear to have hit a brick wall Just wondering if he married her in Tanzania? 

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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 07 August 19 13:26 BST (UK) »
There is a marriage for Bernard Gilchrist and Ethel Gregory , 1Q 1945 Barton, Lancs , 8c 1205.

Might she be the sister of Jean Watson Gregory ?

There is an Outbound journey for Ethel Gilchrist 23 , 5 Bridgewater Road Walkden , teacher , going to Tanganyika. 25 Feb 1946.

Your 1949 list is incoming , I think , not outgoing.
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 07 August 19 13:32 BST (UK) »
Ethel Gregory 1922 Wigan mmn Fields
Jean W Gregory 1931 Barton on Irwell  mmn Fields

Henry D Gregory m Ethel Fields 3Q 1921 Wigan
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 07 August 19 13:45 BST (UK) »
Thanks  Christina  I've just found that birth  Could you send me the link to Ethel's trip in 1946, please  Couldn't find it yesterday or today


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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 07 August 19 13:56 BST (UK) »
Found it  Thankyou :)