which Geoffrey Cobb?

[HughC]

At FreeBMD I found the marriage in central Northumberland in the 1st quarter of 1944 between Geoffrey B. Cobb and Elsie Mills.

I'm fairly sure she was the daughter of William Mills, coal miner, born in Ashington on 14 Mar. 1913 (birth registered in Morpeth) and died at 3 Park Road East, Ashington, on 26 Dec. 1992 (will proved in Newcastle on 7 Apr. 1993).

But was the bridegroom (Geoffrey) Basil Cobb, a Captain in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, only son of the late Geoffrey Clemens Cobb, barrister, or is that a case of mistaken identity?  Was there perhaps a newspaper announcement, or can some kind soul find a reliable source such as an entry in a parish register at Ancestry or Findmypast (for example)?

If my conjecture is right, then they must have been divorced after only a few years, as Basil married someone else in 1949.

[Christine53]

Shields Daily News 2 Feb 1949 :

Decree Nisi Granted

Judge T Richardson , sitting as special divorce commissioner in Newcastle yesterday granted a decree nisi to Elsie Cobb of Park Road East Ashington ( husband's desertion ) , custody of child ,costs.

This doesn't confirm the identity of her husband , of course.

[AllanUK]

There are several trees on Ancestry that show he was in the Northumberland Fusiliers when he married Elsie Mills and the trees also show that he married a jane Robinson in 1949. It may be that you will have to purchase the marriage certificate of the second marriage to confirm the status of Geoffrey. (I have also searched for the births of other Geoffrey B Cobb but the only other one would have been too old to serve in WW2)

[Tickettyboo]

Geoffrey Basil Cobb died in 1995

Not seeing any  marriage announcement in the newspapers. 1944 is way too recent for a parish marriage  to be available online. 
Without knowing which church and date an enquiry with the archives would be classified as a research request , rather than a copy request - which carries a greater cost than a GRO cert.
Plus, they may not have married in a church but had a civil ceremony at a Register Office, in which case your only option would be a GRO cert.

Boo

[HughC]

Thanks to you all.

I don't really trust trees submitted to Ancestry, but the weight of evidence does seem to point to our having the right G.B.C.

[trish1120]

Not much help but there is a 1966 Marriage on FreeREG for his Son

[HughC]

Thanks, Trish.  I'd found that, and there's a good chance they're still alive, but I haven't been able to track them down.

[trish1120]

Yes I thought it likely they may still be alive so thats why I didnt post much detail