Hello, can anyone shed any light on the possible marriage of my ancestor to a German citizen in about 1907? I can find no record of a marriage in FreeBMD and have checked various spellings of their names. I would think that they were simply living together and not married but a few things lead me to think that they thought they were legally married. I have found a document about a 1907 change in the law which suggests that it was the responsibility of the couple to notify the authorities if they married in a German church. I wonder if it's possible they didn't do this and I would find records at a local church but have not been able to find a likely one. Their address was Little Goodge Street in Fitzrovia, London in 1909, and Sudeley Street, South Islington in 1907. Can anyone suggest a German church that was operating in the area at the time? My ancestor was C of E and her husband's father was RC so any church would be a helpful lead. My ancestor, Elizabeth seems to have been honest and open. Although not required to, she mentioned on the 1911 census that she was supported by her husband, who was working away and declared she had been married 3 years. Her husband was interned in WW1 and then repatriated, not to return. Elizabeth and the children kept his surname, Fliege. She travelled to Canada in 1930 under this name to live in a hostel, which I'm not sure she would have been able to do without some record to prove her name. Elizabeth died in 1933 and her husband married again in Berlin shortly afterwards, in 1934. I hope someone can help explain why I can't find a marriage record and other avenues to try. Thank you.
