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Ontario Marriage Lookup (1938-1945)
« on: Thursday 14 March 24 04:00 GMT (UK) »
Hello,

I'm trying to find the marriage record for William Wright Edwards and Gwendoline Wanda McNab (Correction: Gwendoline Wanda Wilson) which happened somewhere between 1938 and 1946, and almost certainly (but not 100%) in Ontario. Ancestry doesn't seem to have it, but i know its there somewhere.

Are any of you expert Roots Chatters able to find it :-)

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Re: Ontario Marriage Lookup (1938-1945)
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 14 March 24 04:06 GMT (UK) »
A tree on Ancestry shows Gwendoline Wanda McNab married George Inglis Wilson - he died 30.5.1938  but the tree shows an Edwards son b 1936??

Is it your tree? 

Gwendoline crossed from Canada to Detroit to join William & there is documentation on the tree
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Carlin (Ireland & Liverpool) Doughty & Wright (Liverpool) Dick & Park (Scotland & Liverpool)

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Re: Ontario Marriage Lookup (1938-1945)
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 14 March 24 04:35 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Carole, yes I have that info. There are a few trees that show that, but none show the 2nd marriage, which is what i'm looking for.

First husband George died 1938. Second husband William crossed the border in Nov 1945 and named Gwen as his wife. So i know they married between those dates.

I believe the son born 1936 is of first husband (who died 1938) and surname later changed on marrying 2nd husband.

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Re: Ontario Marriage Lookup (1938-1945)
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 14 March 24 04:57 GMT (UK) »
Update: Ah I think the record IS on Ancestry!

Gwendoline Wanda Wilson.  Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940

Apologies, I hadn't clicked the surname would be from her first marriage doh! No wonder no one has found it!

Would anyone with Canada access kindly be able to lookup the details for me please. Many TIA  :)


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Re: Ontario Marriage Lookup (1938-1945)
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 14 March 24 08:25 GMT (UK) »
Gwendolyn Wanda Wilson
Age   35
Birth Date   abt 1905 Whitney, Ont
Marriage Date   27 Aug 1940  (aged 35 years)   Scarboro, York, Ontario, Canada. Widow.
Spouse    William Wright Edwards. Bachelor. Born England,
Father    John James Macnabb
Mother    Maude Borthwick.

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Re: Ontario Marriage Lookup (1938-1945)
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 14 March 24 09:12 GMT (UK) »
Fab that's the one. Thank you Sandra  ;D

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Re: Ontario Marriage Lookup (1938-1945)
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 14 March 24 09:20 GMT (UK) »
Given that Gwendoline was b 1905 - this could be Williams birth

September qtr 1899 - William Wright Edwards  Tynemouth 10b 267 - mothers maiden name Wright
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Re: Ontario Marriage Lookup (1938-1945)
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 14 March 24 14:34 GMT (UK) »


Death Notice/Obituary -

Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota 
Sun, 2 Jul 1978
Page 16

https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/143341452/

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Re: Ontario Marriage Lookup (1938-1945)
« Reply #8 on: Friday 15 March 24 09:56 GMT (UK) »
Oh wow, how on earth did you find that with such limited info!

Yes that's definitely the right person. Thankyou very much.

I've never subscribed to the Newspapers part of Ancestry, but i might have to take a look!