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Title: Marr cert - where is it?
Post by: ian7go on Monday 21 September 09 16:49 BST (UK)

could anyone tell me where i could obtain a marriage cert on my late sister as the church has now closed where she was married.have tryed the local registrar office who say the church has it.
holy trinity church,
spring street,
bury.
marr 6 10 1973
denise (nee halsey) thornley  b 26 7 1954  d,7 10 1987
thomas thornley

Title: Re: MARR CERT-WHERE IS IT?
Post by: Necromancer on Monday 21 September 09 16:51 BST (UK)

thats nonsense, the Church may well have it in their orginal Registers, but they would have had to make a return to the Civil Authorities to record the marriage, so I cant see how the local RO can fob you off !


Failing that, a GRO Index serarch will show it, and allow you to obtain a copy.

Title: Re: MARR CERT-WHERE IS IT?
Post by: Necromancer on Monday 21 September 09 16:54 BST (UK)

Name: Denise Halsey
Spouse Surname: Thornley 
Date of Registration: Dec Q of 1973
Registration district: Bury 
Volume : 10b 
Page  1414 

use the emboldened info to order a Cert Online here:-

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/