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Title: Marriage
Post by: matron54 on Friday 24 October 14 15:05 BST (UK)
I'm looking for a marriage for a James Smith and Alice Beatrice Hill.
On the 1911 census James aged 17 single born Abbots Bromley. Occupation Railway Clerk boarding
with the Webber family in Abertillery Wales. In 1914 he enlisted at Burton upon Trent in South
Staffs Regt No. 8004, his address West Bromwich.  He was killed 23/10/1914 - CWGC website says his widow A.B. Sheldon formerly Smith living in West Brom.  First I can't find a marriage or unable
to find Alice Beatrice on any census.  I've got her second marriage cert. which states father down
as Samuel Hill occupation Railway Labourer.   Can anyone help me, I've think I've been down every
avenue I can think of.
Title: Re: Marriage
Post by: carol8353 on Friday 24 October 14 15:11 BST (UK)
A lot of info has already been posted on the same subject on this thread(to avoid us all duplicating each others work)

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=700099.msg5460969#msg5460969
Title: Re: Marriage
Post by: stanmapstone on Friday 24 October 14 15:21 BST (UK)
Marriages Dec 1912 
HILL    Beatrice A        W. Bromwich    6b   1796    
Smith    James     W. Bromwich    6b   1796

Stan
Title: Re: Marriage
Post by: carol8353 on Friday 24 October 14 15:25 BST (UK)
I think that is the cert that she has ordered and it turned out not to be correct.
Title: Re: Marriage
Post by: matron54 on Friday 24 October 14 16:07 BST (UK)
Hi
I've recently purchased the certificate for Beatrice Alice, but unfortunately not the correct one
one.   If they married in Wales is there a chance it wouldn't be recorded.   He must have married
in between the 1911 census and 1914, his widow married again in 1915.
Checked all the indexes, can't find a thing.
El.
Title: Re: Marriage
Post by: stanmapstone on Friday 24 October 14 16:21 BST (UK)
  If they married in Wales is there a chance it wouldn't be recorded. 

Why would it not be recorded?

Stan
Title: Re: Marriage
Post by: matron54 on Friday 24 October 14 16:26 BST (UK)
I've no idea, I'm just clutching at straws.  I've spent hours looking for a marriage + I can't
find Alice on a census.   There is a Alice Beatrice Hill birth registered in Sept 1893 in West Brom
but without getting another certificate I'm at a loss where to go next.  The only other thing is
did the go to Gretna Green????

El.