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Title: Need help deciphering the handwriting please!
Post by: EH71 on Friday 22 May 20 16:45 BST (UK)
Hi all,

I got this marriage certificate from the GRO today but the handwriting is both tiny and faded, so I am unable to work out what it says! If someone would be able to translate the whole thing it would be greatly appreciated.  ;)

The only bit I can work out is the names Walter Sidney Tims and Emily Newell at the start of the certificate.

Thanks in advance! :)
Title: Re: Need help deciphering the handwriting please!
Post by: osprey on Friday 22 May 20 17:09 BST (UK)
Walter's father is also named Walter Sidney Tims and his occupation is night watchman. Emily's father is John Thomas Newell occupation possibly brickmaker.
Witnesses John Thomas Newell & William Henry Tims.
Title: Re: Need help deciphering the handwriting please!
Post by: osprey on Friday 22 May 20 17:16 BST (UK)
possible 1911 census for the Tims family in Surrey. Brother William Henry was born in Burma!

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW8N-SLS
Title: Re: Need help deciphering the handwriting please!
Post by: osprey on Friday 22 May 20 17:43 BST (UK)
Walter's father was in the army as Walter's birth appears in the GRO Regimental Birth Indices although he was born in Hounslow and birth registered dec qtr 1904 Brentford vol 3a pg 67.
Likely marriage Walter Sydney Tims dec qtr 1903 Brentford vol 3a pg 271 with Charlotte Love on the same page.
Marriage is in the LMA records 
22 Nov 1903 Holy Trinity, Twickenham
Walter Sydney Tims 28 bach soldier 32 Talbot Road father Thomas Tims (deceased) painter
Charlotte Love 28 spinster 31 Marsh? farm Road father William labourer
witnesses J Tims & Annie Tims


Title: Re: Need help deciphering the handwriting please!
Post by: EH71 on Friday 22 May 20 18:14 BST (UK)
Ah thats great thanks a lot!

one more thing, can you work out what the ages are on the marriage certificate I sent?

everything else you've said makes sense with what i've already got but I cant work out what the ages of Walter Sidney and Emily are ?? :(

Thanks!
Title: Re: Need help deciphering the handwriting please!
Post by: ainslie on Friday 22 May 20 20:34 BST (UK)
Column 3 for age says “full” for both.
Title: Re: Need help deciphering the handwriting please!
Post by: EH71 on Friday 22 May 20 23:12 BST (UK)
Ah excellent, i thought it did but just wanted a second opinion

 thanks!!