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Bedfordshire Completed Look ups / Re: 1871 Lookup please COMPLETED Thanks
« on: Thursday 27 September 07 16:25 BST (UK) »
Hello
Having branched out from researching my paternal lineage (French Huguenots ... now who do I support when England play France at rugby?
)
I have moved onto my maternal side and found numerous branches and 1st/2nd marriages and have come across an "Annie Windmill" of Great Barford, Bedfordshire for whom I have a copy of a marriage certificate from 26th February 1916 where she married Joseph Oliver Woods a widower aged 35 in Felixstowe Suffolk whilst he was a Private in the 3rd Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment.
The certificate gives Annie's age as 36 (born @ 1880) and a "spinster" whose father was William Windmill of profession "Baker" from Great Barford, Bedfordshire.
I also have both of their death certificates and Joseph died aged 73 on the 30th October 1956 in Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire from prostate cancer.
His wife died a few months before him aged 77 years on the 4th of June 1956 from pulmonary tuberculosis.
There is an age discrepancy as at their wedding Joseph was 1 year younger than Annie however their death certificates make Annie 4 years not 1 year older. 77 appears to be more correct and I will investigate more on the birth of Joseph....
Anyone with any information on the Windmills I would be grateful to hear from them.
Many thanks
Having branched out from researching my paternal lineage (French Huguenots ... now who do I support when England play France at rugby?
) I have moved onto my maternal side and found numerous branches and 1st/2nd marriages and have come across an "Annie Windmill" of Great Barford, Bedfordshire for whom I have a copy of a marriage certificate from 26th February 1916 where she married Joseph Oliver Woods a widower aged 35 in Felixstowe Suffolk whilst he was a Private in the 3rd Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment.
The certificate gives Annie's age as 36 (born @ 1880) and a "spinster" whose father was William Windmill of profession "Baker" from Great Barford, Bedfordshire.
I also have both of their death certificates and Joseph died aged 73 on the 30th October 1956 in Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire from prostate cancer.
His wife died a few months before him aged 77 years on the 4th of June 1956 from pulmonary tuberculosis.
There is an age discrepancy as at their wedding Joseph was 1 year younger than Annie however their death certificates make Annie 4 years not 1 year older. 77 appears to be more correct and I will investigate more on the birth of Joseph....
Anyone with any information on the Windmills I would be grateful to hear from them.
Many thanks