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Offline katietk

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BAKER/FORD Marriage - Please Help
« on: Monday 02 October 06 22:15 BST (UK) »
Help. I've been searching the BMD's for a marriage between Frederick James Baker & Elsie May Ford (my gg Grandparents).

I don't have a date but my Grandma was born in 1922 and according to her birth certificate her parents, Frederick & Elsie were married and living in Mount St, Reading.  I've tried searching back from this date (10yrs so far) looking at both their first & middle names, both surnames but so far I've found nothing.

I am fairly confident that they are Reading born & bred so can any help?

Katie


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Re: Chapman / Ford marriage - please help
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 03 October 06 09:34 BST (UK) »
You could try the Reading Register Office - their records will be more accurate than the GRO and they have marriages indexed.
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Re: BAKER/FORD Marriage - Please Help
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 25 October 06 23:27 BST (UK) »
Hi

I've just changed my post as I've realised I made a huge mistake and was searching for a Frederick James Chapman when it should have been Baker.  Been searching Chapmans on the other side of the family for so long I made an error.  Sorry for any confusion and thanks for your advice about searching at the records office in Reading - I plan a trip there sometime soon!


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Re: BAKER/FORD Marriage - Please Help
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 26 October 06 11:32 BST (UK) »
My advice was to try the REGISTER Office - not the RECORDS Office - both on the same site (with the Berks FHS Research Centre in between).
Latest project - www.westberkshirewarmemorials.org.uk
Currently researching:<br /> Newbury pubs  & inns - the buildings, breweries and publican families.
Member of Newbury District Field Club - www.ndfc.org.uk