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Offline baz54

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Incomplete G.R.O.
« on: Tuesday 30 October 07 16:28 GMT (UK) »
Hi can anyone advise please. I've been looking at the B.M.D. on ancestry for a marriage and on finding a likely date/place I find that there are only 3 individuals listed for ref.F15 P403 Q4 1839. Is it likely to be a transcribing error or would there be a missing entry in the G.R.O. files. Will applying for the certificate clear it up one way or another?
Thanks for your advice.

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Re: Incomplete G.R.O.
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 16:37 GMT (UK) »
See See Failing to find the spouse
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/marriage-help.html

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Re: Incomplete G.R.O.
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 16:37 GMT (UK) »
Have you checked FreeBMD which is usually ahead of Ancestry as it provides the transcriptions?  Also on FreeBMD you can check how much of the particular quarter has been transcribed.

David
Living in Berkshire from Northampton & Milton Keynes
DETAILS OF MY NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE
Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley.
Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse, Stevens, Batchelor
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Re: Incomplete G.R.O.
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 16:38 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: baz54 on Tuesday 30 October 07 16:28 GMT (UK)
Will applying for the certificate clear it up one way or another?
Most definitely it will tell you the marriage partner for the person you are researching!

Looking at the GRO images, all 3 people listed seem to have the correct reference. Coverage for marriages in Dec 1839 is ca. 65% only on FreeBMD (and ancestry)

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Re: Incomplete G.R.O.
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 16:46 GMT (UK) »
Thanks all, I guess that there's no point trekking to the library to check the G.R.O for myself? Otherwise it looks like I'll have to fork out the £7 and hope my guess is correct.

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Re: Incomplete G.R.O.
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 16:50 GMT (UK) »
If you send for the marriage cert. for the person you are researching, you do not need to state the spouse if you are applying to a reg.office. Just ask for the name you are sure of!
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Clulo - Staffs.,Warwickshire, Lancs.1780 -1950
Fisher- Nafferton,Hull, Manchester.1770-1840-1950
Kane&McNeill,Forkhill, Armagh and Glasgow,Bray Dublin.1850s -1920
Boshell and Dowzard- Dublin, 1840s -1911
Kay/Bremner Edinburgh 1800 - 1841.Kay Staffs.& Lancs1842 -1901
Kay - Newcastle on Tyne 1780-1861
Swindell, Marple & Manchester 1900->
Makinson, M/c & Prestwich 1870 ->
Beacom/Jones - Enniskillen 1780 ->

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Re: Incomplete G.R.O.
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 16:54 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: baz54 on Tuesday 30 October 07 16:46 GMT (UK)
Thanks all, I guess that there's no point trekking to the library to check the G.R.O for myself? Otherwise it looks like I'll have to fork out the £7 and hope my guess is correct.
That would be an gigantic task! The GRO is an alphabetical listing!
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Re: Incomplete G.R.O.
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 17:04 GMT (UK) »
Should I have said the B.M.D at the library?

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Re: Incomplete G.R.O.
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 17:18 GMT (UK) »
Same thing!  :(
The FreeBMD database is the only facility that allows you to search by reference - the index they transcribe from is alphabetical  :-\
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