Frederick James Price

[RonPrice]

You folks outstrip by far the efficiency of the dozen other geneology sites I've been browsing around for the last few years. I shall sing your praises in the circles of my my life I mix in and with....

Yes, as you say, "a marriage for Frederick in 1918 in Hamilton, Ontario.  He married Emma Firth Spiers and gave his parents as Frederick F. Price and Annie Walters." I do not need to "send away for the 1890 birth certificate to confirm parentage." I am not a son from that marriage.

Then you go on to say that my father was "living in Des Moines in 1910 and there was also a border crossing in 1913 where he returned to the same area.  Marriage in 1918.  I don't think you could narrow it down any closer in these type of records." I'm very happy with that little orsel of information.

I will contact the Hamilton Public Library, all being well, and ask them to search their directories and track him that way.

I am not interested in the background of my mother, Lillian Cornfield. I've got lots of stuff on her and, at this stage, I'm happy not to investigate my father's first wife.

And Nick, I was thinking the same thing as I was putting out the garbage last night. Spot on, Nick. My dad was an older man and, yes, as you say, "would my mother have married a 55 year old when she was only 40?" Goodonyer, Nick, as they say in Australia.

And so, Debbie and Nick, it is with warm appreciation to you both that I write these words.-Ron in Tasmania

[cosmac]

When I suggested you get the 1890 birth registration to confirm parentage I meant that you could then see if the names of the parents on the English birth registration matched the names given on the 1918 marriage registration for Frederick - you might not be a product of the 1918 marriage but you are looking for proof of your father's past!

Debbie

[RonPrice]

Your suggestion, Debbie, that I get the 1890 birth registration to confirm parentage so that I could then see if the names of the parents on the English birth registration matched the names given on the 1918 marriage registration for Frederick----sounds like an excellent idea.  As you say, although I might not be a product of my father's 1918 marriage, I am still looking for proof of my father's past. To whom do I write to get that English birth registration?-Ron Price with continued thanks for your help.

[cosmac]

you can order online from this site
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

Debbie

[RonPrice]

Thanks Debbie; I'll get right onto it.-Ron Price, son of Frederick James Price of Wales who, it seems, was born in 1890 and not 1895 as I have thought all my life.

[RonPrice]

When I tried to register at the site you suggested, Debbie, namely: http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ I followed the registration instructions as indicated.  I selected the certificate type and provided the additional information requested in the series of little boxes.  But I was then informed that, before the registration office could choose the appropriate application form for me to fill in, I had to correct an error in my application.  The error was stated as follows:

"GRO index has to be given for pre-1900 E&W birth, marriage, and death applications." Not having any idea what this meant, I return to base here at RootsChat.Com for further advise.-Ron

[cosmac]

You have to supply the information that can be found from the FreeBMD site.
You need the full name - Frederick James Price
Year and Quarter - Sep 1890
District - Merthyr T
Vol - 11a
Pg - 598

Debbie

[RonPrice]

There was no little box in which to insert such information and so I did not know (a) what action to take and/or (b) what little box to go to to take my next move.-Ron