Burke

[appl3jack]

Hi all,

I recently recieved my grandparents wedding certificate, on the hope of finding out who my grandma's parents were but unfortunatly they did not attend & so only witnesses were stated. My grandma Kathleen Burke was born in Donegal in 1919,  she married in Manchester in 1940 to Ernest Appleton. Their witnesses were a John & Mary Burke. My auntie has informed me that she does recall an aunt & uncle who lived in the next street to them.

Does anyone have any suggestions to where i go from here ?
Thanks   

[aghadowey]

Does the marriage certificate not list fathers' names (Irish ones do and I thought  English ones also)? or is it a certificate from the church and not a civil certificate?

[appl3jack]

None of Kathleens parents are named on the copy of the marriage cert, the boxes are left blank. My grandfathers parents are stated & my 1 of my living aunts does recall an uncle John & aunt Mary, who were their witnesses.....do u have any idea's to why no information on her parentage was added on the certificate?

[derrylass]

Do you have your grandmother's birth cert. There is no Kathleen Burke registered born in Donegal in 1919 but there are 2 for 1920
Catherine Burke reg Jan - Mar 1920 Glenties District (she could have been born at end of 1919)
and
Catherine Burke reg Jul - Sep 1920 in Londonderry District - part of Londonderry District took in part of Donegal
Her birth cert will have both parents names and residence