Finding a birth Cert - Marlborough

[Immortal Druid]

  Good morning everyone, I wonder if anyone could help me please!!

 Where would I find out, which record/register office to apply to for a lady born in Marlborough in 1813 ? I know there are offices in Swindon and Devizes, but there doesn't appear to be one in Marlborough itself. Has anyone applied for a cert. from a Marlborough person from this time period?

 The lady in question, incidentally, is my GGG Grandmother Hannah Gordon.  Trying to locate her cert. so to establish her parents names and also where they lived.

 Many thanks in advance for any help

Em x

[tazzie]

  Hello ... and welcome .

 As early as 1813 you will not find a birth cert as these came into use in 1837 under new registration.
 You would need to look at parish records to see if Hannah was baptised or if she married after 1837 her marriage cert would state fathers name but not mothers details.

Tazzie

[avm228]

Hi and welcome

Unfortunately nothing's coming up on www.familysearch.org or www.freereg.org for Hannah's baptism, though neither is by any means complete.

Did Hannah marry on or after 1 July 1837?  If so her marriage certificate ought to give you the name and occupation of her father, which would be a useful starting point. Sorry - I see Tazzie already said this!
Anna

[Immortal Druid]

 Thank you for your replies. I didn't know about birth certs only coming in after 1837, can you tell I am new to this? 

 I am not sure of her date of marriage, but know their eldest (recorded) child was born in 1844, so entirely possible that the marriage was post 1837.

 I will do a search when I get to the library next and see if I can find her that way Many thanks for saving me for searching for the unfindable!!

 I am so glad I found you all 

[tazzie]

  Hi .....

  Ok ..... who did she marry and we may be able to get a date for you any info that you know may help ... ie childrens names.

  Tazzie

[Immortal Druid]

 Hi Tazzie

 She married John Charles Templer, born 31 July 1814. They had five children

Dora Elizabeth Gordon Templer born 14 Oct 1844 in Greenwich, Kent
James Lethbridge Brooke Templer born 27 May 1846 in Greenwich, Kent
John Harvey Templer born 11 November 1847 in Greenwich, Kent
Frederic Gordon Templer 12 June 1849 in Greenwich, Kent
George Anson Templer 22 December 1851 in Greenwich, Kent

 Hannah died in Harrow Middlesex, 13 May 1889, buried at Harrow on the Hill

 This is all the information I have directly relating to Hannah so far.

 Thank you

[Mort29]

Possible - mistakes happened!

Marriages Mar 1842 
 
BLAKE  Edward    Lewisham  5 270   
Gauntlett  Elizabeth     Lewisham  5 270   
GILL  Charles     Lewisham  5 270   
GORDON  Hannah Frances     Lewisham  5 270   
MASLEN  Hester     Lewisham  5 270   
NURSE  John     Lewisham  5 270   
Rand  Mary     Lew____  5 270   
TEMPLE  John Charles     Lewisham  5 270   



get the Cert online with a credit card here:-

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
 

[avm228]

That looks good, especially as she is Hannah Frances in Dora's baptism record and Hannah F in the 1851 census.

[avm228]

Someone on Ancestry has Hannah Frances GORDON in their family tree - born 25 July 1813 Marlborough, daughter of Admiral Sir James Alexander GORDON and Lydia WARD.