Lookup request - marriage in West Derby

[HarvestMoon007]

There is a marriage listed for John Lewis in the third quarter of 1893.  The volume and page number is 8b 961.  There are two female names on the page; Rachel Hindley and Margaret Ann Young.  Does anyone know which lady John Lewis married, please?  Thank you.

[mosiefish]

Hi,

According to www.lancashirebmd.org.uk it was Rachel Hindley.

Regards,
Mo

[HarvestMoon007]

Thank you so much for that, Mo.  Why didn't I think to look there?  Doh!!  Now I just need to get a copy of my Nana's birth certificate and see if her mother's maiden name was Hindley   

[suzard]

If your Nana was born after 1912 then the birth reg will give mother's maiden name

Suz

[mshrmh]

As Suzard inidicates the GRO indices added mother's maiden names were added from Sept 1911. However some of the local BMD indices have them earlier (depends on the local registrar) and there are some on LancashireBMD so it is worth checking on there for your Nan.

[HarvestMoon007]

Yes, I already knew that but thanks anyway   

My Nana (May Lewis) was born May 1892.  Her birth is on Ancestry but not on LancsBMD.  I wish I was rich.....the cost of ordering certificates soon mounts up   

Do you know which Registry Office I should apply to, to get a copy of her birth certificate?  It's just down as West Derby.  Thanks   

[mshrmh]

Sorry, the answer is that "it depends"! There's a page on UKMD that lists the sub-districts over time on the link below - it also says the registers have been split over three current districts   
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/west%20derby.html

[suzard]

If she was b 1892 and the marriage was 1893 -what name is she registered in??

Suz

[HarvestMoon007]

Thank you mshrmh.  I'll look into that.

Suz, her birth was registered in the name of Lewis but there's a clear possibility that she was born out of wedlock.  It appears she may have lied when she got married because her age on it makes her birth 1894.  This also ties in with the fact that my mother always said that my Nana was 88 when she died but it looks like she was actually 90!!  I'm so desperate to get more information on this part of my tree, as all the rest of it is pretty full. 

Thank you so much for your help everyone