Hello everyone ( and Merry Christmas ! )
I am quite new to UK research and I am having a bit of a hard time.
I am looking for my great great grandparents, an Aldridge-Lavis couple.
Mabel Lavis was born in Bristol but she married John Aldridge who should be born around 1890 in ( Islington maybe ? ) the London area. With the information I have, I understand that they married in April 1912, Bethnal Green.
Mabel is the daughter of James Lavis and Louisa ( born James ). But if Louisa is still alive in 1912, she lives with a second husband named Vines. I don't have any information about John, except that he and Mabel were still alive in the 1970s ( they celebrated their diamond anniversary ) and that John was known as Jack.
The trick ( or help ) is that in the same dates than John and Mabel, a Beatrice Lavis ( Mabel's sister ) also married an Aldridge ( Edward apparently ). So it could be that the two brothers married the two sisters.
I'd like to know if anyone have any information about John ? I know I am vague in the information I have and told you, but it is all I have and I can't afford to travel to the UK to directly search the archives. Maybe some among you have free resources I could use ( I already use family search and free bmd ).
Thank you for reading me and Merry Christmas !
