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Manchester Vernon / Portner / Cohen
« on: Monday 07 December 15 01:17 GMT (UK) »
If any one has information on any of these family names Vernon, Portner, Cohen please contact me

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Re: Manchester Vernon/portner/cohen
« Reply #1 on: Monday 07 December 15 06:45 GMT (UK) »
Any particular dates or names?


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Re: Manchester Vernon/portner/cohen
« Reply #2 on: Monday 07 December 15 09:35 GMT (UK) »
Any particular dates or names?


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I have found this link for the portner and cohen marriage this is definately the right family but need further back than this one >
Name:   Joseph J Cohen
Event Type:   Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter:   Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year:   1927
Registration District:   Manchester North
County:   Lancashire
Event Place:   Manchester North, Lancashire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911):   Portner
Volume:   8D
Page:   1400
Line Number:   99



Citing this Record:
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZB-L8NM : accessed 7 December 2015), Joseph J Cohen and null, 1927; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage Registration, Manchester North, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.


I also found these 4 records and I think one of these must be him

http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records?firstname=joseph&lastname=cohen&keywordsplace=manchester&sourcecategory=military%20service%20utf0026%20conflict

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Re: Manchester Vernon/portner/cohen
« Reply #3 on: Monday 07 December 15 10:09 GMT (UK) »

Hi

FreeBMD carries this . . . . .

Marriage Jun 1927 Manchester N. 8d 1400
 
 Cohen     Joseph J     Portner
 Jacob     Joseph     Portner
 
 PORTNER     Betsy     Jacob
 PORTNER     Betsy     Cohen
 
That should may give fathers name(s)?


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Re: Manchester Vernon/portner/cohen
« Reply #4 on: Monday 07 December 15 10:11 GMT (UK) »

Hi

FreeBMD carries this . . . . .

Marriage Jun 1927 Manchester N. 8d 1400
 
 Cohen     Joseph J     Portner
 Jacob     Joseph     Portner
 
 PORTNER     Betsy     Jacob
 PORTNER     Betsy     Cohen
 
That should may give fathers name(s)?


Ray


Thank you , where do I look for the fathers name?

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Re: Manchester Vernon/portner/cohen
« Reply #5 on: Monday 07 December 15 10:13 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Order the marriage certificate (if it is not online somewhere)


This may also be worthy of noting . . . . .

Birth 1902 QJun Prestwich 8d 419 Betsy Portner



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Re: Manchester Vernon/portner/cohen
« Reply #6 on: Monday 07 December 15 10:20 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Order the marriage certificate (if it is not online somewhere)


This may also be worthy of noting . . . . .

Birth 1902 QJun Prestwich 8d 419 Betsy Portner


Is there anywhere that would hold any old photographs of these persons?



Ray


Thank you Ray very helpful

I heard the family may have been from Russia so it must have been even further back than betsey if she was born in England

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Re: Manchester Vernon/portner/cohen
« Reply #7 on: Monday 07 December 15 10:23 GMT (UK) »
Hi

1911 gives you that answer.
Copyright says that you must do the look-up yourself.

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Re: Manchester Vernon/portner/cohen
« Reply #8 on: Monday 07 December 15 10:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi

1911 gives you that answer.
Copyright says that you must do the look-up yourself.

Ray





Thank you

J.J.Cohen is believed to have died maybe when he was only aged approx 30 yrs old, not old but do not know how he died.