Newbie, looking for Thomas and Harriet Watson of Ripley Derbyshire.

[Erica1980]

Gotham Nottinghamshire (I think) they must have moved to Derbyshire after they were married

[QueenoftheWest]

There are 2 marriages recorded for Thomas Watson in 1909 one for Basford and one that is Nottingham but I'm unsure which one it would be

It is the Basford one you need:

Name:   Harriet Emma Smith
Registration Year:   1909
Registration Quarter:   Apr-May-Jun
Registration District:   Basford
Inferred County:   Nottinghamshire
Volume:   7b
Page:   351

Queenie 

[Erica1980]

Thank you I will order a certificate   they seem to be more expensive than the death certificates is the only way to get one I can see this being an expensive past time 

[QueenoftheWest]

Thank you I will order a certificate   they seem to be more expensive than the death certificates is the only way to get one I can see this being an expensive past time 

Indeed it is! It is a lot of fun, though  . I don't think you will be able to narrow down Thomas' parents until you see the birth certificate but I am 99% certain that you are right with Charlotte Gunn & George Smith as Harriet's parents.

Queenie 

[Alan of Kaslo]

I believe...based on your info...that this is Harriet's death on the GRO

 WATSON, HARRIETT  EMMA      48 
GRO Reference: 1934  D Quarter in BELPER  Volume 07B  Page 648

They do not show 1958 deaths when you search GRO...only up to 1957.

[mazi]

Kathleen m Watson, mother’s maiden name smith, registered Belper June quarter 1916, Belper registration district covers Ripley, so the move was between the two children’s births.

That ties the gravestone to the couple in the 1911 census in gotham

Mike

[Tickettyboo]

This 'is' an expensive journey.

If it were me, I'd start with the marriage record for Thomas and Harriet, see what that record has to say about their father's names and occupations and, from there, work out which birth registrations are most likely to be the right ones for each of them.
Help will be available at that stage to work out which ones may be the right ones.

It's a slow and step by step journey.

Boo

[mazi]

One possibility

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/cgi-bin/mkindx.cgi?parish=Bamber+Bridge&type=Parish&community=

Mike

Sorry the link doesn’t work,  lancsopc has a baptism for Thomas Watson in bamber bridge, 1886, I will try and find it again, it’s not the easiest site to search

[mazi]

Here goes, a spelling test for me

Baptism 5 Dec 1886 brownedge st Mary bamber bridge
Thomas Watson filius Thomae  Watson and Eliz. Annae formerly maltby
Born 25 nov 1886
Godparents   Joanes Gul. Watson and maria Anne Watson.

5 out of 10.  Mike


Added brownedge st Mary’s is a Catholic Church