Marriage British serviceman and German wife after WW2

[RedPlume]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to locate information about the marriage of my German Great Aunt and British Great Uncle sometime after WW2. They may have married in the U.K, but also may have married in Germany. Are there any military records available for me to search?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[CaroleW]

Have you tried www.freebmd.org.uk for a British marriage.

[RedPlume]

Hi Carole,

I have and I've found one record with the correct first name and the wrong surname. I just wondered if there was anywhere else I could check before I paid for the marriage certificate.

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Thanks!

[Ashtone]

Have you checked FindMyPast's British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages index collection?

[RedPlume]

I haven't and that's an excellent suggestion. Thanks very much, Ashtone.

[CaroleW]

If you don’t have any luck with the link above  you may want to consider giving their names etc  so we can see if we can find anything for you.

[RedPlume]

Hi Carole,

I didn't find anything on FindMyPast's British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages index collection. There are a few Wisemans, and none of them were located in Germany.

FreeBMD.org have the following marriage in Dec 1946

Wiseman    Thomas A        Kalke    Chatham    5b   767

Ancestry has the following details. Hildemarie is a not a common name, and they lived in Northfleet, Gravesend eventually, so not too far from Chatham. Name changes - Hildemarie was born Domnick, but could have been married previously and Kalke is a German name. We knew her husband as Alan, so perhaps he is Thomas Alan.

I've ordered the marriage certificate from the GRO to check.

Hildemarie Kalke Dec qtr 1946
Chatham RD
Spouse    Thomas A Wiseman
Volume Number   5b
Page number   767

This is all a big mystery considering she was my Great Aunt and I actually met her.

[CaroleW]

From her death reg

Hildemarie Wiseman born 28.8.1921 died Aug 1991 Gravesend 16 898

[Liam59]

The date of marriage is given as 11th December 1946 in this link: https://www.thepeerage.com/p61274.htm#i612733