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London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about William Cove
Name: William Cove
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Spouse Name: Eliza Sweetser
Spouse Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Mar 1894
Parish: Battersea St Stephen
Borough: Wandsworth
Father Name: Thomas Cove
Spouse Father Name: Henry Sweetser
Register Type: Parish Register

Possible marriage of Laura's parents:

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: William Cove, bachelor. A labourer
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Spouse Name: Eliza Sweetser, spinster. A confectioner.
Spouse Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Mar 1894
Parish: Battersea St Stephen
Borough: Wandsworth
Father Name: Thomas Cove - labourer
Spouse Father Name: Henry Sweetser - labourer
Register Type: Parish Register

William and Laura both gave their address as Knowlsey Road, 11 and 13 respectively.

Witnesses: Dan Cove and Janet Flower.

Marriages Mar 1894 (>99%)
Cove William Wandsworth 1d 799
Hinxman Rose Wandsworth 1d 799
Morgan William Thomas Wandsworth 1d 799
Sweetzer Elise Wandsworth 1d 799

Laura's brother, one assumes

Births Jun 1912 (>99%)
Cove Charles W Sweetser Wandsworth 1d 955

Certs cost £9.25 including postage when ordered on line for the GRO

Are you sure Laura's death was 1962?

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
Name: Laura Powell
Birth Date: abt 1915
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1961
Age at Death: 46
Registration district: Lewisham
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5d
Page: 75

Births Dec 1915 (>99%)
Cove Laura Sweatser Wandsworth 1d 817

Now look for the marriage of the parents

Cove to Sweatser

Although Sweatser seems somewhat unlikely, I must say

Hi Wendy.
Do you have your grandparents marriage certificate among family papers?
That will give you the age & occupation of your grandparents at the time of their marriage. Also, the address they were living at, the names & occupations of their fathers & the names of witnesses to the marriage.
You can then start looking for your 2 great grandfathers on the 1911 census.
Don´t be afraid to come back on the board & ask if you get stuck.
Good luck.
Marion
PS If you don´t have the certificate you need, you can get a copy of it. for 9.75p

Not really a problem...............truly

Look for the marriage between Henry and Laura on freebmd

You could also look for Laura's birth.....based on her age at death

Hi Wendy, first thing to do is to get a copy of Laura and Henry's marriage certificate to see what info it gives re their ages and their fathers:

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1937
Cove Laura Powell Battersea 1d 734
Powell Henry Cove Battersea 1d 734

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You can order the cert on-line from GRO, costs £9.25 http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

I am a bit new to finding out about my families ancestors, my mothers family are going to be more difficult for me to find out about them. I have found out more about my late fathers family tree than my late mothers ancestors, she had a very large family but she could'nt tell me anything about them...?
My mother was born in 1943 and she was the third child to my grandparents, i know about my mothers sisters but not my mothers grandparents or their parents or children they had...?
My mothers maiden name was Carol Powell, her fathers name was Henry and her mothers name was Laura Cove, they both originated in the Wandsworth areas of Southwest London. My grandfather Henry Powell was born in 1915 and i dont know when Laura Cove was born but she died in 1962, my grandfather died in 1995. This is about all i know so it's going to be a bit of a problem for to sort out for my tree, i hope that some help is out there...?
Many Thanks ....