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Bede and Vella parents Help

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Nicola

Nicola Report 7 Aug 2017 20:13

Looking for a marriage of Mr Bede and Miss Vella, first birth I can find of Bede and Vella is in Islington 1952 the rest born in Watford. I believe that Mr Bede was Irish and Miss Vella was Maltese. There is a Navy connection with Mr Bede, so thinking they may have married in Malta?
Any help welcome

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 7 Aug 2017 22:25

You could do with getting a birth cert to ascertain parents' names.
I did find this:
Name: Carmen Bede (& James Bede)
Year: 1953
County or Borough: Islington
Ward or Division/Constituency: Islington
Street address: 27 Scott Buildings Caledonian Road

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 7 Aug 2017 23:12

Posting this to exclude from overseas marriages

First name(s) Carmen
Last name Vella
Marriage year 1950
Marriage place Gibraltar
Country Gibraltar
Spouse's first name(s) -
Spouse's last name -
Page (8)5
Line number 97
Record source GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955)
Record set British Nationals Armed Forces Marriages 1796-2005

Married

First name(s) Alec R
Last name Elliott
Marriage year 1950
Marriage place Gibraltar
Country Gibraltar
Spouse's first name(s) -
Spouse's last name -
Page (8)5
Line number 94
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First name(s) Carmen
Last name Vella
Marriage year 1944
Marriage place Alexandria
Country Egypt
Spouse's first name(s) -
Spouse's last name -
Page 604
Line number 49
Record source GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955)
Record set British Nationals Armed Forces Marriages 1796-2005

Married

First name(s) Stanley C
Last name Hardy
Marriage year 1944
Marriage place Alexandria
Country Egypt
Spouse's first name(s) -
Spouse's last name -
Page 604
Line number 73
Record source GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955)
Record set British Nationals Armed Forces Marriages 1796-2005

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 7 Aug 2017 23:22

In case a marriage did take in Malta, but was not registered with the UK authorities, contact the Maltese Public Registry to enquire about a search of the archives.
https://secure2.gov.mt/certifikati/Contact.aspx

Nicola

Nicola Report 7 Aug 2017 23:46

Thanks all, I will have to contact Maltese Registry to see if there was a marriage but James Bede and Carmela in Islington in 1953 is the right family. Unfortunately I don't have any other info at the moment, hoping this info will jog a few memories.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Aug 2017 00:18

Is it Carmen or Carmela ? I'd looked for Carmen, not that there's a James Bede marriage anyway.

If these people are deceased, please do give as much detail as possible. Its always possible that she was a widow when she married so wouldn't have used her maiden name. They may not have been free to marry, or might have encountered parental disapproval for some reason.

Nicola

Nicola Report 8 Aug 2017 00:35

I really don't know anymore details, deceased or not.
Other than the names James Bede and wife Vella, she was from Malta James was from Ireland and was in the Navy.
I think I have found James birth in Carlow Ireland in 1916 on Familysearch and a death for Carmela Bede in 1993 in Elstree, which is the right family.
Thanks for looking

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Aug 2017 00:41

Will send you an address for a person who might be the 1956 daughter. You could write and see if she is, and if she is willing to share information,

You could also use the search all member trees function for the parents and children on this site, and send a message to any tree owner who might list them.