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Have limited information on my grandfather's family. Have found his sibling's birth certificates on freebmd in Wandsworth district and have living relatives who remember visiting some of them so am pretty sure they stayed in the same area. Where do I go to lookup marriage info and births for their children? The most detailed sibling info I have is this one: Thomas Guy b 9/10/1899 in Wandsworth district. I have his birth cert. Living relatives have told me he married and had three sons Albert/Michael/John. I have no idea when they were born!! Can I obtain Thomas's marriage/death cert and those of the children. If so, where from? I also have at least two more of my grandfather's siblings I know married but am still awaiting their birth certs to get exact date of birth. Can anyone help me in my quest? Thanx

At present, you can search through ALL the BMD's for FREE using Ancestry. You have to 'register' with the site, but you don't have to subscribe. Failing that, you can use the BMD's on 1837online, which ~ after years of research~ I have found to be the most economic financially. You should bear in mind when the parents MAY have married and search for the marriage first. Once that's found, you can start searching for possible children ( you have the names of 3 already). Unfortunately, there is no quick, easy way of doing this. Highly recommend the pleasure when a child's birth is found though !! Ancestry Marriage index: http://content.ancestry(.)co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8965 ... remove ( ) from addy. Births: http://content.ancestry(.)co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8964 ... again, remove ( ) When you have retreived all the information from the indexes: Surname, Given Names, ( Spouses Surname - Marriage)) or (Mothers Maiden Name - Births) District (where events was registered), Ref No ~ the ref no consists of Volume No and Page number ie: 6b (Volume) and 1234 (Page Number ) ....... then you can order certs online (cheaper) from the GRO at Southport... http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp You do have to register with the site first and then log in ... and place your order ... using Debit or Credit Cards. Payment is 110% secure. Elaine ;-)

Thanks Elaine Will give it a try. Regards Laura

What was your Grandfathers name ? ... is he Thomas Guy ? Who did Thomas Guy marry and when ....? Elaine ;-)

hiya, do you have census details for the family?? do you know his parents names, or post his siblings details on here and we can find them, it is after 1901 that trying to trace family gets more difficult, but you have ahd some brilliant advice, and if you get stuck, give us a shout julie

I have found 2 seperate Thomas Guy's marrying before 1920 in Wandsworth... Guy Thomas H (Hall) Wandsworth.1d 1289 Marriage Sept 1918 = Lillian H Hall Guy Thomas E (Bowyer) Wandsworth.1d 1089 Marriage March 1919 = Kate Bowyer Name in Brackets is Wife's surname Did your Thomas have a middle initial ? There is also this Thomas Guy marrying in 1919 but in Wolverhampton ... Guy Thomas H (Hinton) Wolverhampton.6b 1623 Marriage June 1919 = Amy Hinton

hiya, i did find this the only thos guy i could find born 1899 1901 cen View Record Jane Guy abt 1868 Islington Visitor St Pancras London >>> Thos Guy abt 1899 Holborn Visitor St Pancras London View Record Emily Marchant abt 1888 St Pancras Daughter St Pancras London View Record Louisa Marchant abt 1865 Brighton Wife St Pancras London View Record Susan Marchant abt 1833 Swanbourne Visitor St Pancras London View Record Wm Marchant abt 1862 St Pancras Head St Pancras London julie

Hi Have been trawling Ancestry.co.uk for marriage and got a bit distracted sorry! The listing on the 1901 census has been transcribed wrong. It shows the surname as Grey but the scan is clearly Guy and I know most of the sibling names so am confident its right. correct details are James guy b circa 1853 Kings Lynn (waiting for birth cert) Ellen guy b c 1862 Dovercourt Essex Emma Elizabeth Guy b1887 Dovercourt (waiting for birth cert) George William Guy b19/12/1888 Dovercourt (Grandad) He was in a children's home at time of census so does not appear Ethel Lilian Guy b 10/10/1890 d 1893 (her details were on 1891 census) Nelly Guy b1892 (waiting for bc) d 1902 May Guy b1894 (') Edward Guy b25/7/1895 Lilian guy b1897 (waiting for bc) Thomas Guy b9/10/1899 Dorothy? Guy b1900 All the children from Ethel onwards were born in Wandsworth. Have a poss marriage for Emma E Guy in 1911 but no one has ever mentioned her! Thomas is the one the older members of the family remember so I thought he would be a good place to start as i know he married and had three sons.

hiya, this is 1901 for ref: View Record Dorothy Grey abt 1900 Wandsworth, London, England Daughter Wandsworth London View Record Edward Grey abt 1896 Wandsworth, London, England Son Wandsworth London View Record Ellen Grey abt 1863 Dovercourt, Essex, England Wife Wandsworth London View Record Emma E Grey abt 1888 Dovercourt, Essex, England Daughter Wandsworth London View Record James Grey abt 1856 Lynn, Norfolk, England Head Wandsworth London View Record Lillian Grey abt 1897 Wandsworth, London, England Son Wandsworth London View Record Mary Grey abt 1894 Wandsworth, London, England Daughter Wandsworth London View Record Nelly Grey abt 1892 Wandsworth, London, England Daughter Wandsworth London View Record Thomas Grey abt 1900 Wandsworth, London, England Son Wandsworth London from reading the post it would seem that you want to go, from 1901 to present? or is that me misreading it, seems like you have done alot of legwork yourself, well done, are there any other census details that i can find for you, or birth ref's? deaths etc..?? julie

hiya laura, did you know that you can amend an incorrect name on ancestry? when you bring up individual page, you have a panel to your right, with comments/corrections, you can click there to amend name details, it helps other people doing searches, plus helps get more accurate info online!! julie

Julie Yes it is Thomas Guy's family I would like to trace so that would be 20th Century records. Think I will leave that for another day!! Don't know if you can help with his parents though. Really big brick wall with this one. The childrens birth certificates show James Guy and Ellen Guy formerly Harvey as parents. On 1891 their places of birth are Dovercourt Essex which I have established was Tendring district. on 1901 his says Lynn, Norfolk and hers is still Dovercourt. So I have found a poss for him in kings lynn, there is nothing in Dovercourt for the same time period. Cannot find anything for Ellen Harvey or anything similar. Or a marriage certificate for them First child Emma was born in 1887 and George's in 1888 says Ellen Guy formerly Harvey. Now the interesting thing in family gossip is that James had a former family and ran off with Ellen so they may not have actually been married but I thought I would find a birt cert for her. Do you fancy having a look into this for me? Thanks

hiya, laura, i'll happily give it a go, maybe harvey was her previous name as in married name, but i'll have a look julie

Never thought of that, but I suppose it's possible. She was 25 when Emma was born so that gives her time to get married and run off with James! Any info would be gratefully received. Don't know where to go with this one. Thanx

hiya, i found this 1881 cen View Record Arthur Harvey abt 1866 Dovercourt, Essex, England Son Dovercourt Essex >>> Ellen Harvey abt 1863 Dovercourt, Essex, England Daughter Dovercourt Essex View Record James Harvey abt 1868 Dovercourt, Essex, England Son Dovercourt Essex View Record Lucy Harvey abt 1873 Dovercourt, Essex, England Daughter Dovercourt Essex View Record Rose Harvey abt 1880 Dovercourt, Essex, England Daughter Dovercourt Essex View Record Susannah Harvey abt 1841 Kirby, Essex, England Wife Dovercourt Essex View Record William Harvey abt 1823 Dovercourt, Essex, England Head Dovercourt Essex View Record William Harvey abt 1877 Dovercourt, Essex, England Son Dovercourt Essex julie

That sounds like her, dates fit but why can't i find a birth cert?

and this is the personal record Name: Ellen Harvey Age: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1863 Relation: Daughter Household: View other family members Family and neighbors: View neighbors Gender: Female Where Born: Dovercourt, Essex, England Civil parish: Dovercourt County/Island: Essex Country: England Street address: No.14 Church Cottage Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Dressmaker Source information: RG11/1781 Registration district: Tendring Sub registration district: Harwich ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Folio: 10 Page: 13 (click to see others on page) GSU Number: 1341430 julie, so it would seem as though, harvey was her maiden name afterall j

laura, i'll have alook, see what i can find julie

and again in 1871 View Record Arthur Harvey abt 1866 Dovercourt, Essex, England Son All Saints Essex View Record Eliza Harvey abt 1860 Dovercourt, Essex, England Daughter All Saints Essex >>> Ellen Harvey abt 1864 Dovercourt, Essex, England Daughter All Saints Essex View Record James Harvey abt 1868 Dovercourt, Essex, England Son All Saints Essex View Record Susannah Harvey abt 1841 Kirby, Essex, England Wife All Saints Essex View Record Thomas Harvey abt 1870 Dovercourt, Essex, England Son All Saints Essex View Record William Harvey abt 1822 Dovercourt, Essex, England Head All Saints Essex julie

now here it gets interesting, 1861 cen View Record Isaac Harvey abt 1852 Dovercourt, Essex, England Son Dovercourt Essex View Record Jane Harvey abt 1854 Dovercourt, Essex, England Daughter Dovercourt Essex View Record Lizzey Harvey abt 1856 Dovercourt, Essex, England Daughter Dovercourt Essex View Record Walter Harvey abt 1850 Dovercourt, Essex, England Son Dovercourt Essex >> William Harvey abt 1825 Dovercourt, Essex, England Head Dovercourt Essex >> Eliza Rivers abt 1860 Dovercourt, Essex, England Daughter Dovercourt Essex >> Susanna Rivers abt 1834 Kirby, Essex, England Brother-in-law Dovercourt Essex my therory is that william married susannah, and then eliza took harvey as her name, will have look for ellen now Julie

Julie Thanks for looking this up. It makes for interesting reading. Certainly seems like the right girl we are looking for. Am determined to find a birth cert for her! And you found me a few more people to add to my family tree. Will be spending some time looking for more births and deaths now. Have assumed James and Ellen didn't marry as cannot find their marriage cert. Don't suppose James is listed on the 1881/1971 is he? Wonder if it will show who he was married to first and if he had children with her?