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Im looking for Annie Matilda OVERS birth 1885. I have looked in all the places I know but she's hiding! I have someone that can give me LOADS of info on the family but we need her birth cert to make sure, also this could open doors for this other persons tree....Annie was married in Walsall so assume birth was also Walsall.... Fingers/toes/legs crossed!!! Gerri x

For some reason 1837online isn't on at the moment. I'll try to remember to have a look when it comes back on. Kath. x

Thanks ever so Kath....This one seems to be more important than them all put together lol We have LOADS all waiting for just this one. Gerri x

Gerri She isn't in 1885 anywhere babe Will check back end of 1884 Lou

The site is back on, must be playing up tonight. I've looked in all quarters of 1885 and she isn't there. Are you sure of her year of birth, or are you going by a census record? Kath. x

Not found in 1884 either on 1837online Mary

On her tomb stone her year of death was 1946 aged 61. Both April

Have checked the first three quarters of 1884 and she's not there

is it possible that she was NEVER reg???? if so...is there any other way I can get her cert?

I wouldn't trust tombstones. My grandmother's says she was 44 years old and I spent two years looking for her birth certificate, and it turns out she was actually only 42, because she had spent all her life pretending to be older, and my grandfather pretending to be younger than he was, to disguise the fact that there was actually 19 years age difference between them.

Have checked all of 1886 and she's not there

Gerri Birth reg was compulsary after 1875 so assuming she didn't lie outrageously about her age, she should have been registered somewhere Lou

My Mum visited that grave every month after nursing her with cancer..surly my mum would have noticed the age being wrong! gggrrr this is doing my head in! lol

Your mum might not have known the age was wrong. My mum thought that her mum WAS 44 when she died, as that is what she had always been told.

Im waiting for our friend mr postie to deliver the marriage cert any day. Dont suppose that will give me anything?

Gerri, Have you found her on a census or do you know of any other family members? Crista

On 1891 census there is an entry for Matilda Annie Over age 6 born Short Heath ,Staffs.She is a visitor with the Downs family,which comprises,Joseph 32 Coal miner,Sarah Ann 21 Wife and William John age 1.All the Downs family were born in Short Heath. Could this be her?? Mary

Crista...I have found the marriage 1904 to George henry FORD. This is the 1st OVERS I have....

My grandmothers marriage certificate says she is 28 when she was actually 23, and my grandfather says he is 39 when he was 42 (have both of their birth and death certificates which prove they just lied). It doesn't help when you are trying to find them though does it???

Constance... Thats the best shot so far!!!! I know she was the eldest of 7 children....so you never know! I'll have to look see where that place is next to Walsall....