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Also, if you cant find a marriage for your ancestors, it could well be that they never got married officially and just pretended to be married and just lived as man and wife. And, lots or widows reverted back to their maiden surname after their husband died so if you know your gg grandfather died and you cant find any further info on his wife, she could of reverted back to her birth name, so if you already know her maiden name it is best to check censi and death records under that.

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Such a uesful page thought i would give it a nudge.

Regarding Father's name on Marriage Certs. I was completely thrown for ages by my paternal gr grandfather's marriage cert. His name was Arthur Preece his father was listed as John Griffiths deceased on the cert. This totally threw me for ages. The cert was checked and the details were correct. It wasn't until I discovered the Preece site on Google that Ian who runs the site actually found the whole family on previous census returns and informed me that The father's name was Samuel Preece and that he was still alive at the time of the marriage. Strange but at least I have now found siblings of Arthur and his parents. The message is don't give up...but I must admit these cert entries are sometimes frustrating! Happy hunting Jenny

thanks sarah for your indepth instructions, printing them out now, for a reference guide, cheers, lynn

This may sound obvious but if someone is offering look-ups make sure you understand what information they have available to them before you post your request. This will usually be explained in the first page of their thread. The more relevant information you can give them the easier and quicker it is for them to do the look-up.

Significant dates in BMD: 1837 1 July Civil registration began in England and Wales 1866 Death indexes recorded age at death 1907 Deceased Wife's Sister Marriage Act permitted a man to marry his deceased wife's sister 1911 September Birth indexes contained mother's maiden name 1912 Marriage indexes showed name of the second party 1921 Deceased Brother's Widow Marriage Act permitted a woman to marry her deceased husband's brother 1926 Adoption of Children Act provided for adoption of children, with the creation of the Adopted Children's Register 1926 Legitimacy Act allowed for illegitimate children to be re-registered on the subsequent marriage of the parents 1927 Registration of stillbirths made compulsory (but the register was not put on open access) 1929 It became illegal for anyone under 16 to marry. Previously girls could marry at 12 and boys at 14, although they needed their parents' consent until they were 21 1947 Short birth certificate introduced (This does not contain parents' names) 1949 Register of Births and Deaths in Aircraft listed any births or deaths that took place in aircraft registered in Great Britan or Northern Ireland, wherever they occurred in the world 1959 Legitimacy Act allowed the children born when one of their parents was married to somebody else to be legitimized when their parents married. The child could be re-registered if it had been previously entered under the woman's husband's name 1969 Death indexes showed date of birth 1969 Age of majority reduced from 21 to 18. Parental consent to marriage now needed for people under 18 1975 Children Act 1975 allowed adopted children to obtain the original information on their birth certificate 1986 People permitted to marry a stepchild or stepgrandchild, but both parties had to be over 18 and the child must not have been treated as a child of the person's family

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thanks for the invaluable tips Sarah!

AUSTRALIAN LOOKUPS Originally posted by Anthony Hull :- Would like to add a few tips to this thread for researching in Australia for Newbies. I have been receiving many Emails for look-up's in Oz from O/seas, hence adding an AUSTRALIAN WWW's to the tips board. I receive Emails: eg: Looking for HUGHES in Australia, he was a bottle merchant. Or. My G,Grandmother came to Australia, her name was Mary? I dont know her last name. Can you help me. Or. My G, Grandfather came to Australia on a ship in 1840. His name was Harry Houdini, he married in Australia and had children. Can you tell me how many he had. Please,please read Sarah Maclean's ( Essential Genealogy Advice.) Most Australians would love to help anyone researching in Australia and only to pleased to do so if they can, but without the correct or as much information given, this is a virtual Impossiblity. Some helpful tips: 1. Australian is a big Country, ( 7,692,024 km2 )even though its population is only approx 21million. 2. Australia has no Counties ( only States and Territories.) 3. It is useless to ask for a Surname lookup, with just: He went to Australia approx 1840. EG: Between 1788 -1905 alone, there were 8,450 HUGHES BMD's in 4 out of the 8 States and Territories in Oz. 4. Each State and Territory has its own Index's and Archives. It is a near impossible task asking for a lookup of a BMD of an Ancestor in just "AUSTRALIA" You need to know an appox area. 5.When asking for a look up please supply as much info as you possible can. 6. I have added some useful www's on my AUSTRALIAN thread on the Tips board, with some hopefully general tips. Thank you. Tony Hull. Victoria, Australia. ps. Can someone in the U.K find James SMITH for me.LOL

Theres a discussion over on the General Board about how best to deal with this topic. Obviously its becoming a little big and it would be nice to include alsorts of information. Come and join in the discussion :) http://www.genesreunite(d.c)o.uk/genesreunited.asp?wci=ThreadedBoard&bb_type=G&bb_orig_key=1807510 (remove brackets) And the good news is GR has replied about using this topic on the website. For more details see the topic above!

After all your very helpful advice there is someone putting a request for the same lookup on this board twice today1 Hope he reads this!

Hi Sarah, It was me who suggested that, as there are as many postings on the tips board that are in the wrong place, or need more information. Others might disagree, I won't be offended if people think its overkill, but I feel every bit of help is worth it to newcomers. Well done and thank you for making all the effort. Hope your fingers aren't worn out! Carole

A bit of news about this topic :) I was recently asked if I would consider copying this topic out onto the Tips board. The good news is I've finally got round to it :) So if you've already read this topic, I'm afraid 'Essential Genealogy Advice' is exactly the same. Sorry!

A few more tips is It is wise to trace siblings of ancestors, especially if you cannot find any more info on their parents apart from their names, as something could click, and info might tie in with stuff you already know. It is also good to still check an address in a census that an ancestor hadnt moved to or had moved from as there could be other family members there. Also, around 5 to 10% of the 1861 census is simply missing amounting around to about 1 million people.