Genealogy Chat

Hi All. Here is a silly question from a 'newbie'. I am trying to get a copy of my grandparents marriage certificate. I was going to apply on the gro website but i don't know the date they married. The info I have is John Brettle m Sarah Ann Steadman @ 1929 in Staffs. But I can't find any record of the marriage on any of the sites I have tried. All help gratefully received. Bren

Which sites have you tried? Reg

Brenda It will help if we know which sites you have tried. Margaret

Cant see a Brettle/Steadman marriage in 1929 on Ancestry complete images

Just checked StaffsBMD for 1927-1932 Nothing Nothing on Ancestry for 1929 either Margaret

Hi there, I have tried Ancestry, free Bmd , some staffordshire sites. I admit I am very new to this so I am not great a finding the right places to look. Bren

Not on ancestry 1927-1932

Brenda Where did you get your year of 1929 from? When was the first child born? Margaret

Sorry I went away, someone at the door... anyway, I got the year from my Dad, his mam died when he was little and he lost touch with his father. dad was born in 1937 and his elder sister was born in 1931 we think. His memory says his parents were married in 1929, but could be wrong! Bren

Brenda Janice has checked 1927-1931. Why dont you have a go at searching the indexes yourself on Ancestry. It is free, you just have to register. http://www.ancestry.*co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx remove * Maybe they married a lot earlier than your dad thinks. Maybe they married after the births of a couple of the kids. Have you checked your dads birth registration to see if his mothers maiden name is correct? Or, perhaps you have his birth cert anyway. Sorry, just thinking aloud. Margaret

Margaret. thanks for your help I will register as advised, I just got a copy of my dads birth cert and his mams name is clearly written, though he had always believed his mam was called florence (this was also his Grans name). there is an address on the birth cert of 6 Scotts Yard Bilston, do you think it is worth looking at this? And how would I do that? Bren

Do you know the name of the elder sister? If so, find her birth entry as a cross-check. What year did your Dad's mother die? Janice

There is a Florence M.B. Brettle b. Sep. 1931 6b 954 Wolverhampton. MMN Steadman Is this the elder sister? Cant find a marriage before or after this. Sylvia

Bren, the only marriage for SARAH A STEADMAN in 1929 is March Qtr 1929 6C 159. When she married SIDNEY A E STEADMAN, same surname in WORCESTER. i couldnt check the GRO INDEX for the DEC QTR due to a fault on the INDEX. TED

Found it: Wolverhampton 6b 1210 AMJ 1926

Wow.... Sorry to all....i have only been away for 1 hour and what a response. Belatedly answers to questions are: dads sister was called Florence Mary Brenda, born around 1931, died I think 1957.m John Bennet think dads Mam died 1937/38. Janice... what a star, now what is you secret? Where and how did you find the entry? I'd love to know. Thanks to all who answered my call for help, I joined this site two weeks ago and I cannot believe how helpful everyone is. Brenda.

Where? - Ancestry beta indexes How? - perseverance. If you know it's there, just keep looking till you find it! lol (Once tried to find a birth from age given on a marriage cert. He had lied by 6 years!!!!) Janice

OK Got the death: Bilston 6b 457 JAS 1937 aged 34 Birth entry to tie in with this: Sarah Ann Steadman Wolverhampton 6b 687 JFM 1903

Got to go.. I'll check back later Bren.

Sorry, Just read your message. Thanks for that, you are an angel. Bren