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I don't know it may be - sorry what date is this? I expect I should know but you're dealing with a bit of a dummy x x x THANKS!

Hi Lorraine Do you think this is him? Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability Angus MC ARTHUR Boarder (Head) M Male 62 Southampton Dock Laborer Margaret MC ARTHUR Wife M Female 61 Scotland Isaac BOIS Boarder U Male 30 Barbadoes Ships Steward -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 19 Bell St. Census Place Southampton All Sts, Hampshire, England Family History Library Film 1341297 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 1214 / 12 Page Number 17 Heather

Lorraine I'm so chuffed for you that you've managed to sort them out. The GRO are working much faster at the moment. I got a cert this morning that I ordered last Friday so off I go again!! They must have been waiting for her hubbie to die so they could get wed? Good luck with the rest of it and if you need any help just shout. Rachel

Hi Heather no I don't have access to it I'm afraid. I will get some source material one day soon and then perhaps I'll be able to help others - things aren't very settled at the moment. Yes this is going to send me off now in all sorts of directions I expect? x x x

Hi Lorraine That was quick! I thought you would have to wait another week for the certificate. Have you found Catherine's dad on the 1881? Heather

Hi everyone - today I received my Gt Grandad and Granny's marriage cert'. Julius Clarke (bachelor) to Catherine Best (widow) January 7th 1896. Both 38 years. His father - Alexander Clarke (deceased) seaman Her father - Angus McArthur (deceased) seaman. Julius and Catherine both of 14 Edward Street, Southampton. So at least I now know the names of my Gt Gt Grandads! Just thought I'd update because so many people helped me with getting this cert. luv Lorr x x x

Hi Heather I went over to the site but didn't come across anything though. I think I've been sat here most of the day on this and I'm going stir crazy......x

Have you seen Diane Sanders' thread on the Records board? It seems to be about the sea, ships and Southampton. Heather

Lorraine Our children my not be interested at the moment but give them a few more years and they will be, they will be thankful you have found the link for them. Make sure you write down the link like your grannies half brothers and sisters & their visits. We do at least have some stories we can help prove the link, but if you hadn't started to look they would be lost and they would never find it. Well done I do enjoy reading the help and advise that is given. Irene

Yes it's strange but as someone on another thread said, like them, my daughter isn't very interested. How can you not be? What happened back then brought you to where you are today.....

So Catherine and Kate are the same person aren't they? Richard was a seaman, if he died at sea would his death be registered? Lorraine, you'll have to write this up for a Family History Magazine! Heather

looks like you've got a nice love story here. Julius and Kate obviously made each other happy, but in the climate of the time she probably couldn't have married him if she'd still been single when they met. And she couldn't have married him if Richard hadn't died unexpectedly young (I'm assuming). Romantic comedies have weaker plots than this. Fate moves in mysterious ways

The plot thickens doesn't it? It's strange that most of the names that Julius and Catherine used for their children my Grandad (Arthur Julius) & Granny (Maud) did too. I have aunties and uncles with the same names.....

Sorry to keep confusing you Lorraine but.... I was looking at the 1901 census and there is another child after Arthur J, Archibald G Clark age 9 in 1901. I've had a look on FreeBMD and there is an Archibald George Clark, reistered Dec 1892, Southampton district. It'd be interesting to see who his mother is..... You'll have to let us all know when finally suss this lot out. Rachel

Thank you for that Robin. I sent off an e-mail to ONS to add Catherine's birth name. Hopefully it'll come back ok? x

you've sent for the 1896 cert? that's ok, that'll be them. Presumably they were finally free to marry because Richard had died. Hard to find the death without knowing the place or his age, unless his middle name shows up

Thank you - oh dear I've sent off for the cert thinking it was the marriage between Julius Clarke and Catherine Mc Arthur/Best.....whoops! x

Heather's earlier suggestion has got lost, but the marriage seems to be there: 1876 Mar BEST Richard Conjujan, Southampton 2c 28 McARTHUR Catherine, Southampton 2c 28

I've just ordered their marriage cert on-line so I'll hopefully be able to see something through the clouds - although I'm not counting on it - ha ha.....x

Was just wondering if the census records show that Catherine was born in Scotland and if she wasn't then perhaps he was married to Kate first. Heather