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Denise

Denise Report 23 Oct 2019 15:20

Hi,
just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction.......I'm interested in trying to get a copy of my grandparent's marriage certificate . They were married in West Germany after the war. My grandfather was an English soldier in WW2 and whilst serving overseas met my grandmother who was German.
any info, pointers in right direction would be most grateful .
Thanks

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Oct 2019 16:18

Welcome to the boards, Denise.

Do you know exactly where and when they married?

Ancestry has a lot of German marriage records including post-war.
So does FamilySearch (free)

If you like to tell us their names, we can have a look.


Some info about getting German certificates here - it seems you need to know exactly where the marriage took place:

https://www.thoughtco.com/germany-vital-records-1422812

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

greyghost

greyghost Report 23 Oct 2019 17:02

Find My Past has - GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 To 1955)

so may be able to find something there and provide a GRO reference if you give names

Denise

Denise Report 26 Oct 2019 18:11

Thank you
:-)