marriage .....

joyce · Post by **joyce** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:24 pm

could anyone help me find the marriage of alice groveham to william newton some where round late 1940 or early fifties she was awidow and they came from liverpool,thank you
joyce from holland
ps forgot to add her maiden names was mellor

garibaldired · Post by **garibaldired** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:54 pm

If you go to www.ancestry.co.uk you can search through the marriage indexes. Tedious, but the only way to find an English marriage for those years online.

Meg

joyce · Post by **joyce** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:09 pm

ok thank you meg i had looked but couldnt get the year
regards joyce

Jockbird · Post by **Jockbird** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:17 pm

Hello Joyce,

As Meg said you do need to go onto Ancestry but it is the Full BMD list that you want.

I'd personlly search on Groveham, that seems the more unusual name then cross reference it when you think you've found an appropriate match.

If you are not sure of an exact year put in 1950 with +/- 5 years on either side. It does mean you will have 40 records to check (at least 4 per year, one for each quarter depending on how popular the name is).

I'd grab a few biscuits or a glass of wine & settle down for the duration......tedious but necessary I'm afraid.

Good luck.
Donna

joyce · Post by **joyce** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:41 pm

thanks donna will try and do that will be abit uncomfortable as just had opertion and have stitches in so cant sit for long
joyce

Jockbird · Post by **Jockbird** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:38 pm

Joyce,

Hope you are on the mend and not too sore.

One bit of advice, if you are going to do it in small chunks, make a note of where you got to. I've done it so many times where I've rechecked some and missed others just because I didn't jot down what Quarter I'd left it at.

Best wishes
Donna

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