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1937 Hampshire, (Southampton ?), Marriage.

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Michael

Michael Report 17 Nov 2005 14:12

Hi all. Could some kind soul do a marriage look-up for me please. The names etc. are :- Cecil Edward Weaver b1912 Southampton. Annie Rosina Cotton b1913 Southampton It is believed that they wed around 1937 in Southampton. I have tried Ancestry, freebmd, Familysearch etc with no luck. Thanks in anticipation and regards, Mick Davie.

The Bag

The Bag Report 17 Nov 2005 14:14

tried looking at 1837.?

Michael

Michael Report 17 Nov 2005 14:20

Hi Jess, Going back a time I bought some credits for 1837. I used them all up just trying to get into the site. Never did get anything out of it ! Not blaming them, it was me. I,m a Neanderthal on this thing !!. regards, Mick

Merry

Merry Report 17 Nov 2005 14:50

The only way to find this marriage would be to trawl the GRO indexes via 1837online, Family Relatives or a large library or Record office that should have them on microfilm or fiche (cheaper, but slower!) Do you know the father of Annie Rosina Cotton?? When I saw she was born in Southampton I looked for a birth reg for her, but couldn't see one. I ask because my husband's 2xgreat-grandfather brought up about a dozen Cotton's in Southampton in the 1850's/70's and I wondered if this lady might be a descendant?? (if she is, I can take you straight back to 1750!) Merry

Michael

Michael Report 17 Nov 2005 15:00

Hi Merry, I,m looking for this for a mate of mine. His name is Michael Weaver. His father, Cecil Edward and his mother Annie Rosina Weaver, formerly Cotton. According to Michael's family 'lore' his maternal g/grandparents where either Harrison or Anderson. Any good for you ? Regards, Mick

Merry

Merry Report 17 Nov 2005 15:25

Presume you mean a Harrison or an Anderson was the mother of Annie Rosina Cotton?? We don't have anyone with those names on the tree, but if she married the Cotton after 1901 we might not be aware...... Trouble is, I can't find that Annie Rosina Cotton was born in Southampton :O(( Merry

Michael

Michael Report 17 Nov 2005 15:50

Hi again Merry, Michael Weaver has just left to go home. Before he went he said that the family had a couple of photo's of the wedding, so is convinced that the event did occur. He was under the impression that his mother, (Annie), came from around the St. Mary area of Southampton. He also recalled that his mother told him that a cut-way, (for whatever reason), was named after her mothers family. On this, right opposite St. Mary's church, there is a cut-way named Harrisons cut. Ok, it,s family 'lore', and we all know how reliable that is!!!. Apparently on the back of one of the wedding photographs is ....July 1937. As he was getting a little upset over not being able to find any records of the birth or marriage of his mother I told him that next week we will go to the GRO at Winchester to have a search. Michael himself is getting over having had a stroke. For that reason alone I would like to find out something for him. He (Michael), has older siblings, I know them all and have asked them what they know. No further facts were forthcoming on that front. Annie Rosina herself was a very pleasant, large, (but not in hieght), lady. A real 'mother earth' type that would help anybody. She died about ten years ago. Right, well, thanks for your in-put on this Merry. I just hope and pray that Winchester will yield something for him. Cheers and regards, Mick Davie.

Merry

Merry Report 17 Nov 2005 16:45

Right, so this is her death registration: Name: Annie Rosina Weaver Death Year: 1995 Age: 82 Birth Date: 14 Jun 1913 Death Registration Month/Year: Jul 1995 Registration District: Southampton Inferred County: Hampshire Inferred Country: England Register Number: B52A Entry number: 207 Note the date of birth given 14th Jun 1913. I have found the marriage. If you had said in the first place you believed it was ''July 1937'' I'm sure someone else would have looked by now. As it happens, the image was free, as 1837online considered it a poor quality page, though it looked OK to me! 1937 Q3 (Jly, Aug & Sept) Southampton Vol 2c Page 251 Merry

Merry

Merry Report 17 Nov 2005 16:55

I have checked Q2 and Q3 1913 for her birth, but there are no Annie Rosina Cotton's. There was a Rosina, but she was born in Paddington. I wouldn't worry about this for now. Just get the marriage cert and see what that shows. It maybe that the info given for the death cert was incorrect (for her birth date) or (less likely ) she had been married previously and so Cotton wasn't her maiden surname. Or maybe Cotton was not the name she was born with, but the name of a step-father. There are lots of possibilities! Anyway, get the marriage cert (order online with your credit card from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificate/index.asp#0) and see what info that gives. Merry

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 17 Nov 2005 17:01

Sounds good advice from Merry. There is a COTTON One name study. If you go to 'Registered Names' on the Guild site, there are details of how to contact the researcher.

Merry

Merry Report 17 Nov 2005 17:28

Gwyneth - Thanks for that tip! That will be Ross Cotton who lives in Canada. He is very knowledgable, though of course the Cotton surname is pretty widespread! Mick - I found Annie Rosina: These are the births 1912-1920 where the mother's maiden name is given (this is not given before 1912). I searched Southampton and South Stoneham districts only. Surname Forename(s) Mothers maiden name District Page No Event Quarter Year Cotton Annie R Harrison Southampton.2c 26 Birth 3 1915 Cotton Doris M Harrison Southampton.2c 72 Birth 2 1917 Cotton Gladys Harrison Southampton.2c 95 Birth 3 1920 Cotton Sissie V Harrison Southampton.2c 48 Birth 4 1918 So your Annie R was born in 1915 not 1913!!! I looked to see if there was a marriage between a male Cotton and female Harrison and found this possibility: Marriages Jun 1904 Brooks George Henry Southampton 2c 33 >>>>Cotton Thomas Southampton 2c 33 Forbes Marian Emily Southampton 2c 33 >>>>Harrison Jessie Reata Southampton 2c 33 You would need to confirm if this is the right couple by getting Annie's marriage/birth cert. Unfortunately if Thomas IS your Annie's father, then he probably isn't from my hubby's family :o(( For some reason, though we have dozens of them....none are called Thomas! Merry

Michael

Michael Report 17 Nov 2005 17:53

Merry & Gwyneth, Thank you both so much for your help on this one. I will print off your answers and take the results down to him. Merry...... the 'July' bit, and the fact that there were photo's of the wedding, only came to light after I had put the original 'plea' out. As I said, Michael had a stroke a short time back and as a result gets a little 'muddled' at times. It can be SSSOOOO frustrating, for him and me. We usually manage to laugh it off though. I am sure that your combined 'digging' and the results will really cheer him up. Thank you both again. I and many others on this site, appreciate what you do for us. Regards, Mick Davie.

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 17 Nov 2005 19:14

It doesn't get the birth record, but perhaps it's a start: Name: Annie Rosina Weaver Death Year: 1995 Age: 82 Birth Date: 14 Jun 1913 Death Registration Month/Year: Jul 1995 Registration District: Southampton Inferred County: Hampshire Inferred Country: England Register Number: B52A Entry number: 207 Name: Cecil Edward Weaver Death Year: [1992] Age: 79 Birth Date: 10 Apr 1912 Death Registration Month/Year: Mar 1992 Registration District: Isle of Wight Inferred County: Isle Of Wight Inferred Country: England His death record appears on the IoW FHS site: Name Date of death Other Surname Reference 1 WEAVER, Cecil, E 1992 A62A/35 Christine

Michael

Michael Report 18 Nov 2005 09:56

Thankyou Christine, Michael Weaver will be here in a short time. It will be great to show him the the response on this board. After his stroke he went on a real 'downer', (and who can blame him !), introducing him to genealogy gave him an interest and he perked up a lot. Until we hit that brick wall re his mothers marriage that is. With the help he has recieved on here he is on a high, at least he was last night. Your input will, I am sure, cheer him up further. Thankyou. Merry......... Thanks for the mail drawing my attention to the latest. Regards, Mick (D)