Genealogy Chat

I have found 2 possible dates in BMD for marriages, is the only option to buy both certificates? As they are Oct- Dec 1899 and the other Jun 1893 they say spouses names were not recorded that early. refs are for Charles McCARTHY refs 8b 13 and 8b 328. Come on you experts out there!! Lynne

What area ? What are the dates ? What are the possible bride names ?

Marriage was in Liverpool Do you know what the wifes name was?

If you know the name that the bride should have, you can certainly check for a matching entry in her name for each one, but if you only know her first name you have to hope FreeBMD is complete for that quarter. Kate.

And Marriages Jun 1893 8b 328 Bevan Noah McCarthy Charles Morrissey Elizabeth William Martha

No, I have a better idea now I realise it is Lancashire. You can get them from Lancashire BMD. Back in a minute... Kate.

If you want to make sure you buy the right cert you can ask for a check on something you do know, such as groom's father's name for example. GRO will charge £3 to check. Alternatively, you can probably ask the local register office to send you the right one - but as both marriages were before 1901 can't you check on the census? nell

on BMD it said something about spouses names not entered before this date? I have searched on Annie alone and both together and get no match. These searches are just on Charles

MCCARTHY Charles MORRISSEY Elizabeth Liverpool, Register Office Liverpool REG_LP/216/42 (1893) MCCARTHY Charles ROBERTS Ann J Liverpool, St. Peter Liverpool 2122LP/94/298 (1899) Hope one of these is the one you wanted! Kate.

Thanks everyone. These are not the Charles I was looking for, you have saved me some dosh!! The problem is I don't know where, when or how old these 2 were or any info on their parents. I only know there names as I have just got my grandads birth cert.

I had info from this board over the weekend and someone emailed my re the same connection, but I still need a definate link between them.

Marlene, On the 1891 census of this family Charles a son appears. I think this could be my g. grandad.

This is the same family in 1891 RG12/2931 Folio: 48 Page: 41 Registration district: Toxteth Park McCarthy, Charles abt 1859 Liverpool Toxteth Head McCarthy, Annie abt 1861 Liverpool Toxteth Wife McCarthy, Maggie abt 1877 Liverpool Toxteth Daughter McCarthy, Charles abt 1879 Liverpool Toxteth Son McCarthy, Jane abt 1883 Liverpool Toxteth Daughter McCarthy, Edward abt 1885 Liverpool Toxteth Son McCarthy, Ellen abt 1889 Liverpool Toxteth Daughter McCarthy, Richard abt 1891 Liverpool Toxteth Son Maybe not cos he was not born in 1875 when Annie married my Charles!

I know they were living at 31 FRANK ST, TOXTETH PARK, LIVERPOOL in 1904/05 when my grandad ARTHUR was born