Genealogy Chat

Hi Folks

I have marriage cert for 1880 with the father given as a soldier, advice on how to find this person please.

Regards

Tom

Tom, you could start by giving us details of the people who were getting married and the name of the father who was the soldier.

Could then check the military records.

Hi MarieCeleste

I did not give any details because I have posted a request for help in finding
this person a John Galloway previously on the Find ancestors board, since getting the birth cert and finding the father was a soldier I'd like try and find him

Without any luck

The dates of the postings were 02/02/14 and 12/ 02 14.

The marriage cert is for Robert Galloway born 1854 Bloomsbury London Middx
to Emma Baigent in June 1880 at St Giles London Middx.

Mother is listed as Catherine Galloway, and i cannot find any info on the 1861 census of the family, but can find Catherine as a widow and Robert aged 17
on the 1871 census
Catherine was born in Ireland I'm lead to believe plus I can't find her marriage to John either, possible in Ireland

Regards

Tom

This one?

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1336880

Hi patchem

Yes that's one of them

Tom

Tom, it's much easier for us to help you if you add your request to the thread that has the background information - we then have the info we need to hand.

This man could well have been made up on the marriage cert

MarieCeleste

My apologies

Jax

I'm quite confused, why would the registrar do that ???

Tom

The bride and groom give the details and if they want to give false information that is up to them, no one is going to check it

My gt grandmother said her father was Edward Webster.... carpenter

Took me ages to find out she was actually illigitamate and this man did not exsist

Yes OK

But the confusing part of it all is that many people on here and the other sites
are always advising you need the cert..........!!

Thanks Jax

Regards

Tom

Yes the cert can help if it is truthful......most were but obviously some were not

I have another one who named her grandfather as her father on her marriage cert....maybe he was who she believed was her dad? I had a choice of about 5 daughters to see who she belonged to....although her grandparents said she was grand daughter on the census they may not have told her they were? she never lived with her mother on any census

Good Morning Jax

Many thanks for your information and taking the time to explain
it is much appreciated........!!

Kind regards

Tom