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Susan,
The information in the 12.12 posting was all from free bmd.

I discovered that the birth was registered late and before the marriage as well. My sister and I went to Lichfield for two days on Thursday and Friday just gone and picked up copies of Elsie's birth certificate and my grandparent's marriage certificate whilst we were there. We did some searching but it was difficult without more but had an enjoyable time still because we visited where we were born etc.

These look like Elsie's birth registrations - it appears that the birth was registered late and her birth (July-Sept qtr 1923) was before the marriage:

Births Sep 1923 (>99%)

Miller Elsie M Parker Lichfield 6B see J28
(this means that it was a late entry and that the birth actually registed in the June qtr of 1928)

Births Jun 1928 (>99%)

Miller Elsie M Parker Lichfield 6b 704

Do you have Elsie's birth cert?

Could be interesting!

The birth June 1904 looks promising looks like need to get a copy of that to check.

Where did you find that one?

Births Jun 1904
Parker Mary Ann R Mt. Bosworth 7a 66

Marriages Jun 1901
CHENEY Mercy Atherstone 6d 821
Parker George Atherstone 6d 821

Births Jun 1872
Cheney Mercy Mt. Harbro' 7a 14

Mercy Richardson
Birth Date: abt 1872
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1925
Age at Death: 53
Registration district: Lichfield
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 6b
Page: 395

Two births Mercy Richardson on FreeBMD.........

1900 in Sussex & 1906 in Co Durham

? any link
1911
PARKER, George Head Married M 46 1865 Cowman On Farm Kilby
PARKER, Mercy Wife Married 9 years F 40 1871 Hds Bosworth
PARKER, Edith Daughter F 12 1899 School Mkt Harborough
PARKER, Elizabeth Daughter F 12 1899 School Bosworth
PARKER, Mary Daughter F 6 1905 School Twycross

RG number: RG14 Piece: 19036 Reference: RG14PN19036 RG78PN1138 RD403 SD1 ED9 SN101

Registration District: Market Bosworth Sub District: Market Bosworth Enumeration District: 9 Parish: Twycross
Address: Harris Bridge Sheepy Atherstone County: Leicestershire

Could be interesting
Marriages Dec 1915
Parker Mercy Richardson M.Bosworth 7a 243
Richardson Thomas Parker Mt. Bosworth 7a 243

Thanks for looking anyway.

Cannot find a Mercy Richardson birth, a Mercy Richardson living in Staffordshire in 1911, nor a Richardson to Mercy marriage in Staffordshire.

Sorry Susan, i will delete it.

The closest birth on FreeBMD is.......

Dec Qtr 1901 Walsall 6b 696 & March Qtr 1901 Stourbridge 6c 228

or

March Qtr 1904 Wolverhampton 6b 697

On the marriage certificate it doesn't say Rosina only Mary Ann Parker but on the gravestone it says Rosina, so where that came from I don't know.

It says George's profession was labourer on farm. I wish to find information about George and his wife but until I get a copy of birth certificate for Mary I can't find out anymore because there are too many George's.

Do you know if she had always used her 3 names in that order, as not showing on the marriage?

Point noted however you have the name as Miller Mary Ann but it should be Parker for the surname.

Never take dates on Death certificates as accurate. The info given could be from a friend/neighbour and they may take a guess at the age.

Tamhorn is in Staffordshire?

Added, for ref.
Marriages Dec 1923
Miller Samuel J Parker Lichfield 6b 969
Parker Mary A Miller Lichfield 6b 969

Does it say what George's profession was?

I wonder if some one could help me with a mystery?

I'm trying to find more details out about my grandmother. She was married on 28/11/1923 to Samuel Joseph Miller however, it says her age was 20 which means her DOB would be about 1903 but when her death was registered it has her DOB as 18/05/1900? Her father was listed as George Parker (deceased) on the marriage certificate and their witnesses were Mercy and Margaret Richardson. Her residence at time of marriage is down as Tamhorn. My mum thought her mother's maiden name was Richardson (however she advises they didn't really talk about these type of things in those days) because she seems to remember her mum and dad lived with Grandad Richardson (as she knew him) initially.
They did move to Watling St, Wall and grandma had 5 children who were Elsie, Joan, Frederick, Mary and Edwin. My mum however lived with Grandma Venables (how she knew her) with her granddaughter Maureen (who was similar age to mum) in a cafe a couple of doors up from her mum from about the age of 4/5.

If anyone can help with any information I would be really appreciative. :-S