Genealogy Chat

I've found the birth registration details of Gt. Aunt Mary Ann Lenton who was born in Shoreditch in 1901. I've searched through the marriages from 1919 (when she would have been 18 years) and 1941 (when she would have been 40 years) and have found three 'possibles'. Do I now apply for reference checks on those three, or explore the death registries in case she never married? The areas don't provide much of a clue. Her parents, aunts and uncles all remained in the East London area where they were born and grew up. However, one of her few siblings who survived into adulthood, married and lived in the West Midlands, so this is the generation that began to venture further afield. Any advice gratefully received

As you are talking about just 3 marriage matches, I'd be inclined to order with her father's name (or whatever) as a checking point. Is there no one in the family who would remember a surname from the possibles?

Hi Lindsay Sounds like you are on the right track with your plans. Either getting the marriage certificates or checking the death register is a good way to go, but my instinct would be to rule out whether she was married before checking the death register. It takes a long time to check each year's death records and it might be for nothing if indeed she was marreid. The marriage cert will have the father's name and occupation which will be a good cross check to your great aunt's birth certificate. Good luck with your search.

Alas no, I'm exploring my Mother's fathers family and the only person I've found still alive was the Granddaughter of the Gt Uncle who married and lived in the West Midlands and when I wrote to her she didn't reply, which was a great disapointment. I know I wrote to the right address because I checked her details on the electoral roll. All the leads I've gathered so far have been from census records. Many thanks for your help and encouragement. I'm pretty new to all this so it's good to know I'm 'doing it right!'.