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Bit confused over Missing Groom?

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Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 16 Feb 2006 23:53

Thank you all. I came, I saw, I looked and there he is, John Thomas Mills as you say. Just got to double and triple check his baptism now, which was all okay until this! Today I renewed my membership (into my 3rd year now) and like you all I supose, I sometimes feel like drawing a line under it! interest much appreciated, Selena

Thelma

Thelma Report 16 Feb 2006 18:33

Have a look at the images one of them is mistranscribed. MILLS John Thomas Rotherhithe 4 481

Merry

Merry Report 16 Feb 2006 18:27

OOps got him!!! You were right, there must be four grooms and four brides for the page. He is on the Beta thingy as JOHN THOMAS Mills!! Same refs Merry

Merry

Merry Report 16 Feb 2006 18:10

Could you post their 1851 details, if you have them? Merry

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 16 Feb 2006 18:06

Thanks, I'm 99% certain of it because of daughters birth and various census info. I already know Thomas's parentage so it would only help me with Elizabeth. I will order if I have too! Selena

Merry

Merry Report 16 Feb 2006 18:05

I thinkit likely that is not the right bride.......you are right that there are 7 transcribed names, but one of them is a St George Southwark marriage, that has the wrong page number. That leaves three brides and three grooms. If this page of marriage records was the last from the particular church or reg office then it might very easily not be a complete page. Merry

Unknown

Unknown Report 16 Feb 2006 17:59

Or you can order the cert, specifying Thomas as the groom. nell

Unknown

Unknown Report 16 Feb 2006 17:59

You could try seeing if you can pair off the other couples by looking at censuses after the marriage date, and see if it just leaves YOUR bride. nell

Andrew

Andrew Report 16 Feb 2006 17:57

The FreeBMD database is not yet complete. Because the bride and groom are indexed separately, it's entirely possible that the page on which the groom appears has not yet been transcribed. It's also possible that the transcription has an error or was partly illegible, meaning that it doesn't have the same GRO reference in the database.

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 16 Feb 2006 17:53

my bride: Elizabeth Coutts Dec 1847 (4 461) Rotherhithe - I want her to be married to Thomas Mills as I have their daughters birth cert. On freebmd there are 4 brides but only 3 grooms (no Thomas). On the beta ancestry thing - no Thomas again. What am I missing? Help Selena