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Shelli4

Shelli4 Report 14 Feb 2006 11:46

Is there any way I can knock this wall down?? See below in min..

Zoe

Zoe Report 14 Feb 2006 11:48

*waves at shelli*

Shelli4

Shelli4 Report 14 Feb 2006 11:50

I am trying to find a marriage for John COULBY AND Sarah SELMES. I three children birth certs for this couple, but their marriage is proving difficult to find. I have searched the indexes backwards and forwards a couple of times and found nothing that even vaguely matches. So I tried the parish records... can't find them. E-mailed the current priest only to discover that the registers were destroyed by german bombs in WW2. Asked the local FHS about the records, to be told very few bishops transcripts have survived. Have also checked the neighbouring parish just in case!! no sign. Any ideas if there is anything esles I can check? or is it a case of just leaving it???

Shelli4

Shelli4 Report 14 Feb 2006 11:51

WOOOOO ZOE *waves madly back*

Deborah

Deborah Report 14 Feb 2006 11:52

Hi Shelli, Have you tried contacting the nearest register office to where you think the marriage may have taken place? Debbie

Louisa

Louisa Report 14 Feb 2006 11:56

Hi Shelli, i cant help really but i have the same trouble i cant find the marriage of one of my Relatives, it sucks, i am resorting to a trip to Kew for Clues.

Shelli4

Shelli4 Report 14 Feb 2006 11:58

Debbie it's covered by Southwark, who won't deal in family history certs :o( Louisa i can't think of anything that might help me at Kew, in fact I can't think of anything/where i could go to get help!

Deborah

Deborah Report 14 Feb 2006 12:00

Hi Sheli, Well that's not playing the game is it?? Miserable lot! :(( It's very unlike any London council, not to take advantage of a way to make money from the public!! Debbie

Shelli4

Shelli4 Report 14 Feb 2006 12:23

Debbie I knwo you'd think they'd jump at th chance for some easy cash, but they don't have the staff for the extra work. Really rude on the phone as well when they told me.:o(

Unknown

Unknown Report 14 Feb 2006 12:26

I bet if you told Southwark you were a BBC researcher for Who do you think you are they would fall over themselves to help! nell

Andrew

Andrew Report 14 Feb 2006 12:26

I'd write a stroppy letter to their department's director. Won't get you your certificate, but it'll vent some steam! And you never know, it might even do some good...!

Shelli4

Shelli4 Report 14 Feb 2006 12:29

Nell PMSL... you're prob quite right. Andrew, to be honest, judging by the way the spoke on the phone. They'd send a rude letter back LOL