Genealogy Chat

I've just received my first ever certificate! I ordered the marriage cert. of John Mapp and Ivy May. He was in the Queens R.W.S Regiment. She was a paper sorter. His father was George Mapp and he was a coal miner. Hers was William May and he was a labourer but was deceased at the time of the wedding - 1916. His address was Gore Court Camp, and she lived in Milton Regis. I have no idea where these places are so any guidance would be great. I just wanted to share with you all, especially those that have helped me.

Hi, yes its very exciting when you get that first big envelope. Re the places, try googling them!

Karen, Congratulations ... the first of many certificates no doubt! Milton Regis is in Kent ... happy googling! Regs Jane PS: You might also like to try and find his Service Records at the National Archives. The WW1 Soldiers' Records are on microfilm - ref: WO 363/M 1076 relates to the right alphabetic sequence. Have a look on their online catalogue at nationalarchives dot gov dot uk. From this, you could probably build up a picture - with a bit of googling - of what he did in WW1.

Just ordered next one .... oh dear, how do I explain to hubby? :)

Theres a Milton Regis near Sittingbourne in Kent. Gilingham isnt far from there & is still has Army Barracks so the Hubby could have been stationed there. Shirley Ps Gore Court Camp is at Otham near Maidstone so is about 6-9 miles from Milton

Found this extra address info as a Google hit: Gore Court Camp,Otham, Maidstone, Kent Christine

Re hubby, well most of us let them think its a free government service!

Hi Karen, The first certificate is thrilling but all the rest are just as exciting as they always open up new avenues to research. I added a thread the other day asking how many certificates people had bought over the years and some folk had hundreds! Only last night I sent for 5 which is the most I've ordered in one sitting and I can't wait for them to arrive. I'm sure this certificate of yours will be the first of many.......happy hunting! Aileenx

Ha ha, I said you wouldn't stop!!!!

I've managed to decipher the word under Gore Court Camp. It is Tunstall which is just outside of Sittingbourne. Now to decide where I take it next......

I've just received the other cert - wow that was quick!. It's for Isaac Urn (also down as Hearne/Hern/Herne etc in censuses) Pitcher and his marriage. There has never been any mention of a father so I'm assuming he was illegitimate. He even put his own name in 'name of father'. It doesn't have how old they were - just 'of full age'. Where can I go from here? P.S. the R.W.S regiment is the Royal West Surrey Regiment.

If the name under ''father'' is the same as his own, it could just be that he was named for his father - as many children are named for parents, grandparents and so on. It's even likely that they'd have the same occupation, if you think about it. Christine