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Richard

Richard Report 12 Jul 2005 01:14

Hi, I recently discovered a whole new branch of my family in the census records ( and I am certain that they are indeed relatives!) However, the census records stop in 1901. I've found marriage dates for several ancestors starting from around 1890. How do I find their children?

Victor

Victor Report 12 Jul 2005 02:03

Richard You could search on Free BMD with just the surname, you will find that the mothers maiden name is used on all births after mid 1911. before that and you will have to send for birth certificate and see if the tie in with the parents you have. Victor

Merry

Merry Report 12 Jul 2005 07:09

Don't forget to check to see if the 1901 people are on the names list on this site - you might get lucky! Sarah

Richard

Richard Report 13 Jul 2005 00:14

Thanks, I'll give that a go.

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 13 Jul 2005 01:37

A few more ideas... Unless it's a common surname, you could look at current electoral rolls and phone directories to see if there are possibly any descendants still in the area. If you live near the area, the local library would have old electoral rolls, trades and postal directories which might help you to track the family after 1901. Don't forget to Google the names - you might just get lucky! The local paper for the area may have a nostalgia/trying to find section - in which case, you could place an ad seeking info on descendants. I managed to locate a branch of my family in South Africa this way. Richard

Judith

Judith Report 13 Jul 2005 08:22

Don't forget parish records, although we tend to use them only for events before civil registration they continue to be kept and at the end of the 19th century there's still a strong possiblilty that they would have used a church for marriages, baptisms and funerals. If you can get to the county records office for the area where they lived you may well be able to find their marriage entry and baptisms for their children. If they came from a village you could probably find them fairly easily, if a large town it may be more difficult - but sending for a marriage certificate would give you the name of the church where they married which would be a good starting point.

Heather

Heather Report 13 Jul 2005 08:59

If the marriages are around 1890 then you have the 1891 and `1901 census to look at plus bmd?