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Samantha

Samantha Report 4 Jul 2005 14:27

hi guys If i have a married name of someone ie mary jane edwards born 1819, how do i go about finding out her maiden name? Brains gone dead!!!! Please help sam

Samantha

Samantha Report 4 Jul 2005 14:32

thanks jess

Carol

Carol Report 4 Jul 2005 14:33

In what area would she have married Do you have the births of any children, as they may be on the IGI.

Samantha

Samantha Report 4 Jul 2005 14:40

hi would have been london bethnal green area, they lived in carnaby street in 1871. As for children andrew edwards born 1824, samual edwards born 1848 they are just a few. Can i be dumb and ask whats the iga? sam

Merry

Merry Report 4 Jul 2005 14:53

Have just seen the 1861 census - what a lot of children, though Andrew looks to be aged 3, so not born in 1824!! (Though that is what it says on the index) The eldest child is 19, so likely marriage for parents about 1835-1840. There is this one on the IGI: JOSEPH HENRY EDWARDS Marriages: Spouse: MARY JANE PRIOR DODD Family Marriage: 06 MAY 1839 Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England which fits, but you would need to get a birth cert for one of the children to see if this is the right marriage. The IGI is the International Genealogical Index. There are lots of threads explaining about it, so try typing ''IGI'' in the search box (I only type with two fingers!!) Sarah

Samantha

Samantha Report 4 Jul 2005 14:58

hi thanks sarah, glad to see its actual records that are inacurate and not me, what can you do when thats the info you have in black and white haha. thanks for your help. sam

Merry

Merry Report 4 Jul 2005 15:10

It's the transcript that is wrong - but who knows whether the census itself is correct or not? That's why you usually need more than one piece of evidence to prove things!! Sarah

Elizabeth Anne

Elizabeth Anne Report 4 Jul 2005 15:40

Samantha, seeing as you know that she married Joseph Henry Edwards, all you need do is look on the Free BMD for his name and when you should see Mary`s maiden name on the print out. I worked out for you from the 1871 Census I posted on your other thread that the children were born 1850, 1852, 1855, 1857 and 1863. Hope this helps, Elizabeth