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Need some ideas on how bash down a brick wall

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Lisa

Lisa Report 25 Jun 2005 17:55

Eliza Matthews (or Mathews) b ca 1820, two possible places of birth (Purton Wiltshire or Codrington) no fathers name given on marriage cert. How will I ever find her? Lisa

Jeanie

Jeanie Report 25 Jun 2005 18:11

I presume you have tried the LDS, how about familyhistoryon line You can do a search before putting in any money. Its astonishing how long £5 will last. I, fingers crossed, have knocked a few bricks out of my wall by going into the next county and possably finding Gtx3 Grandfather. Ofcourse, the next brick wall starts all over again!! Regards Jeanie

Heather

Heather Report 25 Jun 2005 18:14

I take it you got the birth places from a census? You can look at the IGI or the local records for the baptism and hopefully find it listed.

Merry

Merry Report 25 Jun 2005 18:23

Lisa, What about your thread on this board called ''I could cry''?? Wasn't that about the family of this Matthews lady (apologies if it wasn't)? The marriage cert with no fathers names for bride or groom?? From memory, we traced her father or both parents and various other things. The thread is still there (it's on my thread list) so take a look there were 20+ replies!! Good Luck Sarah

Merry

Merry Report 25 Jun 2005 18:35

Oops - now kids are eating their tea and I'm not being harassed, I can see you did get back to your other thread. Did none of that work out? Sarah