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Jody

Jody Report 15 Jun 2005 17:34

I dont know if anyone can help. Im trying to trace the surname of my great grandmother. I have my great grandfeters birth certificate but it is very hard to read the maiden name. My reat grandfathers name was William Ronald Martin born 12.04.1888 in Surrey. His father was George Martin and mother was Sarah (also known as Annie). I cannot find a marriage on FamilySearch or a birth for William. If anyone can help, I will be very grateful

Will

Will Report 15 Jun 2005 17:51

Hi Natalie, Could this be it? Surname First name(s) District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Dec 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driscoll Mary Croydon 2a 523 MARTIN George Croydon 2a 523 Stebbings Sarah Annie Croydon 2a 523 TWIGG James Croydon 2a 523 Will.

Jody

Jody Report 15 Jun 2005 17:54

Yes, That is it!!! Why can I not find it on Family Search?

Will

Will Report 15 Jun 2005 17:56

Its on freebmd(.)org(.)uk remove the brackets

Jody

Jody Report 15 Jun 2005 17:57

thankyou very very much. Hope you have a good evening

Will

Will Report 15 Jun 2005 18:01

No problem, glad to help.

Brenda

Brenda Report 15 Jun 2005 18:01

Hi Natalie- Freebmd is the best place to look for bmd info, there is a link on the front page (I think) to a graph of everything they have transcribed so far. You can also access the same data base for free at ancestry(.)co(.uk), but I think it's easier to search on freebmd. Family Search is OK, it has the 1881 uk census for free and some other info, baptisms etc. Half the battle with genealogy is knowing the best site to look at!! Good luck, Brenda

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 15 Jun 2005 18:09

I think the Ancestry/FreeBMD choice depends on what you're looking for. Certainly, if you're trying to match names for a marriage, then FreeBMD is a better bet. Ancestry is quicker if you're trying to search a large block of time/area. And you also need to remember that Ancestry may not be working off the most up-to-date version of the database if FreeBMD has just been updated. Christine