linell wrote:There are a few Marriages on Free BMD for Alice Baker Kings Norton District. Was she just Alice, there are some for Alice B. Alice M, Alice E in the right time line:-
Dec Qtr 1904
Baker Alice King's N. 6c 691
Hackett Charles King's N. 6c 691
Jackson Annie King's N. 6c 691
Onley John Henry King's N. 6c 691
Plenty of Records for after 1911, School Records, Wills, the Electoral Roll 1928, Trade Directories. Do your family have no idea, my Mom was able to fill me in from the 1930's as she remembered everyone, she also gave me all the old family pictures. Linell.
Hi Linell, thanks for the info. I think she was just Alice, but the marriage possibilities you highlighted certainly give me a good starting point. Being a Wiltshire boy my midlands geography isnt very good and I can never tell if a marriage sounds reasonable on the BMDs. Still, a bit of trial and error won't hurt.
Unfortunately my family aren't very good at remembering our family history! I recently had to pay a fortune to research and get hold of my great-grandfather's army records as my granddad (bless him) couldnt even remember the regiment his father was in! Genealogy can be hard work sometimes!
Also, thanks for the tips... it never even crossed my mind to search school records or wills but that would certainly be an interesting area of research. Us Baker's were never wealthy folk but it would make an interesting read if any of them made wills. Darren