Help needed

[susietwo]

Hi my name is Sue a friend of Hopes, and I would like to trace my family. I have started and found my Grandmothers parents and also found that she had 6 brothers, i knew she had a sister but they have come as a surprise. The only certificates I have are my grandmothers death certificate and my mothers wedding & death certificate. Hoping you will be able to point me in the right direction, thanks Sue

[Antie Em]

Hello Sue - welcome to the forum

The best place to start is your mother's marriage certificate, this will give the names of your mom's and dad's fathers.

Can you post the marriage details here - bearing in mind that we can't show details on the forum of anyone who is still living.

Maggie

[Maths girl]

Hi Sue and welcome to the forum

Maths girl

[susietwo]

Hi maggie
This is the info on my parents wedding certificate (they are both dead)
Thomas Edward Perry age 28 bachelor of 6 Tree Place Osler St Ladywood father Arthur John Mervis Perry Deceased.
Evelyn May Higgins age 21 Spinster of 64 Osler St Ladywood father Thomas Higgins Labourer
Married August 2nd 1941 at St John Ladywood. Witness Frank Perry & Christina Joan Afford

Hope this is ok
Sue

[Antie Em]

That's great Sue

So now we know that the marriage took place in 1941 -

Edward was born around 1913 and his father is Arthus John Mervis Perry
Evelyn May Higgins was born around 1920 and her father is Thomas Higgins

On the GRO birth indexes, after 1912 - the mother's maiden name is shown

See if you can find Edward and Evelyn on FreeBMD. We don't yet know where they were born, but it's a safe bet starting with Birmingham - we might then be able to find their parents' marriage

[susietwo]

Hi Maggie I might be able to find my fathers parents, but talking to a relative last night he think my grandmother who had 3 children didnt get married. but will try

Thanks Sue

[susietwo]

Hi Maggie not sure if did it right but couldnt find my dads marriage this is what i found
rname Given Name District Volume Page

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Marriages Dec 1909
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PERRY Arthur John Birmingham 6d 21
could only find Arthur but not Annie Lowe

[Antie Em]

It's the birth's we are looking for
of Thomas Edward Perry, abt 1913 and and Evelyn May Higgins abt 1920

Once we have these births then we can look for their parents marriages

[Jimmy]

Hi Maggie not sure if did it right but couldnt find my dads marriage this is what i found
rname Given Name District Volume Page

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Marriages Dec 1909
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PERRY Arthur John Birmingham 6d 21
could only find Arthur but not Annie Lowe

If you go back to the above and click on the 21, it will then open up and give you other names.

[susietwo]

Surname Given Name District Volume Page

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Births Mar 1913
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Perry Thomas E Kings N. 6d 100

Surname Given Name District Volume Page

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Births Mar 1920
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Higgins Evelyn M Wolverhampton 6b 1543
found them

[peterd]

Susie did you copy all info down as your missing mothers maiden names as they are included for all births after 1911

pete

[susietwo]

Yes copied all that was there
Sue

[Maths girl]

Yes copied all that was there
Sue

what site were you on Sue?

Peter is right the mother's maiden surname should be on too -- it is on FreeBMD -- try again

[susietwo]

Yes it was freebmb but will try again
Thanks Sue

[susietwo]

Surname Given Name District Volume Page

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Births Mar 1920
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Higgins Evelyn M Wolverhampton 6b 1543
this was all i got have i done it wrong.

Sue