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bmd searching

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:51 pm
by marie
Is there someway to find a wedding through the names of witnesses. I have a wedding where my grandparents, father and uncle are in the formal picture as well as my husband's grandparents and father, and our mutual ggrandparents and aunt. Our great uncle is the best man. The wedding took place in the JUn Qtr of 1920. I have no idea who the couple is but the groom seems to bear a resemblance to my grandfather - So is there someway to find it through the witnesses? My great uncle had a very distinctive name

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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:55 pm
by peterd
any idea were the wedding took place no names on photo ie church or a photographers mark on the back ?

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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:59 pm
by mallosa
Marie, if you post what names you do know, we may be able to help?

Mally

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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:10 pm
by marie
The family lived in the Woolwich/Bermondsey/ Camberwell area. Both my grandmother and my husband's married in St Bartholemew's Camberwell. But that doesn't guarantee the wedding was there. My grandparents emigrated to Canada in July 1920 and because of the age of the boys it must have been very close to the time of emigration. My g-uncle's name was Albert Andrew Pepler and he remained in that area until he died.
The thing is there are so many churches around there that I was hoping there was someone to check witnesses on the civil list. Since the entire family is present, I would assume that it would have been easy to get to from where they lived.
I'll put the picture in the lost and found folder

Re: bmd searching

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:45 pm
by marie
I've posted the photo with the names I know on the lost and found board.
Basically they are
Great Grandparents - Georgina Mary Mercy Milne(b. 1859) - 39 - William Andrew Pepler(b. 1861) - 18
My grandparents and their sons - Anthony Christopher Bell - 6 - Florence Lydia Pepler(1890) - 7 -James Henry Bell(b. 1917) - 48 - Ronald Anthony Bell(b. 1914) - 54
My husband's Grandparents and son - Georgina Ellen Pepler(1888) - 8 - Albert William Byatt - 28 - Leslie Byatt(b. 1917) - 52
Third Pepler sister - emigrated to New Zealand within a year of this picture Mabel Pepler - 40
Best Man and Youngest child of Pepler family Albert Andrew Pepler (b. 1899) - 26

Re: bmd searching

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:18 pm
by mallosa
Thanks Marie, if anyone has further information, please post a comment :wink:

.............here is the link -

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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:10 am
by marie
Still wondering if there is some way to search for witnesses :?:

Re: bmd searching

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:19 am
by linell
Only if someone has compiled a list of Witnesses. I have a list for Halesowen Parish but that is only up to 1837. HTH from linell.