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Marriage

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Susan

Susan Report 15 Jan 2014 21:11

Please can anyone help me find the marriage date/ location of
Janet ( jannet) Sanderson and Alexander Thomson
I think it was around 1904/6.
Thank you

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 15 Jan 2014 21:13

Which country - Scotland ?

Andrew

Andrew Report 15 Jan 2014 21:15

You can find info on births marriages and deaths in England and Wales from 1837 to c1955 using

www.freebmd.org.uk

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Mar 1905 (>99%)
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Sanderson Jannet Burgess Carlisle 10b 751
THOMPSON Alexander Carlisle 10b 751


Andy

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 15 Jan 2014 21:17

1905 but as THOMPSON in Carlisle

Andrew

Andrew Report 15 Jan 2014 21:20


1911 England Census
about Alexander Thornson

Name:Alexander Thornson
Age in 1911:45
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1866
Relation to Head:Head
Gender:Male
Birth Place:Parton, Rukendbrighshire
Civil Parish:Stanwix
County/Island:Cumberland
Country:England
Street Address:19 Scaurbank Road Etterby Carlisle
Marital Status:Married
Occupation:Canvasser For (Assurance)
Registration District:Carlisle
Registration District Number:574
Sub-registration District:Stanwix
ED, institution, or vessel:3
Piece:31340
Household Members:
Name
Age
Alexander Thornson 45
Jannet Thomson 43
John Alex Thomson 5
Mary Dorothy Thomson 3

Andy


Susan

Susan Report 15 Jan 2014 21:27

Thank you

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Jan 2014 22:40

For marriages in England/Wales......use freebmd


Really easy site to use.....................

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 16 Jan 2014 09:37

Even though the marriage was registered in the surname of "Thompson"...the childrens birth were registered in the name of "Thomson"..

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about John Alexander Thomson Name: John Alexander Thomson
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1906
Registration District: Penrith
Inferred County: Cumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 554



..England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Mary Dorothy Thomson Name: Mary Dorothy Thomson
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1908
Registration District: Carlisle
Inferred County: Cumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 641



1891 England Census
about Alexander Thomson Name: Alexander Thomson
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Gender: Male
Where born: Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Civil Parish: Levens
Ecclesiastical parish: Levens
County/Island: Westmorland
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration District: Kendal
Sub-registration District: Milnthorpe
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4334
Folio: 70
Page Number: 6
Household Members: Name Age
Gilbert John Bagnall 24
Alexander Thomson 24 (Gardeners Domestic Servant)
William Wilson Strong 25