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Grace

Grace Report 9 Feb 2008 13:52

Henry Cranfield born 1851 illegitamate, married Emma Balls. (My Husbands Gt garandparents) I am having problems finding a GRO number to get their marriage cert. The one I sent for was 4a 332 Lexden,1869 , and is incorrect. He was b. in Copford. Essex and married and died in the same area.

K

K Report 9 Feb 2008 13:58

Could this marriage have been mistranscribed

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Dec 1870 (>99%)
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BALLS Emma Lexden 4a 524
KIRWAN Michael Joseph Lexden 4a 524
Nanfield Henry Lexden 4a 524
Thurston Laura Amelia Lexden 4a 524

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 9 Feb 2008 14:02

Emma Balls
Year of Registration: 1870
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Lexden
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 524

one of the other men on the page has been transcribed as

Henry Nanfield

Linda

Grace

Grace Report 9 Feb 2008 14:25

I to am wondering whether it has been mis transcribed, is there anything I can do or can you sugest anything else?

Grace

Grace Report 9 Feb 2008 14:29

Looking at what you have found, Nanfield could well have been written instead of Cranfield, silly me, it still leaves me wondering do I send for it and take a chance!!

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 9 Feb 2008 14:35

I think it would be too much of a coincidence for it not to be the one you want. I would order it just using Emma Balls name.

Kath. x

K

K Report 9 Feb 2008 15:02

I agree - It so nearly matches and is the correct Reg District

Kay

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

Grace

Grace Report 9 Feb 2008 16:52

Thanks to you all for your help.