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Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 20 Jul 2007 16:54

Elizabeth GIBSON married Thomas DICKINSON the one Reggie found is the correct one Name: William Bowman Burn Year of Registration: 1899 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec DISTRICT: Durham (1837-1938) County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 644 You don't need the gro reference to order if you order the cert from the durham registry office site and it cost the same as the gro Roy

Dawn

Dawn Report 20 Jul 2007 16:50

THANKS EVERYONE. I HAD A FEELING THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN ONE ELIZABETH. DAWN

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 20 Jul 2007 16:46

from the Durham site i listed above, it gives the spouses name and is free to search, it is the durham registry office website Search Results From Marriages 1891 to 1900 Details of your chosen Marriage certificate (including spouse) are as follows: Surname Forename(s) Year District HUGILL Elizabeth 1899 Durham Central BURN William B 1899 Durham Central

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jul 2007 16:45

1901 census.......you may be able to find the right 'wife' on 1881, with the info below Name: Elizabeth Burn Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1881 Relation: Daughter-in-law Spouse's name: Wm Bowman Gender: Female Where born: Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham, England Civil Parish: Brandon and Byshottles Ecclesiastical parish: St John the Evangelist Town: New Brancepath County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Durham Sub-registration district: St Oswald ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 83 Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth Burn 20 Rebecca Burn 54 Rebecca P Burn 5 Mo Thomas Burn 65 Wm Bowman Burn 26 Reg

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jul 2007 16:43

This one? Name: William Bowman Burn Year of Registration: 1899 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec DISTRICT: Durham (1837-1938) County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 644 Elizabeth Gibson OR Elizabeth Hugill Not what you wanted!! From the freebmd section............ Reg

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 20 Jul 2007 16:41

try these sites for BMD in the Durham area http://www.teesvalley-indexes.*co.*uk/index.php remove * from address http://www.durham.gov.uk/gro/newgro.nsf/search?open&C0002410200720072007$ Roy

Dawn

Dawn Report 20 Jul 2007 16:37

THANKS FOR THAT REG THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME. TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO MY ANCESTOR WILLIAM BOWMAN BURN BORN 1874 IN DURHAM MARRIED, ALL I HAVE IS HER CHRISTIAN NAME OF ELIZABETH. I THINK THEY MARRIED IN 1899 AS THEIR DAUGHTER WAS BORN IN 1900. DAWN

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Jul 2007 16:25

Several threads on these boards refer to the fact that Ancestry are now charging to view bmd's. It seems to have caused a lot of irritation Reg

Dawn

Dawn Report 20 Jul 2007 16:10

IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ANCESTRY. I AM TRYING TO VIEW BMD'S AND IT IS SHOWING NO DETAILS AND IF I TRY TO CLICK ON ANYTHING IT IS DIRECTING ME TO A PAGE TO SUBSCRIBE.THE ONLY THING I CAN VIEW IS THE 1881 CENSUS. I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE. DAWN