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Yummy-Mummy

Yummy-Mummy Report 27 May 2007 15:39

hi, i have been looking for a marriage for my cousin for some time now with no luck. i have searched ancestry full list. no luck. so i went down the route of looking for his childrens births - which i found. however where it says MMN it has my cousins surname not his wifes maiden name. any ideas where i go from here? would contact cousin but he moved in 2005 and i dont know where to.

Andrew

Andrew Report 27 May 2007 15:51

If you've found the children's births in the index, I think you'll just have to apply for a certificate and see what turns up. How common is the surname? Is it possible he married someone of the same surname?

Janice

Janice Report 27 May 2007 16:22

Are you sure that your cousin is married? If a child is born to unmarried parents, the birth is listed twice, under both surnames. Janice

Yummy-Mummy

Yummy-Mummy Report 27 May 2007 16:27

yes they did marry in the late 1990's. surname is collen. it is common in wales not in cambridgeshire.

Janice

Janice Report 27 May 2007 16:32

What's the other surname?

Dawn

Dawn Report 27 May 2007 16:37

hi there, i know a bramley who married a bramley so wifes maiden name didnt change. dawn

Yummy-Mummy

Yummy-Mummy Report 27 May 2007 16:43

mmn is listed as collen, which is her husbands name (my cousin). there is no other name listed. the child is........ collen MMN collen which i know the mother wasnt as a maiden name.

Janice

Janice Report 27 May 2007 16:44

Do you know what her maiden name is or is that what you are trying to find?

Yummy-Mummy

Yummy-Mummy Report 27 May 2007 17:26

its her maiden name i am after. i know her 1st name, her kids names and dobs, her huband (my cousin) name dob etc.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 27 May 2007 17:33

Was the mother's maiden name the same for each birth registration for your cousin's children.? Gwyn

Janice

Janice Report 27 May 2007 17:38

Hi Yummy, The only ones I can find in Cambridgeshire are Charlotte Gray 1992 Vicki Bunn 1991 Allison Gilbert 1997 Leise Neville 1995 Hayley Thompson 1998 Sarah Persad 2000 Janice

Andrew

Andrew Report 27 May 2007 17:40

What's his (your cousin's) first name?

Yummy-Mummy

Yummy-Mummy Report 27 May 2007 17:41

alison was his brothers wife. cousin is john. yes the mmn was the same 4 both children.

Janice

Janice Report 27 May 2007 17:59

Allison Gilbert married Christopher J M Collen. Could your cousin be known by a middle name?

Yummy-Mummy

Yummy-Mummy Report 27 May 2007 18:05

john and christopher are brothers. alison is chris ex wife. if john has middle name i have never known or heard of it.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 27 May 2007 18:06

Did John marry a Suzanne, June or a Lynne? These are the spouses names of people marrying a John in the right time frame. Even today, I think couples still tend to marry in the bride's area...which may be outside Cambridgeshire. Gwyn

Yummy-Mummy

Yummy-Mummy Report 27 May 2007 18:07

his parents married in ely. so i suppose they may have married further out than where they lived.

Yummy-Mummy

Yummy-Mummy Report 27 May 2007 18:15

no he didnt her name is e.......