Genealogy Chat

Suzie know what that feels like too, smile on my face because I found another rellie lol. Poor hubby looking at me as if I have lost the plot, ok maybe I have, sleep well :-))) Pat x

So pleased its the right one! Lou

Thanks Pat will go to bed happy now. Sue

Suzie that's brill. you are so happy, what a feeling. was a bit fed up now very pleased for you :-))) Pat x

Jackpot ! Lou thats the one thankyou, thankyou thankyou! Middle name is Matilda and fits. Will get cert.....Yippee. Thanks all. Great tip Simon for future referance thanks.

The transcriptions on Freebmd aren't complete, yet and therefore there will be some missing brides or grooms, you would have to look on 1837 online , and even then.... Kim

Could this be them? ROBERT MERRITT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: MARY ANN MATILDA FUNNEAUX Marriage: 20 JUL 1847 Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England Lou

Perhaps Mary Ann's name isnt quite what it appears to be spelt as,??? Mary???Hve you tried looking for Maria? Kay,

Getting odd numbers of names is surprisingly common. I've even had 3 men and one woman come up!! I think its often down to transcribers being unable to read the writing or entering wrong volume/page numbers so that on web databases the fourth entry doesn't appear. I've ordered 2 marriages now with only one name to go and both came up trumps. So if you like the odd flutter on the National, put £7 on a marriage cert to win! I start by assuming the oldest child is the nearest to the date of marriage. Good luck. Simon

Thanks Kay your right It is Merritt. A previous record I was looking at was spelt wrong it was MERRITT i wanted and not Messitt just got stuck in my head. Still can't quite find what I'm looking for though.

Have you looked for mistranscribed as ---Merritt? in 1881 census;; Some fit the bill,,with wife Mary--in the Stepney area; Any older children may confirm this..... Kay,

Oh well I thought it was funny. Thanks for trying. Will check again later.

Perhaps they met at the funeral director's? Sorry, morbid joke. No fun allowed on this message board. nell

Found a Robert Messitt Married June 1852 Stepney, London. on Ancestry which is a possible but only one partner listed for two men.

Thanks Helen, will try. or Take a visit to the records office. Her name is French since at the age of 22 she was a widower her Fiancee at the age of 26 was also a widower...Do you recon they bumped of their partners so they could marry?

Can't find any Robert Messitt on the 1881 census. nell

You should be able to check both partners on 1837online, but you have to pay. alternatively you can look in the GRO indexes on microfiche in a library/archive. But why would their daughter's surname be French? Surely it should be Messit? nell

I've tried to find the marriage of Robert Messitt to Mary Ann Fivineaux, I believe they married in this country though Mary was of French decent probably born in France. But I only get 3people on the marriage page instead of the even number you expect. Is the full page not Updated yet? The family were around the Stepney area of London and I only have dates for their Daughters Marriage as 29/06/1885 when she was 22 (Her surname was 'French') to go on since I can get no further info on the census. Anyone give me a clue please.