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Having trouble reading a place name,can anyone hel

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MaryfromItaly

MaryfromItaly Report 30 Jul 2007 20:27

Sorry, I stand corrected, I didn't know Southampton was a county in its own right.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 30 Jul 2007 17:38

southampton was a county in its own right in those days. Ann Glos

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 30 Jul 2007 17:32

Hampshire was called the County of Southampton until at least 1940s....and a while after, I believe. South Warnborough...between Alton and Odiham ..sounds possible. Gwyn

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 30 Jul 2007 17:29

Hi Mary, it says on the cert.the county of southampton.It might have helped if i said the wedding was in 1919 .Possibly a boundary change ? Kath, i'm going to try the other suggestion first that Mary said. Thank you both Tina

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Jul 2007 17:23

Can you scan the certificate and send it by email? If you can I will send you my email address and I'll have a go at reading it. Kath. x

MaryfromItaly

MaryfromItaly Report 30 Jul 2007 17:20

The county's Hampshire, not Southampton. Maybe South Warnborough? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HAM/indexpars.html

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 30 Jul 2007 17:18

I have received my gr. grandparents wedding cert.this morning but i cannot make out the place name on it. It was in the county of southampton .The parish reads south ****bough .I have tried Google but so far haven't found the right one. Can someone please help?