Hi Elly I don't have my great grandfather Lewis' birth certificate ... but following your logic, I have searched for and ordered from the GRO a copy of what I hope is the correct birth certificate. Thanks for the suggestion Steve Elly Smith wrote: > Hi Steve, > > You don't say if you have your grandfather Lewis's birth certificate? > That would give you his mother's maiden name. That in turn would tell > you if the Isaac LEWIS/Betsey EMANUEL marriage in 1875 is the correct > one and would enable you go backwards with more confidence. In any > case it can sometimes be easier to find a "missing" marriage if you > have two surnames to search on, rather than just the one. > > Regards > Elly > >