Thanks, Sherry! I'll follow up on your suggestions. Brian In a message dated 2/9/2008 11:14:37 AM Pacific Standard Time, sherry.landa@wanadoo.fr writes: Hello Brian, You know what they say: there is no such thing as a stupid question. Certainly, not on this list. Marriages of Jews, in Britain, by religious ceremony are recorded in a Rabbi's marriage book, a copy of which is sent to the civil authorities (after July 1837). In addition, for Orthodox marriages under the auspices of Synagogues that are members of the United Synagogues there is an authorisation. This is basically a piece of paper which signifies that the couple meet the standards required by the Chief Rabbi. In other words that they are Jewish and entitled to a Jewish marriage. The information contained in the authorisations depends very much on time-frame and place of marriage, but yes it includes Wales. For 1907 you would have the names in Hebrew of both parties, plus residence and native of fields (the latter is often blank). The groom's brothers are also noted in case the groom dies and the bride needs to use her right to marry one of her brothers-in-law. Sometimes it tells you the time of the marriage and the place of the ceremony (or even the reception). It's all a bit hit and miss, so your best bet is to visit our website www.british-jewry.org.uk where you will find out more details on how to contact the London Beth Din (or you can use their website-I think). You'll find it relatively expensive, but then it depends how much you want the document (assuming there is one) Good luck, Sherry **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)