This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maryanne1956 Surnames: Swanger Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.dor.general/6234.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It might be worth obtaining a copy of the marriage certificate as that should show their ages and the names of their parents. It might even show where they both came from ? I had no luck with the birth record for him in England or Wales, but there was a war on when they married and so there is no guarantee that he was from Dorset ? Unless you have other information on his origins? Other alternative is to try to find the son, who married in Dorset in 1978 and could still be around? good hunting Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.