Hi Mike :) I have taken the possible listing for John Armstrong's death with a grain of salt, especially after discovering that the one I think IS him was born 2 years earlier than his death certificate states and there's no question it's the same man!! I realise that when they're gone, we only have the closest living relative's knowledge to rely on, so no, I don't "trust" death certificates 100%! :D I firmly believe John and Dorothy's marriage IS out there somewhere, I just don't know where. There are a considerable number of transcriptions available online but they don't cover ALL registrations. This has been my major problem. I have a lovely man in England searching the St. Catherine's Index, which is, I understand, an onerous task since we have no idea WHEN they married. Hopefully he'll find it quickly!! :D I had thought of transcription errors, but you've given me some spelling variations I hadn't thought of in the past, thank you!! :D Armed with these different variations, I'll go and do yet more searching. Let's hope I find them!! :D Take care, Rob. IBSSG Stuttgart, Germany, Honey's Home of Genealogy www.honeyshome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Wrigley To: 'Robyn Leeds' ; ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 11:07 AM Subject: RE: [ENG-DUR] RE: Marriage indexes Hello again Rob Just to add more of my thoughts on this... It would seem that there are a number of possibilities: 1. Dorothy & John never married. This (however unlikely) needs to be considered a possibility, especially if Dorothy (or John) had married previously. 2. It is very unlikely that a marriage would appear in PRs if there is no marriage certificate found in Civil Registration. 3. The surname WAUGH is also likely to be mistranscribed/misheard in lots of ways, as you can imagine. Have you tried all the possible different spellings? E.g. Wough, Warr, Worr, War etc... 4. Similarly, ARMSTRONG is not without its transcription possibilities/problems. 5. Treat death cert. info with a large pinch of salt. Information on these tends to be that gained from the informant and the Registrar often took it on trust that what was being said was true. Hope this helps Regards Mike >