There is a marriage James O BELL to Geraldine BEASLEY registered 4Q 1974 Watford Vol 10 Page 0946 I would have thought that this would have been sufficient information for the Watford Registrar's Office to issue a certificate Regards Martin -----Original Message----- From: eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D Gregory Sent: 11 January 2010 7:14 PM To: eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HRT] Bell and Beasley Vivienne To get a copy of the marriage cert with the original signatures your best bet would HALs who would get you an image of the original Derick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vivienne Simmons" <vivienne.simmons@sympatico.ca> To: <ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:05 PM Subject: [HRT] Bell and Beasley > I've recently discovered a cousin, once removed, and would like to know > more about him and, if he had one, his family. He was born in Sunderland, > Co. Durham, but lived in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. > > I found his death registration which give me the first name of his wife, > and I've found a marriage which could be his. I'd like to get a copy of > the marriage registration, but the Watford registrar's office requires > full information (which I don't have) about the marriage before they will > produce it, and I'd prefer not to buy it from the GRO as I'd like to see > original signatures. If all else fails, though, I will get it from the > GRO. > > If anyone can offer me help or advice to find the marriage information in > some other way, and/or to locate my cousin's children, if he had any, or > his wife or wives, I'd be very grateful. Here's what I know: > > James Ormston Bell > b. 8 February 1907, Sunderland, Co. Durham > Father: James Ormston Bell > Mother: Harriett Adams > d. 26 October 1984, in the Shrodells Wing of the General Hospital in > Watford > Death registered at Watford Registrar's office > Address at time of death: 56A Talbot Rd., Rickmansworth > Occupation on death certificate: pump house attendant > Wife at time of death: Geraldine > > Possible marriage: > James O. Bell and Geraldine Beasley > Registered by Watford Registrar in 1974 > > If the above is the marriage of my cousin, it's possible that it would not > have been his first marriage. Also, I found a birth for a Geraldine > Beasley in 1940, so, if she is the same lady, she is/was, considerably > younger than my cousin. > > On the premise that I had found the correct wife, I located a likely lady > on Talbot Rd. (different house number) via Findmypast.com., and have > written to her. Alas, I've received no response so perhaps she is no > longer there. > > Hoping for a big flash of light. > > Vivienne > Toronto, Canada > > > Hertfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/hertford.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Hertfordshire Surnames List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/hertford.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message