Hi Beth You're looking for a marriage between Sarah Alice ORMONROYD and James CROWTHER that you assume took place in the Oldham area sometime between 1901 and 1905. First of all, you're on the wrong list. Whoops! :-O This list doesn't cover Oldham. For that you need either LancsGen, which covers all of Lancashire (see <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/LANCSGEN.html>, Eng-Manchester (see <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-MANCHESTER.html> or the Oldham list (see <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-LAN-OLDHAM.html>). I would suggest that you post on LancsGen and then, if you find that your interests lie in a particular area of the county, post on that locality's list. When you do repost, be sure to include some more information that will help others help you. For instance, provide the evidence you have that the couple married (is there a chance that they did not?); say whether or not you've searched for ORMROD (a more common variant and one widespread in Lancashire); and say how you've searched (I believe in order to find a marriage in the GRO images on Ancestry that you have to view each image separately). Good luck! Best wishes, Lynne PS I've never heard of ORs either, except in hospitals. ;-) That may be a regional thing. OPRs are online parish registers. > >

Hi Lynn When I am looking for an event I usually go to FreeBMD as you can see the partners listed there. Then I look at the GRO and if I find one person in a quarter I look in the same quarter for the other person. Usually works. However in this case___________!!!!!!! Obviously with no marriage records I cannot be 100% certain thay did marry, except that on her death cert her husband is mentioned by name and occupation and on his 2nd marriage he's listed as a widower. Regards beth > > When you do repost, be sure to include some more information that will > help others help you. For instance, provide the evidence you have that > the couple married (is there a chance that they did not?); say whether > or not you've searched for ORMROD (a more common variant and one > widespread in Lancashire); and say how you've searched (I believe in >

Beth As Lynne suggests, join all lists, nothing lost. Most of us are also on the Lancashire list, so please keep us up to date, in case we spot something. As you have contacted Oldham archives. Ask for a list of all Churches in the area that were open for marriages at the date you require. Olive