The marriage is on Ancestry: St Andrew, Barnsbury: 8 Dec 1872 after banns, by AJ Bondsman Charles James MOREHEN, age 19, bachelor, Porter, of this parish, father Joseph Morehen, deceased Margaret PRIESTLEY (no middle name), age 20, spinster, no occ, of this parish, John Priestley, Miner. Witnesses: William Bolt and Mary Ann Pristley JK On 31 December 2012 13:36, Geoff Chew <geoffchew1@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello and Happy New Year after a long time, Pat > > We corresponded about Charles James MOREHEN some time {several years?) > ago. He's a first cousin of mine at some generations remove. Have you > ever got a copy of his wife's death notice from South Africa (1925) > where he is recorded as having predeceased her? It would be worth > noting who the informant was, and estimating where he/she could have > got that information. The most likely scenario maybe is that he too > died in South Africa, though I realize he's not on the index webpage > of the South African archives. Others may need to know that his wife > was Margaret Jemima Priestley (maybe b. Q1 1849 Bethnal Green 2 53) > and that they married 8 Dec 1872 (Q4 1872, Islington 1b 440) with > children born in Wadenhoe and Islington, and that his wife's death is > in the Pretoria archives: > > DEPOT TAB [i.e. Pretoria archives] > SOURCE MHG > TYPE LEER > VOLUME_NO 0 > SYSTEM 01 > REFERENCE 57062 > PART 1 > DESCRIPTION MOREHEN, MARGARET. (BORN PRIESTLEY). > STARTING 19250000 > ENDING 19250000 > REMARKS PREDECEASED SPOUSE CHARLES JAMES MOREHEN. > > Geoff > > > On 31 December 2012 02:20, Patricia L <polly2@shaw.ca> wrote: >> Good evening and a very happy, healthy New Year to you all. >> My lost are: >> Grace Susan SHERLOCK >> born 1904 London >> she is on the 1911 census in London, >> last information is on the 1937 electoral roll. >> She just seems to have disappeared! She has always been a bit of a mystery. >> She was my mothers sister. >> >> Charles James MOREHEN born 1853 Wadenhoe >> Married 1872 Islington >> last record of him is on his sons birth certificate 1876 Islington. >> I have searched and searched for him for about 20 years . >> He was my gt, grandfather >> It would be fantastic if I could get a lead on these two. > > > -- > Geoff Chew > geoffchew1@gmail.com > . > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com > . > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message