Nivard - you wee wonder - thank you! I hadn't searched that far forward! Obviously one or both moved about a bit! I am SO grateful as while I don't mind collecting certs for blood lines I only get spouses if I cannot find other sources! I had 10 Great Great or great grandparents who emigrated here so it becomes very expensive to track all of the families plus their numerous rug rats! WHOOPEE - given Melanie's notice I am sure that Cedric Marston will be there somewhere! You have given me great hope! Thank you! Marlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:55 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] McGORRERY > Hi Marlene > > I have tried as many variants as I can think of but find nothing, > including > the BT telephone books and directories > > Electoral Rolls are a possibility but they are not indexed and you would > need an address to start with > > You say you checked the London Gazette did you see the following? > > Gazette Issue 48832 published on the 23 December 1981. Page 58 of 64 > McGORRERY Melanie Mabel Louise - Little Home, 14 Kings Road, Lancing, West > Sussex, widow, 10th December 1981 > > Which may be a starting (or rather an ending) point from which you might > track back for electoral rolls > > This is the death registration > > Q4 1981 > MCGORRERY Melanie Mabel L - 26 De 1898 Worthing 18 2339 > > A will may be useful to get if there was one > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > > >> Many thanks Nivard & Peter. I have all the details going back to the >> 1790s >> and this was a Military family , well educated and the only mistakes have >> been mistranscriptions. Cedric's grandfather received praise for >> ensuring >> all his troops going to the Crimea were given Bibles by their Parish >> cleric >> and returned to retire as Governor of a Prison. It has been fascinating >> researching their backgrounds, but the families lost touch after Cedric >> wrote in 1939 inviting my Uncle to visit if he happened to be on leave in >> Britain from the Navy during the World War2. >> I couldn't see any children as you rightly point out so I guess I will >> start >> the long haul through the Indexes! My only other hope is that they might >> be >> spotted on Electoral Rolls or similar which might cut down the time >> frame. >> Thanks again - another pair of eyes is always reassuring! >> Marlene >> New Zealand > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Research in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message