Kenneth, hello Have come in half-way on your search, so I don't know what you have and have not, but is this any good: Mary Julia HARRIS, death registered September 1/4 1881, at Kings Norton, 6c 217; she was aged 34. A Mary HARRIS is on the 1881 census with a Charles HARRIS with Alice, Charles, Francis and Mary. By the 1891 census Charles HARRIS is a widower but still with Alice, Charles, Francis and Mary. Regards, Helen in drizzly France --- OnLaneside@aol.com wrote: > Hi Anne, > > I thought would look at the marriage under reference > you gave just in case, > there was a link to help with my enquiry. > > My application for the 1874 marriage certificate > based on the FREE BMD > listings for Charles HARRIS - Sarah Ann PRITCHETT > was unsuccessful. > > Kenneth. > > This is the Registrar's reply: > > "Thank you for your application for a marriage > certificate in respect of > Charles HARRIS and Sarah Ann PRITCHETT, March > Quarter 1874. > > I have traced the entry to which you refer, but > regret from the information > given by you this does not appear to be the entry > you require; as although > they married on the same day, at the same place, > they did not marry each > other. > > There can be up to five marriage entries on > each page of the General > Register Office Index.". > ====================================================== > > Hi Kenneth. > Elusive marriage? No problem. > >From Free BMD > Surname > First name(s) > District > Vol > Page > Marriages Mar 1874 (>99%) > Belfield > Mary Ann > Birmingham > 6d7 > CAPEWELL > Samuel David > Birmingham > 6d7 > Harris Charles > Birmingham > 6d7 > Pritchett Sarah Ann > Birmingham > 6d7 > Do you have census details for this family? > HTH > Anne > ========================================= > > > > I am researching a HARRIS family in Harborne, > Birmingham. I would be > > delighted to know if anyone knows of any > connections. Also, > > suggestions to obtaining > > the elusive marriage certificate from .circa > 1875 > > > > Charles Harris b 1847 Harborne (believed married > Mary Julia Pritchett > > b 1847 > > but despite extensive searches I have been unable > find the marriage > > details). > > Three children Charles b 1875, Mary Eliz b 1879 > and.......... > > > > Francis Henry Harris born 1876 Harborne married > 1899 to Jane Maria > > Fisher. > > Five children - Francis b 1901, Olive, Florence, > Gladys and Mary > > Elizabeth b > > 1914 West Bromwich. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Kenneth > > > > > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors 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 > ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

Hope you have an easier task with your HARRIS family than I've been having with mine. I've got them mis-transcribed as HARRISS, HANISS, HARRES, and even HAMP (explain that one!). Unfortunately, none of mine are from Harborne. Good Hunting, Allan Halstead