Hello this is just a shot in the dark, but I am trying to ascertain a marriage of an ancestor Dorothy Mabel Catchpole. I have a few possibilities which are around the 1920's one of which is Arthur V Philpotts marriage Sep qtr 1923 in Kings Norton District. Is there anyone that may have an ancestor that fits these persons. regards Bob Newell

On 25 Jan 2010 at 16:20, Bob Newell wrote: > Hello this is just a shot in the dark, but I am trying to ascertain a > marriage of an ancestor Dorothy Mabel Catchpole. I have a few > possibilities which are around the 1920's one of which is Arthur V > Philpotts marriage Sep qtr 1923 in Kings Norton District. Is there > anyone that may have an ancestor that fits these persons. > > regards > Bob Newell > A few possibilities? I am unsure as to precisely what you mean, since the marriage you have already spotted appears to be the only one at FreeBMD in, as you say, the Sep quarter of 1923, vol 6d page 383. FreeBMD has only two entries for a Dorothy Mabel Catchpole, one at Newmarket in the Sep quarter of 1892 (3b 514) and another at Wells in the Sep quarter of 1895 (5c 471). Neither of these registration districts are in Worcestershire. There is only ONE entry for a possible Philpotts, which is Arthur Victor Philpotts at Hereford in the Sep quarter of 1887 (6a 484). Why don't you buy the marriage certificate from the GRO website and if you're not certain you have the right one you can always put checking references which means you get some of your money back if it doesn't fit? I can find only one Dorothy Mabel Catchpole in the 1911 census, who was the one born in 1895 and she was a domestic servant at Glastonbury (which I believe is in the Wells RD). There is also only one Arthur Victor Philpotts, who was the one born in Hereford RD but in 1911 living with family at Solihull. Restrictions in my subscription agreement with Findmypast preclude me from sending you any other details but you can look them up for yourself. Why not take it from there? It would seem to me that you have a much better chance by researching the official records, rather than vaguely hoping someone on the list might have these people among their ancestors. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE