Hi all: I may not be on the right track but looking for any information about Alfred ISTED b. about 1880 who married Lillian Bryant b. 1889. They were married 1908 in Cardiff. Lillian is the daughter of William and Georgina Bryant. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Evelyn

Hi Evelyn There is an ALFRED ALEXANDER ISTED married in June Qtr 1908. Also an ALFRED ALEXANDER ISTED born June Qtr 1875 in Kensington district. Vol 2a page 274 These details are from FreeBMD. What was his parents name? Should be able to find him in the census then Steve Subject: [MON] Looking for Alfred Alexander ISTED I may not be on the right track but looking for any information about Alfred ISTED b. about 1880 who married Lillian Bryant b. 1889. They were married 1908 in Cardiff. Lillian is the daughter of William and Georgina Bryant. Evelyn

There were a number of people called Alfred ISTED born in the late 1870s and early 1880s in South-East of England. However the only Alfred Alexander ISTED birth I can find is in June quarter 1875 in Kingston district, Surrey, England, ref 2a 274 from http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ A free search of 1911 suggests he was 35 then and living in Cardiff, so that looks like the man. However in 1911 in the same house with same surname were Dorothy aged 20 and Dorothy Myfanwy aged 4 months. This suggests that in 1908 he married Dorothy MORRIS, and Lillian BRYANT married John SCANLAN, those being the four names on the same index page (as shown on FreeBMD). Dorothy Myfanwy was born in December quarter 1910 and a possible earlier child Alfred was born and died, both in March quarter 1909. I can't find any more children born to this couple on FreeBMD, or deaths for them. They may have emigrated. Or else FreeBMD has not yet transcribed the deaths yet. There are several possible marriages of a Dorothy M. ISTED, all in the South East of England, between 1933 and 1948. There was also a marriage of a Dorothy ISTED in 1935 in Llandilofawr district in Carmarthenshire. You must remember that in marriage records in the GRO index there are often two couples on the same index number (more than two earlier in 19th century) so you need extra evidence to know which bride married which groom. In many cases the census following the marriage gives a good clue. Don't jump to conclusions on sketchy evidence. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "R & E Wells" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 10:48 PM Subject: [GLA] Looking for Alfred Alexander ISTED > Hi all: > > I may not be on the right track but looking for any information about > Alfred ISTED b. about 1880 who married Lillian Bryant b. 1889. > They were married 1908 in Cardiff. Lillian is the daughter of > William and Georgina Bryant. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Evelyn