Hi there, I sent a question earlier this week and realized that I didn't really put all the pieces of my puzzle in place! I'm hoping to get a copy of the actual marriage certificate for my Great Uncle (deceased) William Henshaw. He married a woman named Rose in Toronto on November 26, 1929. They worked as hairstylists in Toronto until my Great Uncle's death a few years later. For the life of me, I can't seem to unearth 'Rose's' maiden name. Without this piece, I don't think that I can order a copy of the marriage certificate. I have checked a few years of the Toronto city directories...and even find her listed in 1935 as a widow: Rose Henshaw (wid Wm) and she was living at 94 Balmoral. When he was alive, William worked as a barber. I found him listed in 1933 at 399 Eglinton Avenue East...an address that was in our family for awhile and was also the family barbering business. Rose appears there too...shown as a hairdresser for J. Nelson Day Co. Unfortunately, when I was at the archives, I wasn't on the ball with this Rose for my earlier searches so I didn't clue in to see if she was listed on earlier rolls. The library did a search for me in 1932 and 1934 but could not locate her. Long story short, does anyone have any further ideas as to how I can unearth her mystery maiden name? I did try the Pages of the Past for the Toronto Star but did not find a marriage announcement or a death announcement for William. I do have a copy of William's death certificate but poor Rose isn't mentioned. It's his mother that's listed as the informant. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the opportunity to post. Jackie Middleton Toronto

On 4 Aug 2007 at 13:58, Jackie Middleton wrote: > Hi there, > > I sent a question earlier this week and realized that I didn't really put > all the pieces of my puzzle in place! > > I'm hoping to get a copy of the actual marriage certificate for my Great > Uncle (deceased) William Henshaw. He married a woman named Rose in Toronto > on November 26, 1929. They worked as hairstylists in Toronto until my Great > Uncle's death a few years later. > > For the life of me, I can't seem to unearth 'Rose's' maiden name. Without > this piece, I don't think that I can order a copy of the marriage > certificate. Sure you can. You just order the certificate, with all the info you have. You have a lot - the exact date, location and your uncle's name as well as his bride's first name! They will search for you and send you what they find that fits with what you've given. Lorine -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ * Images of Ships Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ otg@csolve.net or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com