Note that apart from those for my direct line I hold few certificates and the information shown is therefore not fully researched. It is meant to be an aid and simply indicates where I would look if following a line.
You may find it useful to cut and paste from the web pages to a file as you go.
Many birth index entries have a link in the Father column and, if present, this can be used. Alternatively you can use the Mother link to see the siblings and parents, then click on the parents' Marriage link, and then on the father's Birth link. Repeat for the next generation.
After finding a Birth use the Marr link if present, then click on the sp surname to see the family. Select a child, click on the B entry in the Event column, and repeat the process. There may be a Death link on the Birth entry.
Suppose you were looking for George S Stoner, around 1880. If you just know Sussex that doesn't help a great deal as half will be in Sussex!
Ref | Year | Q/M | Forenames | District | Vol/P | Mother | Parents | Marr | Death | Father |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1350 | 1885 | 7 | George Sharpe | East Preston | 2b 339 | Kennett | 606 | 1050 | CW36 | 455 |
The Ref numbers are my own and used for links between the pages. Column entries in blue are links
Event | Year | Q M d/m | Father | Mother | Nee | District | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child | Marriage | Death | & marriage | ||||||
M606 ↑ | 1885 | 01 | Harry STONER | Emily | Kennett | Westhampnett | 2b 467 | ||
B1350 | 1885 | 7 | George Sharpe | M1050 ↓ | CW36 | M606 | Kennett | East Preston | 2b 339 |
B1768 | 1896 | 7 | Harry | M1337 ↓ | D2441 | M606 | Kennett | East Preston | 2b 336 |
B1932 | 1900 | 1 | Fred | M1537 ↓ | M606 | Kennett | East Preston | 2b 347 |
Refno | Year | Q/M | forenames | sp forenames | sp surname | District | Vol/P | Birth or .. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
606 | 1885 | 1 | Harry | Emily | Kennett | Westhampnett | 2b 467 | 455 |
If the Stoner marrying is a lady who previously married a Stoner, the Birth or .. column may contain a reference to the earlier marriage, rather than to a Stoner birth.
Ref | Year | Q/M | Forenames | District | Vol/P | Mother | Parents | Marr | Death | Father |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1350 | 1885 | 7 | George Sharpe | East Preston | 2b 339 | Kennett | 606 | 1050 | CW36 | 455 |
Event | Year | Q M d/m | Father | Mother | Nee | District | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child | Marriage | Death | & marriage | ||||||
M1050 ↑ | 1906 | 07 | George Sharpe STONER | Mary Jane | Short | East Preston | 2b 811 | ||
B2184 | 1906 | 10 | George Sharpe | M1659 ↓ M2517 ↓ | D2829 | M1050 | Short | East Preston | 2b 308 |
B2243 | 1908 | 4 | Herbert Henry | M1871 ↓ | D2791 | M1050 | Short | East Preston | 2b 339 |
B2425 | 1913 | 10 | Frederick J | D1235 | M1050 | Short | East Preston | 2b 542 |
Try the Families section using her surname.
Try the Spouses section using the surname.
For example, no marriage link. Maybe there was no marriage.
Or there are too many options without seeing the certificate. For example, if there's no marriage link against a birth you might try looking at the marriages for that name. I'd recommend also looking at the births to see how many other candidates there might be for any marriage you find!
Sometimes people are in the birth, marriage, and death indexes with different forenames or initials, or maybe just in a different sequence.
It may be because I haven't yet tried to work out what the link should be. Or haven't yet updated the page.
The indexes were transcribed over several years and during that period I added some christian names to the bare initials, not knowing that I would eventually build this website. So Edmund Clifton that I show may have been Edmund C in the index. Index entries from 1837 to around 1950 may be checked at http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl.
Full christian names and mother's maiden names up to 1911 have also been added using https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp.
Feel free to email me with any questions, corrections or new information. There's a checkbox on the home page. I have much data yet to be added.
I have put online extracts from certificates I have seen, and am very happy to receive scans if you have certificates.