MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 So I've decided to get back into the saddle with this family tree business after reading and following Malcolm's trials and tribulations, however, I'm stuck already. So any help would be brilliant. Last year I purchased my Grandma's birth certificate whom I'd never met. Mum says Grandma never spoke about family etc so my Mum knows very little about her family history, hence my struggle! On the birth certificate it has down Grandma's Mother as Mary Ann CLARKE nee Hague. And Father as William Henry Clarke. However, I cannot fit a marriage record for these at all? Not sure if I'm making a schoolgirl/boy error but I've come up with nothing so far on both FMP and FreeBMD. Grandma was born in October 1918 if this is of any use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 This might be it - note a different spelling which probably threw you! Marriages Dec 1909 (>99%) CLARK William Henry Nottingham 7b 758 HAGUE Mary Ann Nottingham 7b 758 RANBY Nellie Nottingham 7b 758 REYNOLDS Talbot Nottingham 7b 7 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Good luck with your quest, Melissa. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thank you Michael, I think I'm going to need it! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Glad you have started this mellisa,ann is of great help and finds things very quick ,I have recently started very early start but with the help of ann ,located poss family graves at bolsover dating back to 1700s.good luck mellisa 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I did start last year but hit a lot of brick walls and soon gave up, but now I've got more time on my hands when I'm at home, I'm searching all over again. Thanks Andy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 This might be it - note a different spelling which probably threw you!Marriages Dec 1909 (>99%) CLARK William Henry Nottingham 7b 758 HAGUE Mary Ann Nottingham 7b 758 RANBY Nellie Nottingham 7b 758 REYNOLDS Talbot Nottingham 7b 7 I missed this, sorry! I think you're quite right! It's the spelling of Clarke which got me! Thank you! That's a starting point at least Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 So I opened up the image record that you shared Ann and found a side note put under William's name... Does anyone know what the 'Cambridge 3B 1000' means or could mean?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Could the Cambridge be his birthplace and 3B 1000 the ref # when ordering a certificate? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,532 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 The best of British in your searches. Ann has pointed me in the right direction on a number of things. I am currently waiting for a will to arrive for my 2x Great Grandfather. In had no idea that you could obtain copies of wills until she told me. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I thought that too Katy but I ran the search on FreeBMD and found nothing so I'm not entirely sure! I had no idea Malcolm! I don't believe any of my ancestors were particularly well off so not sure if any would have had a will as such! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 The Cambridge marriage is a different record entirely -it's a handwritten entry at the bottom of the page - ignore it! The refs you need to order the cert for your William Henry are Nottingham, vol 7b, page 758, Dec quarter 1909 as previously posted 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have always wanted to research my family tree but my dad died at a young age, I know nothing of his family. Best of luck in your quest Melissa. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 You would be surprised catfan. If you have his age and full name, it is a start. I joined Ancestry.com, and I have gone back to my Gt, Gt Gt Grandparents on the Paternal side, If I want to go further,I have to start spending a bit more money. I wanted to to solve a mystery about my surname and the answer was only three generations back. But I got hooked and love it. Give it a try, you might enjoy the research. There are plenty of willing helpers on Nottstalgia. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 One of these days carni ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Melissa these are all likely Clarke births with mothers maiden name Hague . Any of the names familiar ? Births Dec 1911 Clarke Arthur Nottingham 7b767 Births Jun 1913 Clarke Gladys Nottingham 7b819 Births Dec 1913 CLARKE LILY Nottingham 7b844 Births Jun 1916 Clarke Leslie Nottingham 7b826 Births Sep 1918 Clarke Ronald S Nottingham 7b679 Births Dec 1918 Clarke Irene Nottingham 7b624 Births Sep 1922 Clarke Marjorie Nottingham 7b742 Births Mar 1924 Clarke Harold Nottingham 7b717 Births Mar 1925 Clarke Dorothy Nottingham 7b658 Births Jun 1928 Clarke Vera Nottingham 7b676 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks Ann and Catfan! Glad you've got somewhere with yours too Carni. How did you get so far back? Don't think I'll ever manage it lol. Thanks David! Yes a few ring a bell. Irene is my Grandmother. And I know she had a brother called Leslie who passed away as a young child, she also had a sisters Dorothy/Doll, Marjorie and Vera. I'm not 100% sure on the others. I'll have to ask. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks Ann and Catfan! Glad you've got somewhere with yours too Carni. How did you get so far back? Don't think I'll ever manage it lol. Actually Melissa you may be able to go further back than that ! They always say you should do your own research but luckily , someone has done a partial family tree for you . (You shouldn't rely 100% on others work but click on the link below and there is Mary Ann Hague and William Henry Clarke with just one son Leslie mentioned ). Don't think Leslie did die young as per your previous message . He could have died as recently as 2002 . If you click on the blue highlighted "mother and father" names it will take you back a generation each time . The Hagues go back to Dronfield to the 1700s . The Clarkes go back to Rutland , early 1800s . I haven't clicked on the earlier spouses , so they may go back even further ? Also at the top of the page is the greyed-out email address of the submitter should you want to make contact with any queries , though it appears it may have been submitted over 10 years ago . http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2852739&id=I544678579 As an aside , my own grandmother was also a Mary Ann who was always known as Polly , the same as your relo . Looks like Mary Ann Hague has been listed as "Polly" Hague on the 1891 and 1901 Census . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 What a find David!! Thank you so much, another name I have is Bill/William, I know for definite there was a young boy child who died young so there could have been confusion on which child from my Aunt. I have bookmarked that link and will try and contact the lady who uploaded it, although like you say it was uploaded over 10 years ago, worth a try though I suppose! Thank you again! Next on to Granddad's side once I've unravelled everything I can from this information Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Well, after reading so much on Nottstalgia regarding the Family Tree, I've decided to start my own. I've done really well so far and got as far as my aunty Mabel. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Go for it Michael!! And good luck with it too, keep us posted with your progress though!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Redneck Family Tree Many many years ago when I was twenty three, I got married to a widow who was pretty as could be. This widow had a grown-up daughter Who had hair of red. My father fell in love with her, And soon the two were wed. This made my dad my son-in-law And changed my very life. My daughter was my mother, For she was my father’s wife. To complicate the matters worse, Although it brought me joy. I soon became the father Of a bouncing baby boy. My little baby then became A brother-in-law to dad. And so became my uncle, Though it made me very sad. For if he was my uncle, Then that also made him brother To the widow’s grown-up daughter Who, of course, was my step-mother. Father’s wife then had a son, Who kept them on the run. And he became my grandson, For he was my daughter’s son. My wife is now my mother’s mother And it makes me blue. Because, although she is my wife, She’s my grandma too. If my wife is my grandmother, Then I am her grandchild. And every time I think of it, It simply drives me wild. For now I have become The strangest case you ever saw. As the husband of my grandmother, I am my own grandpa!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks, Melissa. Since my last post I've found my Uncle Charlie...who was married to my aunty Mabel. It's easy, isn't it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Haha if only it was that simple eh Michael!? It'd save us Nottsalgian's a few headaches and pennies for that matter! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilliamsonMeadows 18 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I found my own Famil Tree research extremely rewarding. The majority of the family have been in Nottingham as far back as I can go. The Williamson family itself have been around the city since the 1700's. I think the furthest back I got with one branch was the 1650's but every now and then I put it away and have a break as I become a bit obsessed by it all. My best advice would be never assume that anything you know is correct. First names may be middle names, known names may be made up, people may have different parents to that which everyone assumed and nothing is ever what it seems. This sort of stuff cropped up on virtually every branch. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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