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my grandad arthur was the son of frank and alice as far as i know they lived in manchester, he had brothers called herbert frank and alan,this i know from family.what i dont know is when they were born or when alice and frank married its anyines guess to which year to start my search any tips thanks alison

Marriages Sep 1902 (>99%)
Edwards Frank Preston 8e 1296
Gregson Alice Preston 8e 1296

1911?? They have had 3 children, 1 died and 2 living as you see;

EDWARDS, Frank Head Married M 35 1876 Gasworks Forman Lanc Oldham VIEW
EDWARDS, Alice Wife Married
8 years F 32 1879 Lanc Blackburn VIEW
EDWARDS, Herbert Son M 6 1905 Lanc Oldham VIEW
EDWARDS, Arthur Son M 2 1909 Lanc Oldham VIEW

Registration District:
Ulverston Sub District:
Ulverston Enumeration District:
7 Parish:
Ulverston

Address:
3 Hill Fall Ulverston County:
Lancashire

Alison, should really have advised you where to look for births, marriages and deaths. From the start of registration (1837) up till the 1930's (roughly) you need to used the Freebmd site:

www.freebmd.org.uk

It's a brilliant site, go and check it out. It's what I did for the marriage above.

jan

was your grandfather born in 1908 in Oldham Alison?

from lancashirebmd.org.uk

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1908
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
EDWARDS Arthur Oldham South Oldham GREGSON OSOU/10/282

this shows his mother's maiden name was Gregson which fits with the 1902 marriage of Frank & Alice

the same site shows the other 2 children referred to in that 1911 census

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1903
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
EDWARDS John Oldham Above Town Oldham GREGSON OAT/169/134

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1904
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
EDWARDS Herbert Oldham Above Town Oldham GREGSON OAT/173/209

and the death of John from freebmd

Deaths Mar 1903 (>99%)
Edwards John 0 Oldham 8d 474

Frank?

Births Sep 1920 (>99%)
Edwards Frank E Gregson Prestwich 8d 643