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Trying to find Annie Wood - stuck at the start??

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Officebirdy

Officebirdy Report 18 Nov 2008 23:22

Hi, I'm stuck at the start of my search!!!

I am trying to find information about my paternal grandmother Annie Wood, but am unable to even find her birth certificate??

I have the following information:
Born c1910
Married; Ronald E. Wiseman (july/aug/sept 1938) e.ham 4a 680
Died 1960 (Ronald too died in the same year)
Fathers name Henry Wood born c1880

Can anyone help me??

Thanks

Officebirdy

Officebirdy Report 18 Nov 2008 23:29

I believe she was.

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 19 Nov 2008 09:30

There is this one

Name: Annie Wood
Year of Registration: 1909
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: West Ham
County: Essex, Greater London
Volume: 4a
Page: 299

the only way to find out is to order the cert from the GRO giving her fathers name as a checking point. That way if it is not the correct person, you will get £4 refunded out of the £7 fee

There are another couple of possibilities, but that one is the nearest match

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 19 Nov 2008 09:52

I looked for the deaths to check the birth ages.

Ronald E Wiseman age 47, E Ham vol 5a p 5 Oct-Dec 1960,
this gives a birth year c 1913

The only Annie Wiseman death in 1960 was aged 86, so that can't be her. There was
Annie Wiseman age 52 Poplar vol 5d p299 Jan-Mar 1961. That could be her if she died right at the end of Dec

birth

Name: Ronald E Wiseman
Year of Registration: 1913
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's Maiden Name: Joyce
District: West Ham
County: Essex, Greater London
Volume: 4a
Page: 603

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 19 Nov 2008 09:56

The other possible birth for Annie was
Name: Annie Wood
Year of Registration: 1912
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's Maiden Name: Player
District: West Ham
County: Essex, Greater London
Volume: 4a
Page: 843

Which of these two ties in with the age she gave on her marriage certificate?
I assume that you have bought this, you only give the reference for it in your query, not the exact date for the marriage which I thought that you would have done, if you had bought the certificate

Linda

Officebirdy

Officebirdy Report 24 Nov 2008 01:33

Hi Linda

Thanks for the information.

You're right, I have the marriage certificate and are spot on with Ronald's info.

In relation to Annie's birth certificate it ties in with the 1909 date, so I have ordered this one to confirm.

Many Thanks for helping me out.

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 24 Nov 2008 13:16

You would be best to order the marriage cert to confirm the details for the birth cert. If there is more than one possibility for a birth it would be so easy to start following the wrong tree.

Jill

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