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Joan

Joan Report 17 Jan 2009 11:26

her name was fanny jones and came from shropshire she was born in 1900 and married thomas norris don't know where he was from though think the wigan / leigh area my name is joan hill and I live in australia

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 17 Jan 2009 11:30

Look for the marriage reg'n on freebmd...........the cert will tell you their ages, and the names of each of their fathers

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

Was she registered at birth as 'Fanny'?

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 17 Jan 2009 11:32

Is one of these her birth reg'n?

Births Mar 1900 (>99%)
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Jones Fanny Madeley 6a 650
Jones Fanny Clun 6a 603

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Births Jun 1900 (>99%)
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Jones Fanny Wolverhampton 6b 656

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Births Sep 1900 (>99%)
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Jones Fanny W. Bromwich 6b 878
Jones Fanny Cleobury M. 6a 583
Jones Fanny Elizabeth J Oswestry 6a 678

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Births Dec 1900 (>99%)
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Jones Fanny Madeley 6a 587

William

William Report 27 Jul 2009 03:46

I have Thomas Norris from Wigan, also born 1900. Wonder if he's the one! I'll look into it.

will

William

William Report 27 Jul 2009 03:49

Yes.

Thomas Norris married Fanny Jones at Westleigh St. Paul in 1920