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Finding the births of a marriage

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Cassandra

Cassandra Report 30 Jul 2009 13:42

Can any one tell me the best way to find how many children were born to a married couple? I'm trying to see if my paternal grandfather had any children from a second marriage. I have never met him and I do not know if his 2nd marriage (in1955) is aware of his 1st son (my father). I just want to complete the family tree without upsetting anyone.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ Report 30 Jul 2009 14:03

The only way I know is to trawl through the births on Ancestry quarter by quarter from the time of the marriage onward.

it is a long slow procedure, but worth a try.

Good luck to you:)

xx

Jean Durant

Jean Durant Report 30 Jul 2009 14:27

Cassandra...the birth index on Ancestry indexed from 1916 to 2005. If you put in the surnames of husband and spouse in the approrpiate boxes all children born to those names will come up,

It helps if you have a time span and or district if they both have common surnames.

Don't know whether you can access these if you are not a member. If you have any problems pm me with the names and I'll have a look for you.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 30 Jul 2009 17:10

Consider that the 1955 marriage may not be the first one for the wife either.
You will need to know her maiden name before hunting for records of possible children.

Gwyn