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my grandmother is rhoda ann wensley ( poss vaulter before married ) died april 15th 1962 born 1893
william george wensley died 29th oct 1967 born 1888 and i think he was from dulverton

my father george charles wensley born 1924 dulverton died 2005
my mother elsie margaret ridd (before married ) born 1931 or 1932 devon i beleave challacome ? died 27,05,1989

i do not know about my mothers parents as i was only very young when they died , i only found the information about my fathers parents and i live in the village where they are buried .

libbyann do you have access to any paid sites or are you going to get as far as you can on free sites first?

Marriage.
George C Wensley.
Spouse Surname: Ridd.
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1949.
Registration district: Barnstaple.
Inferred County: North Devon.
Volume Number: 7a.
Page Number: 611.


Elsie M Ridd.
Spouse Surname: Wensley.
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1949.
Registration district: Barnstaple.
Inferred County: North Devon.
Volume Number: 7a.
Page Number: 611.

Birth.
Elsie M Ridd.
Mother's Maiden Surname: Lock.
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1930.
Registration district: Barnstaple.
Inferred County: Devonshire.
Volume Number: 5b.
Page Number: 547.

Marriage.

Richard Ridd.
Spouse Surname: Locke.
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1927.
Registration district: Barnstaple.
Inferred County: North Devon.
Volume Number: 5b.
Page Number: 1011.

Nellie M Locke.
Spouse Surname: Ridd.
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1927.
Registration district: Barnstaple.
Inferred County: North Devon.
Volume Number: 5b.
Page Number: 1011.

Jimmy -- don't get too excited this is Beginners!

I'm fed up of being bored the last few days.

Jimmy wrote:I'm fed up of being bored the last few days.

I'm sorry -- hasn't any given you anything to get your teeth into recently? --

Libby1972 wrote:my grandmother is rhoda ann wensley ( poss vaulter before married ) died april 15th 1962 born 1893
william george wensley died 29th oct 1967 born 1888 and i think he was from dulverton

my father george charles wensley born 1924 dulverton died 2005
my mother elsie margaret ridd (before married ) born 1931 or 1932 devon i beleave challacome ? died 27,05,1989

i do not know about my mothers parents as i was only very young when they died , i only found the information about my fathers parents and i live in the village where they are buried .

Ridd?? of Lorna Doone fame?

maths girl no paid sites yet seeing how i get on first but do you suggest any good ones

and cheers jimmy you are a big help

srd yes ridd and have no idear if to do with Lorna doone but don't know if that's true or just fiction

Libby1972 wrote:maths girl no paid sites yet seeing how i get on first but do you suggest any good ones

and cheers jimmy you are a big help

srd yes ridd and have no idear if to do with Lorna doone but don't know if that's true or just fiction

Ok so first thing you need to have a go at is to see if you can find some of those records that Jimmy has highlighted.

You need the Free site called http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

and the trick is to learn how much/how little information to put in to find the information you are looking for so -- starting with

my father george charles wensley born 1924 dulverton died 2005
my mother elsie margaret ridd (before married ) born 1931 or 1932 devon i beleave challacome ? died 27,05,1989

On BMD if you haven't got a page that says search find where it says New Query
The you need to fill in some info -- start by trying to find your mother and father's marriage --(we always try to work backwards in family history) --
CLick marriages in TYPE -- enter one of their surnames and first name ( best not to put middle names in as they are sometimes recorded as initials --
I suggest you don't put in the other one just yet as it might over load the search system and give no results -- presuming you know roughly when the marriage was enter dates before and after (amount of leeway depends on how accurate your information is)- 2-3 years is a good starter--
if you know the county you could enter that.
If you know how to copy and paste you could show the results you get or any likely ones.

ok thanks il give that a go and see where it leads me

Marriages Sep 1949 (>99%)
Ridd Elsie M Wensley Barnstaple 7a 611
Wensley George C Ridd Barnstaple 7a 611
this is what it came up with

Libby1972 wrote:Marriages Sep 1949 (>99%)
Ridd Elsie M Wensley Barnstaple 7a 611
Wensley George C Ridd Barnstaple 7a 611
this is what it came up with

Great and that matches up with what Jimmy found -- the info Barnstaple 7a 611 is what you would need if you were going to send for the certificate.

If the marriage took place in a church you can look it up at the local record office -- it helps if you can identify the church -- I know that in Staffordshire there is a local index but I am not sure about Devon -- someone else may be able to help there .


The certificate / church record would tell you more information about Elsie and George eg their age, marriage status eg batchelor/spinster/widowed, their occupation, their address, their father's names, and their occupations and their witnesses -- all of these bits of information can help with the backward search in different ways.

Do you already have the certificate? -- will you be able to get to your local record office - is it Barnstaple? -- if you want to send for the certificate they cost approx £10 each -- some of the others will be better at talking you through that -- I suggest you start a thread in beginners called -- help needed sending for certificates and then give the info you have found and someone will be able to guide you through it if you need help.

Now you have the marriage -- try using the same site to get mother's and father's births

maths girl you have been a tremendous help , thank you once again , you sure do know your stuff

Glad to help -- bed now then work tomorrow -- Keep asking questions -- you are on your way.

Maths girl