Find Ancestors

hi guys,
im in a muddle lindsey and msk have both found details on my gt grandfathers parents and siblings. now this is where im confused as they are the same person as the siblings are the same but according to adding up catherine wouldve had her first born when she was 13. as she was born in 1865 then her first born john was born in 1878 im doing something wrong. please help as ive now added these details to my tree!!
best wishes,
tasha x

Hi Tasha,

Thats a difficult one, unless you know of any siblings names which may make a difference.
To be absolutely sure at this point I would order a copy of her birth cert, this way there is no room for error.
If you apply direct to the king's Lynn regestry office it should only cost around £7.50 , I have found ringing in advance to check the cert price always helps to speed things up? or call in if you are local.
I found picking my relatives brains about aunts uncles etc always helped.

hi dave and linda,
yes i knew he was an engine driver, that was only as my nan told me. thomas richardson was my gt gt grandfather his youngest son redvers was mt gt grandfather. i just checked out the other sites free bmd and ancestry but it just opens a page saying error!
trying to find details of redvers richardsons wife gladys nee dorman, she was my great gran and sadly died a few months before i was born. she was born in june 1906 in kings lynn she married redvers in 1923 and died in 1981 im trying to find details on her parents and where she lived etc. is this possible?
thanks tasha

ah thanks for that linda, ill have a look and see what i can find.
regards,
tasha x

Hi Tasha,

couldnt resist looking at the original 1901 census image and Thomas Richardson was a Loco engine driver ? his son Thomas age 16 was a Railway engine fitter.
Their address is given as Jubilee Terrace, Saddlebow Rd, Kings Lynn

oh my god, ill be here forever, ill have a look now. thanks dave x

Natasha

Whilst you are waiting for all those certificates to arrive you could try practicing on the freeBMD site mentioned above to get used to the layout and information.

For example if you do a search for All Types, Dorman in Kings Lynn you get info from 1839 to 1925.

You should see Gladys birth and also the info needed to order a certificate (Volume/Page Number etc).

You will also see that lower down the page that after 1911 the mothers maiden name and spouses maiden names can also be seen, which helps tracking possible siblings.

That info also helps find marriages of parents.

As another example if you look further up the page you will see records of marriages.
If you click on the page number you should see a list of possible spouses.

What I do is look at the previous male marriages and try to find the names on the census. The two previous male marriages for instance Bertie and Frederick William can both be found on the census, and looking at the 1891 census are probably brothers. They look like they are the sons of William T and Elizabeth.

Looking back on the freeBMD page you can see a marriage of a William T in 1877. This then means you can look for people on the free 1881 census here:

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp

And the search goes on.

Good Luck

Dave

Hi Tasha.

Like you I started with a few names way back in 2005, now my tree is over 1000 names, so as you can see it is quite addictive. I joined Ancestry.co.uk and found this to be a great help, you can look at the site for free to get an idea, also there are many free sites you can find and for some more inspiration dont forget to watch who do you think you are tonight,

If you need anymore help feel free to ask me and I will do my best

Enjoy your cuppa

Linda ( MSK thats my husbands initials )

wow you guys are amazing and deserve a medal i really dont think i would get very far without your help.
thank you, thank you, thank you xx

I have had a quick look at the 1871 Census and found Catherine Coulthard! the area is right and she has a brother Alexander !! so this could be her

1871 Census Registration district Gateshead, civil parish Whickham

John Coulthard age 31 c1840 born Yarm Yorkshire

Catherine " " age 29 c1842 Wallsend Northumberland

Catherine age 6 b c1865 born Tanfield Durham

Elizabeth age 5 c1866 born Whickham Durham

Thomas age 3 c1868 born Whickham Durham

Alexander age 2 c1869 born Whickham Durham

Jane age 9months c1870 born Whickham Durham

thanks for that david, i was told something else which was wrong and yours is correct as i knew it was 1906 but didnt know when.
thanks x

yes not the rarest of names is it, but i think you may have found it as it would be about right, this goes on forever there is so many things i need to find and just getting confused. ha. think im going to make a cup of tea and return in few minutes.
thanks for helping msk

Just had a quick look! wow did not expect quite so many Thomas Richardson marriages in that area!! how ever there is one in the DecQ 1883 district of registration Gateshead for

Thomas Richardson

Catherine Coulthard

could be yours as the dates and area is about the right time before their first child is born.

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

no havent heard of it i will have a look thanks again x

thanks msk how do i find out catherines maiden name, and marriage between them both. this is great thanks x

Hi Tasha,

Have you tried a website called Rootsweb free BMD
this can help you find births deaths and marriages between 1837 -1920ish as its still being transcribed

For info:

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

Births Jun 1906 King's L. 4b 303

Dorman Gladys Beatrice

Hi Tasha

Thomas Richardson c1864 born Wickham Durham
Catherine Richardson c1865 b Tanfield Durham
Thomas " "age 16
John " " age13
Alexander " " 10 born Gateshead
Catherine " " age 8 born Gateshead
Hannah M age 7 born Gateshead
Horace W " " age 5 born Kings Lynn
Lancelot " " age 2 born Kings Lynn
Redvers G age 9months born Kings Lynn

wow how do you do this!! now how do i find out catherines maiden name? this is so confusing, and can i find the same thing you just have but with redvers the head of house rather than son too?
think that makes sense!
thanks,
tasha x