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Member Since: April 2011 Posts: 200 Send Message	trailertrash	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:12
	Can anyone help. She either married Edward Mason or James Shimmeks. Cannot find out which and having problems with the name Shimmeks. have tried shimmers and shimmels but not finding James on any census. Suggestions please. thanks, Lesley
	Researching: etches ashbourne, morgans and hodges
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:16
	Free BMD gives a marriage for her to either Lawrence William Poplar 1c 838 or REID John Girdwood Poplar 1c 838
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:16
	So not this one then Name: Mary Eliza Etches Spouse Name: John Gridwood Reid Spouse Age: Full Age Record Type: Marriage Event Date: 29 Mar 1884 Parish: Bromley St Leonard St Mary Borough: Tower Hamlets Spouse Father Name: George Reid Register Type: Parish Register
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:17
	When and where was she born ?
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 13,469 Send Message	rootgatherer	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:17
	Different names on Freebmd? Marriages Mar 1884 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDREWS Maria Theresa Poplar 1c 838 Etches Mary Eliza Poplar 1c 838 Lawrence William Poplar 1c 838 REID John Girdwood Poplar 1c 838
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:20
	The 1891 census suggests her husband is John G Reid unless anyone can find anything different.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:21
	Births Dec 1886 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reid John Girdwood Poplar 1c 595 How have you arrived at those names for a possible partner ?
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 13,469 Send Message	rootgatherer	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:23
	Name: Mary Eliza Etches Spouse Name: John Gridwood Reid, Joiner Spouse Age: Full Age Record Type: Marriage Event Date: 29 Mar 1884 Parish: Bromley St Leonard St Mary Borough: Tower Hamlets Spouse Father Name: George Reid Register Type: Parish Register On the image it looks like her father is Robert(?) Etches, Compositor Both Resident in Bromley at time of marriage.
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Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:28
	?? But not Etches Marriages Mar 1884 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KING Susan Poplar 1c 834 Marshall Emily Poplar 1c 834 Mason Edward Poplar 1c 834 SHIMMENS James Poplar 1c 834 Edward Mason married Emily Marshall
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
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Member Since: April 2011 Posts: 200 Send Message	trailertrash	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:30
	thank you so much everyone. I came up with the names Edward Mason AND James Shimmeks after looking it up on this site. It comes up as Mary Eliza marrying one of those two. I hadn't heard of John Gridwood Reid before. Her father was Robert Etches, compositor. Thanks everyone.
	Researching: etches ashbourne, morgans and hodges
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:31
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Lesley Anne - can you clarify whether it is Shimmens or Edges you are researching (else people may copy over all sorts of census & records which may be the wrong line!)
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 13,469 Send Message	rootgatherer	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:32
	1861 Name: Mary Eliza Etches Age: 2 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: Robert Etches Mother's name: Mary Eliza Etches Gender: Female Where born: Retford, Nottinghamshire, England Civil parish: Mansfield Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: Mansfield Sub-registration district: Mansfield ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 105 Piece: 2429 Folio: 14 Page Number: 22 Household Members: Name Age Robert Etches 26 Printer Compositor, b. Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Mary Eliza Etches 24 b. Snelstone, Derbyshire, England Mary Eliza Etches 2
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Member Since: April 2011 Posts: 200 Send Message	trailertrash	Report	27 Dec 2011 19:38
	MarieCeleste I am researching Etches. Thanks for help.
	Researching: etches ashbourne, morgans and hodges
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	27 Dec 2011 21:05
	Always search the free sites first :-)
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 13,469 Send Message	rootgatherer	Report	27 Dec 2011 21:25
	1891 Name: Mary E Reid Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: John G Reid Gender: Female Where born: Rotford, Nottinghamshire, England Civil parish: Bromley St Leonard Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary County/Island: London Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Poplar Sub-registration district: Bromley ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 319 Folio: 41 Page Number: 29 Household Members: Name Age John G Reid 38 Mary E Reid 32 George R Reid 6 John G Reid 4 Deaths Dec 1904 REID John Girdwood 51 Poplar 1c 323 Name: John Girdwood Reid Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: 28 Nov 1852 Baptism/Christening Place: , SOUTH LEITH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND Birth Date: 16 Nov 1852 Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: George Reid Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Elizabeth Girdwood Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C19504-6 System Origin: Scotland-VR Source Film Number: 1067776 + Reference Number: 2:18SF6GR
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Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	27 Dec 2011 22:53
	Where did you get your 'info'? From freebmd...................... Marriages Mar 1884 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KING Susan Poplar 1c 834 Marshall Emily Poplar 1c 834 Mason Edward Poplar 1c 834 SHIMMENS James Poplar 1c 834 No ETCHES on the page
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 21,069 Send Message	jax	Report	27 Dec 2011 23:38
	Just looked it up on FMP they also have the incorrect info BMD Search result details Civil Registration event: Marriage Name: ETCHES, Mary Eliza Registration District: Help Poplar County: London Year of Registration: 1884 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912 Volume No: Help 1C Page No: Help 834 >>>>should be 838 MarriageFinder™: Mary Eliza Etches married one of the following people Help MASON, Edward view record SHIMMEKS, James view record MARSHALL, Emily view record
	Researching: Nothing much

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