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denis toomey married to clara ford. i am trying to get details on my great grandparents. i know my great grandmother was married twice her first husband was a deniis toomey i dont know when he was born but i believe somewhere between 1883 and 1899. can anyone help me please

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1911 census

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Person: TOOMEY, Denis
Address: 35 Beaumont Buildings Drury Lane W C
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where born Image
TOOMEY, Alice Head Widow F 54 1857 Longworth Berks VIEW
TOOMEY, Margaret Daughter Single F 27 1884 Wig Maker London Middlesex VIEW
TOOMEY, Annie Daughter Single F 25 1886 Law Writer And Typist London Middlesex VIEW
TOOMEY, Denis Son Single M 20 1891 Library Assistant London Middlesex VIEW

Marriage Record Name Clara S Ford
Year of Marriage 1919
Quarter of Marriage Apr-May-Jun
Registration District St. Olave Southwark
Registration County London
Spouse's Surname Toomey
Volume Number 1D
Volume Page 441

Spouse Match: Clara S FORD married Denis TOOMEY

Name Denis Toomey
Year of Marriage 1919
Quarter of Marriage Apr-May-Jun
Registration District St. Olave Southwark
Registration County London
Spouse's Surname Ford
Volume Number 1D
Volume Page 441

Haven't checked when Denis died so possible remarriage?

Marriages Mar 1930 (>99%)
Jones Edward (to) Toomey 1d 143
Toomey Clara S (to) Jones Southwark 1d 143

EDIT - age a bit off compared to the 1911, but a possible?

Deaths Dec 1926 (>99%)
Toomey Dennis 29 St. Olave 1d 137

1901

Dennis Toomey
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Dennis Toomey
Mother's name: Alice Toomey
Gender: Male
Where born: Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Bloomsbury St George and St Giles in the Fields
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity Little Queen Street
County/Island: London
Country: England
Dennis Toomey 73 - born Ireland
Alice Toomey 45 - born Berkshire
Margaret Toomey 19
Annie Toomey 15
Dennis Toomey 10

Possible marriage of Denis snr and Alice

Marriages Sep 1882 (>99%)
BURGESS Florence Amy St Geo H Sq 1a 929
James Arthur Theophilus St Geo H Sq 1a 929
>>>>Painter Alice Mary St Geo Han Sq 1a 929
>>>>Toomey Denis St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 929

Rather than try to go further back, which line were you hoping to trace?

Presumable Clara as you've stated she is blood line. Was Denis also your Great grandparent?

He could be this Dennis? if he died in 1926

1911 England Census
about Dennis Toomey Name: Dennis Toomey
Age in 1911: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Civil parish: Bermondsey
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 23 Lockyer Street, Long Lane Bermondsey
Occupation: SCHOOL BOY
Registration district: St Olave (Bermondsey)
Registration District Number: 24
Sub-registration district: Bermondsey
Frederickjohn Jury 39
Alice Jury 38
Dennis Toomey 34
Mary Toomey 33
Dennis Toomey 13
Ellen Toomey 12
Humphery Toomey 10
William Toomey 9
Walter Toomey 5
John Toomey 3

With 2 possible candidates for Denis, it would be best to purchase Clara and his MC from

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

It would cost £9.25

Use these details (previously given) to order it

Marriage Record Name Clara S Ford
Year of Marriage 1919
Quarter of Marriage Apr-May-Jun
Registration District St. Olave Southwark
Registration County London
Spouse's Surname Toomey
Volume Number 1D
Volume Page 441

The MC will give his declared age, as well as the name and occupation of his father if known. Witnesses could also be relatives.

hi clara ford would be my nans mum and dennis would be her bioloigal dad. her step father would be edward jones so the connection here is correct. i have vedry little to go on as my mums family do not keep in touch.

In that case, purchase their marriage certificate using the link and details as above.

As mentioned, there are 2 possible lines both having a Den(n)is of a similar age AND having a father named Denis! - the father's occupation will help to identify the correct one.

Similarly, the details for Clara's father will help you confirm what ever research you have already done.

Births Sep 1899 (>99%)
Ford Clara Sophia St. Saviour 1d 46

Name: Clara Sophia Jones
Birth Date: 19 Jul 1899
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1973
Age at Death: 74
Registration district: Greenwich
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5b
Page: 978

The marriage is not among the London records on Ancestry - so the cert is the only way to proceed