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Paul, have you got Hannah's birth certificate - is her DOB 16 August? Just found baptism for Ann Elizabeth WRIGHT in Hoo on 22 Sept 1901, parents George & Alice. (CityArk, Hoo St Werburgh) OK, Ann not Hannah, and Wright not Wraight - but gves you an idea what you're up against with the misspellings.

ok then thanx alot

Paul, (amended for correction) just a thought about the mistranscription possibility... the ref for Alice Baker is Dartford which would be the right district if she married near where she was born (and not the other side of the county) On FreeBMD there is a name missing from the list of options for this reference - there are 2 women & only one man shown. Might be worth contacting the KENT office (as on your other thread) and asking if they think the groom's name might be Wraight but mistranscribed in some way. At least you shouldn't have to pay for this!

ok then thanx everyone for your help! i will try all the options and see what i come up with, thanx again regards Paul

Paul, you have several options here. (amended posting for correction) FreeBMD & Ancestry aren't complete in their coverage, so you may have to go to a pay-per-view site like 1837-online or familyrelatives.org, and plough through the registers a year at a time. Or do this in person at your local records office if that's cheaper for you. If you dont find anything within about 1885-1901 it MAY be because there is an error in the GRO records & it never got sent in (as one of mine!) OR they got married abroad - again, 1837online have the GRO overseas records OR it is actually there but his surname is mistranscribed (quite likely I would have thought) OR they didn't actually marry. IF you're sure about her maiden name & still can't find them anywhere, it might be worth trawling the PR to see if something turns up.

Paul In my posting I stated that I didn't know about the bride..........I suggested that you cross-refer yourself. Reg

I just checked the Kent BMD too, and there is a marriage for Alice Baker in the same year, but its a different registration district, so obviously not the right one. How sure are you that her maiden name is Baker?

thanx reg, did it have the brides name on there to?

thanx for the replies i have had a look on the freebmd wedsite and i didnt find it much help, all the searches i done kept going back to www.ancestry.co.uk, so i dont think im doing it right, if someone would be kind enough to look for me i will really apriciate it! regards Paul

Paul Using the Kent site recommended above I found.......... WRAIGHT, George, , Year of Marriage: 1900 Entry Number: 369 Register: SS54/1 Location: CANTERBURY AND SWALE I have no idea of the 'other half', but you can cross-refer Reg

Just thinking - 1901 census shows no kids, so its reasonable to assume they haven't been married long. But they are in their 30's - a bit old for newlyweds? Might he have been in the army or navy for a few years? So married abroad?

Checking the 1901 image, I'd agree with Vicky about the birthplace...........Greenstreet Reg

did you know the parish registers for the Medway area are available on-line at http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ look for the link to parish registers online in the menu box on the left They are not indexed so can be tedious to use but well worth it - I have found several generations of mine in the area. BTW I had a quick look at Hoo & didn't see any entries for George, but perhaps if you run out of other options it might be worth spending time looking more carefully. I have come across a couple of Wraights in Swanscombe - could be related? Place of birth on 1901 census looks like Greenstreet to me, best I can do for location is about halfway between Southfleet & Darenth, but I'm not sure which parish this comes under.

can't find marriage Wraight, Hannah Elizabeth Record Type: Births Quarter: December Year: 1901 District: Hoo County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 643 (click to see others on page)

Hi Paul www.freebmd.org.uk The above website is a free to search database for the BMD index. It's not complete but there is a section that tells you what has been transcribed and what is still being done. It gets updated every couple of months or so. It is a very useful site to use. Especially has you can do a search for a marriage using both names ! Esta

hi Esta, thanx for the reply i havent look on freebmd as i dont know about this website, i also have found 1 census record with them both together and i know they had a child in 1901 called Hannah Wraight. How does this freebmd work

1901 Church Street Brickfield Labourer Record Alice Wraight abt 1867 Cuxton, Kent, England Wife Hoo St Werbergh Kent View Record George Wraight abt 1861 Granstrat, Kent, England Head Hoo St Werbergh Kent not sure where Granstrat can't make out even on image Jeanette

Hi Paul have you checked to see if it's on freebmd ? To narrow it down better have you found them on any census as a couple ?............is that the correct spelling of his surname ? Esta

hi everyone, can any of you please help me. im looking for the marriage of a George Wriaght and Alice Baker, they would be married in Kent, George was born 1861 and Alice born in 1867 both from Kent, so they would probably be married about 1890 +-10years, sorry i can't give any more detailes but im have so much trouble with this side of my family!! thank you to anyone who decides to help regards Paul Bennett