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Hi My name is Leeanne and i was wondering if anyone would help me to search for a wedding cert for my grandparents. The only thing is I dont know where or when they were married. The details i have are: - Grandfather :- John Alexander Campbell Cpl in Highland Light Infantry address when died was 529 Cowpen Road, Cowpen, Blyth, Northumberland. He was born in 1903 but i dont know where. Grandmother :- Norah Ellen Ratcliffe formerly Ready dont know date of birth but think its c1910 I do know she was brought up in the Cowpen area of Blyth because she attended Bebside Middle School with her siblings. I do know that my grandfather's family are all Roman Catholic as is my Grandmothers Please can someone help :)

When was the birth of their child? (The one who was your parent) You need to know that, plus whether he or she was the eldest, to give you some sort of time frame in which to work. Reg

Well I think its safe to say that John Alexander Campbell was more than likely born inScotland if the name is anything to go by and the fact he was in the Highland division. I searched for the name on Scotlandspeople site for years 1902-1904 and it came up with two hits, unfortunately I do not have credit with the site. Suzanne

I don't know if these are any use Name: Norah Campbell Death Year: [1989] Age: 80 Birth Date: 10 Oct 1909 Death Registration Month/Year: Dec 1989 Registration District: Northumberland Central Inferred County: Northumberland Inferred Country: England Norah Campbell Death Year: [1984] Age: 76 Birth Date: 13 Nov 1907 Death Registration Month/Year: Jul 1984 Registration District: North Tyneside West Inferred County: Tyne And Wear Inferred Country: England Name: Norah Campbell Death Year: 1999 Age: 93 Birth Date: 14 May 1906 Death Registration Month/Year: Jun 1999 Registration District: Gateshead Inferred County: Tyne And Wear Inferred Country: England Perhaps you can find out births (with the appropriate Maiden name) to check the middle name.

How certain are you of your grandmothers name? No births for a Norah in the Northumberland, just these: No Surname Forename1 Forename2 Forename3 Mothers maiden name District Page No Event Quarter Year View Image 1 Ready Norah Elizabeth Lanchester.10a 354 Birth 3 1898 2 Ready Norah West Derby.8b 361 Birth 2 1893 3 Ready Norah Whitechapel.1c 232 Birth 3 1904 The following are the results of a search for Ready births in the Northumberland and surrounding counties between the years 1898-1920: No Surname Forename1 Forename2 Forename3 Mothers maiden name District Page No Event Quarter Year View Image 1 Ready Albert Newcastle Upon Tyne.10b 22 Birth 1 1903 2 Ready Alexander Short Morpeth.10b 734 Birth 2 1917 3 Ready Alice Ready Gateshead.10a 1642 Birth 4 1916 4 Ready Annie Gateshead.10a 1048 Birth 3 1906 5 Ready Frances A Woods Gateshead.10a 2326 Birth 1 1915 6 Ready George Henry Chester Le Street.10a 557 Birth 4 1899 7 Ready George Gateshead.10a 1064 Birth 1 1900 >>>>>8 Ready Gerard Finchen Tynemouth.10b 499 Birth 1 1917 9 Ready Jean Ready Gateshead.10a 2377 Birth 3 1920 10 Ready John J Short Morpeth.10b 831 Birth 3 1913 >>>>>11 Ready John William Tynemouth.10b 250 Birth 1 1908 12 Ready Joseph Woods Gateshead.10a 2733 Birth 1 1920 13 Ready Joseph Oxton Gateshead.10a 1749 Birth 3 1918 14 Ready Madelina Sunderland.10a 682 Birth 2 1901 15 Ready Martha Gateshead.10a 924 Birth 1 1899 16 Ready Mary Hildreth Sunderland.10a 726 Birth 3 1904 >>>>> 17 Ready Sarah M Short Tynemouth.10b 684 Birth 4 1919 18 Ready Thomas A Aylesbury Durham.10a 975 Birth 3 1920 19 Ready Thomas Gateshead.10a 946 Birth 4 1907 Tynemouth covered the Blyth area. Suzanne

Just as a thought...have you ever thought about getting Williams service records. These are available from the National Archives. Their web address is: http(://)www(.)nationalarchives.)gov(.)uk/searchthearchives/ Just thought you may be interested if you havn't already done so. Suzanne

Birthdates of children of this marriage will help to narrow this down, but if they aren't on Scotlands people they may have married in England and after 1910ish, its just a case of going through the marriage indexes until you find them. This can be a slog, I once looked for a marriage that I knew had taken place between 1901 and 1937. The couple didn't have any children, so I had no clue. I had 36 years and 4 quarters each year. I found it after 34 volumes!!!! nell

Thank you for all your help guys, if its any easier i know my Grandma died at Wansbeck/Ashington Hospital in 1993/5. Her surname when she died was Ratcliffe. My Grandfathers mother was Scottish-thats why he had Campbell as his middle name, but he was defintly married to my Grandmother in Northumberland. I just dont know where or when. My father is the eldest surving child, his name is John Alexander Ratcliffe. He was born at Dilston Hall on the 18 March 1946. My Grandparent had a set of twins that i think were born before my father but they died at about 6 weeks old in World War 2.

Hi Leanne In your original thread it does not say his surname was Ratcliffe...its reads as though his surname is Campbell. Please verify what his surname was? I know he married in Northumberland but thats not to say he wasn't born in Scotland? Suzanne

could this be him on National Archives online Description Medal card of Campbell, John Alexander Corps Regiment No Rank 10/11th Battalion Highland Light Infantry Temporary Second Lieutenant 10/11th Battalion Highland Light Infantry Temporary Captain 10/11th Battalion Highland Light Infantry Captain Date 1914-1920 Catalogue reference WO 372/4 Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies Costs £3.50 to download medal card Zoe

Ancestry death index 1984-2002 has four Norah Ratcliffes......none of them died in Ashington. Reg

Found it now.....her first name does not have an 'H' on the end............. Name: Nora Ellen Ratcliffe Death Year: 1994 Age: 73 Birth Date: 30 Apr 1921 Death Registration Month/Year: Oct 1994 Registration District: Northumberland Central Inferred County: Northumberland Inferred Country: England Register Number: 32A Entry number: 153 Are you saying Leeanne, that this lady was married to John Campbell? If so, when did she re-marry? I think you need to clarify things a wee bit......... Reg

Hi Guys Just to say thank you for your help and to appologise, I didn't realise that i had missed his surname off the original message. Again i apologise. My Grandfathers name was John Campbell Ratcliffe. I know he had brothers called Alex and Louie, my Great Uncle Louie's surname was registered as Radcliffe by mistake when my Great Grandfather Registered the birth. I don't suppose there is any other info you can get for me? Or give me an idea where to look, I don't think im looking in the right places!

You have Nora's date of birth now.......it's on the death reg details. You need to find the birth on 1837online, which is pay-to-view, then when you have her birth cert, you will have the full names of her parents. You should then be able to find them in 1901, assuming they were both 21 or older when Nora was born. Reg

Right, Leeanne, here is Nora's birth AMJ 1921, Tynemouth Vol 10b, Page 678. Ready Nora E, Mother's maiden surname SHORT You can now order the cert as suggested above. Good luck Reg

Hi Just to say thank you very much for your help everyone, especially Reggie.