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I have been trying to research my father in laws side of the family. On his birth certificate it says his mother was Dorothy Louisa Weightman formaly Perkins & father Harry James Frederick Weightman. I have tried searching but cant find any marriages for a Dorothy Perkins & if i put in Harrry's full name in nothing comes up at all or with just his first name that many come up i get lost. Can anyone suggest anything to help me as im hitting a brick wall & its very frustrating. Thanks Ket xxx

'Lancashire' is a bit vague.........can we have the name of the town, please? 1901...........guessing Alfred Weightman abt 1845 Manchester, Lancashire, England Head Moss Side Lancashire View Record Harry Weightman abt 1892 Manchester, Lancashire, England Son Moss Side Lancashire View Record John A Weightman abt 1874 Manchester, Lancashire, England Son Moss Side Lancashire Rose

It comes up with prestwich as the district. I know this sounds stupid but that surely has to be her doesnt it? If that Dorothy is the only one coming up with the middle name of Louisa

Is this the birth to which you refer? Name: Perkins, Dorothy Louise Record Type: Births Quarter: March Year: 1895 District: Prestwich County: Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 426 Snag.....can't see her on 1901 census! Rose

I thought it might be this one? Name: Perkins, Dorothy Louisa Record Type: Births Quarter: March Year: 1895 District: Prestwich County: Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 426 (click to see others on page) Father in law was born Dagenham, Essex 5th Oct 1934 Cant find any birth for my fether in laws father though.

have you tried Henry rather than Harry? as some times when they are Harry they are really Henry Jeanette

We were under the impression that the weightman line were all from Southern England but we cant actually remember Jim (my father in law) actually ever saying that.

Theres a James Henry but if its a birth record wouldnt it show Frederick as well?

please remeber the Louisa (middle name) may have not been decided upon at the time of her birth registration. There are lots of Dorothy Perkins births registered.... View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1848 December Births Hinckley Leicestershire Warwickshire View Record PERKINS, Dorothy 1874 December Births Coventry Warwickshire West Midlands View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1884 December Births South Shields Co. Durham Tyne and Wear View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1889 March Births Goole Humberside Lincolnshire West Riding of Yorkshire View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1890 March Births Marylebone (1837-1901) London Middlesex View Record PERKINS, Dorothy 1891 December Births Solihull Warwickshire West Midlands View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1892 June Births Williton Somerset View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1893 September Births Chelmsford Essex View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1893 September Births Thrapston Huntingdonshire Northamptonshire View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1894 December Births Wellington Som Devon Somerset View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1894 December Births Milton Kent View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1896 June Births Paddington London View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1896 March Births Winslow Buckinghamshire View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1899 September Births West Ham Essex Greater London View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1900 December Births Solihull Warwickshire West Midlands View Record PERKINS, Dorothy 1902 June Births Crediton Devon View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1903 March Births Newbury Berkshire Hampshire View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1906 June Births Stratford upon Avon Gloucestershire Warwickshire Worcestershire View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1906 March Births Kingston Middlesex Surrey View Record PERKINS, Dorothy 1906 September Births Barnsley West Riding of Yorkshire View Record PERKINS, Dorothy 1907 September Births Worcester Hereford and Worcester Worcestershire View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1908 March Births West Derby Lancashire View Record Perkins, Dorothy 1908 September Births Kidderminster Hereford and Worcester Shropshire Staffordshire Worcestershire View Record PERKINS, Dorothy 1909 September Births Aberystwyth Cardiganshire View Record PERKINS, Dorothy 1909 September Births Grantham (1837-1933) Leicestershire Lincolnshire

Where have you looked for the marriage of your father-in-law's parents? And did he have any siblings? If so, were any of them older than him? Rose

I am going to the family records centre on wednesday/thursday i will lookup the marriage of his parents and his birth if you want in the GRO books. Zoe

A lot of relatives I've found invent or eleborate names later on. My husband's gt grandmother is plain Rose on her birth cert, but her marriage and death certs have her as Rosella. Similiarly I have an Annie who becomes Elizabeth Anne and an Ellen Eliza who drops the Eliza. So you can't go on her full name as a clue. If she was the one born 1895 that would make her 39 when her son was born in 1934, so did he have older brothers/sisters? Or do you think this 1895 one doesn't sound right? nell

I have been looking on Ancestry for their wedding but because im not sure where they both came from & ages it brings up that many people. He had other brothers & sisters but my husband can only remeber him mention his sister Julie her details are - Julia D Weightman Jul-Aug-Sep 1932 Maryleborne Vol 1a Pg 666 Zoe, Thank you for the offer of the look up. Any information you could find would be a great help. It will hopefully point me in the right direction. Helen, I really dont know if the 1895 one is right or not. I was mainly going on the 'L' but if like you said this isnt reliable to go on then im back to square one. We did think all the family was from the essex/kent area but until i can find something else to go on i dont know what to do or where to look. Ket xxx

You won't find their marriage on Ancestry or freebmd............they only go up to about 1910. I rather thought that was where you'd been looking, which was why I asked........ You will have to search on 1837online to find it. Rose

Hi, I still cant find any further details on my husbands grand parents. Unfortunately his fathers Birth certificate only gives the names of his parents & im stuck as to what to do from there as i dont know which area they originally came from & approx DOB. I have been looking for the married of them on 1837 & ran out of credits as i was going through every year starting from when there 1st child was born but thats like looking for a neddle in a hay stack. Can anyone give me any suggestions?? Thank you Ket xxx

hi Ket Been in the same situation myself and find it totally frustating! Lets start at the begining - Where and when was your father-in-law born? and did he have brothers and sisters? Cheers Jan

Ok i have just found the married after about 50 pages on 1837 but still got to try & find there births. My fatherin law - James Frederick Weightman b 5th Oct 1934 in Romford. Sister called Julie b 1932 in London & we think he may have had a younger brother called John. Harry James Frederick Weightman & Dorothy Louisa (Nee Perkins) Married Oct quarter of 1931 in Atcham with not knowing the year they were both born im not sure where to start on the births of either of them.

If you send off for their marriage certificate, it will tell you how old they were when they married. This should help you work out which birth record is the right one. It will also tell you the names and occupations of both fathers so you could use their names as a checking point when ordering the birth certificates. Sam x

Is this Harry's death (assuming he has died of course, and in UK) Name: Harry Weightman Death Year: 1998 Age: 86 Birth Date: 19 Oct 1912 Death Registration Month/Year: Jan 1998 Registration District: Swindon Inferred County: Wiltshire Inferred Country: England Register Number: C51B Entry number: 3 If not, perhaps you need to order marriage cert, which will give you the fathers' names, which would help on 1901 search.

It could be. I will order the marriage cert & see where that takes me. I was hoping father in laws birth cert might have given me some more info about them but it only gave there names which was a start. Ket xxxx