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Colleen

Colleen Report 16 Sep 2007 23:35

Could anyone be able to see if there is a record of the marriage of my g grandfather (Robert Loxam) and g grandmother (Mary (Polly) Radcliffe) in Lancashire (possibly Lancaster)?

In the 1901 census my g grandfather lived in Lancaster and was single. The story goes that she was from a family of money and he being a farm boy wasn't acceptable. They came to Canada about 1910 and I don't know if they married before coming over here or married somewhere in Canada.

I live in BC, Canada so going to the registration office in England would way too expensive to go there just research this, not knowing just where they did marry, and if they even married there at all.

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 16 Sep 2007 23:39

Colleen,

There are no marriages listed on FreeBMD

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

Rose

Researching:
I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 16 Sep 2007 23:42

I don't see them in 1911.

Rose

Researching:
I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

Linda

Linda Report 16 Sep 2007 23:44

Hi Colleen, there were no marriages for Robert Loxam anywhere in England or Wales on freebmd between 1900 and 1915, sorry. (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)

Fred

Fred Report 17 Sep 2007 00:18

They could have married on board ship.!

Researching:
Sanderson, Welham, Sharpe. Goole

Colleen

Colleen Report 5 Oct 2007 12:07

Can the freebmd be trusted to have all of the marriages listed? I have not idea about when or where they shipped from and to so I have no idea where to check for marriages on board. I guess that at sometime I will be contacting the east coast archives to see if they have any records.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 5 Oct 2007 12:29

Not of any help in your quest, but........... I was brought up in Lancaster, and the name Loxam was well-known there.

There was a car showroom/garage of the name, in a very prominent position in the city.

This was in the 1940-1960 era.........

Reg

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 5 Oct 2007 12:31

Is this 'your' Robert in 1901? Occ is Carter on Farm

Name: Robert Loxam
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Lancaster
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Lancaster
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England


Registration district: Lancaster
Sub-registration district: Lancaster
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 27
Household Members: Name Age
John Bouch 41
Christopher Harrison 29
Elizabeth Harrison 30
Ethel May Harrison 4
George Harrison 3
Deccmus Loxam 24
Robert Loxam 19

Reg