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Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 18:59

Hi there i wonder if any one can help me
I am looking for a marriage heres what i know
Violet May Methven was born 28th feb 1894 she died the 1st of march 1970 under the name violet may goulding (this is taken from her grave)
I have looked for a marriage METHVEN - GOULDING and cant find it i have looked 1910 till 1928 for this marriage usuing ancestry
But can not find it
I also know she had a daughter who died 26th june 1988 known as girlie who was buried with her
but dont know her name
Any suggestions or help would be great thankyou
Tracy

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Jan 2008 19:01

any idea how old the daughter was ,may narrow the search down a bit.

Also what area was this ?

Shirley

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:03

hi shirley
yes she was 79 years old when she died i have looked to see if i can see any births that tally either under the name of methven or goulding births for the daughter but couldnt find any thing
Thanks for the help
Tracy

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:04

Shirley looking at the dates i have given you it makes violet 15 when she had this daughter these were dates given to me from a relative who visits the graves
Tracy

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Jan 2008 19:06

is this a poss for the daughter?
Name: Mollie Louise Goulding
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1913
Death Registration Month/Year: Jul 1988
Age at death (estimated): 74
Registration district: Greenwich
Inferred County: London
Volume: 12
Page: 754

Nicki

Nicki Report 19 Jan 2008 19:06

Births Mar 1894


Methven Violet Farnham 2a 110

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:08

Hi shirley and nicola sorry i meant to say they lkived in edmonton violet may methven born 2nd quater 1894
Mollie louis could be a possibility
Thanks tracy

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:09

They were also buried in edmonton cemetery so i was looking for a death around that area
Tracy

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Jan 2008 19:10

you probably already got this but for info


Name: Violet May Methven
Year of Registration: 1894
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Edmonton
County: Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex
Volume: 3a
Page: 396 (click to see others on page)

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:11

Thanks shirley yes that is her so why cant i find her marriage or the daughters birth?
Its driving me crazy
Tracy

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Jan 2008 19:12

so the Mollie Louise one wont be right cos that Greenwich which is south of the River Thames, (my old stamping ground cos i came from that part of SE london)

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:15

Hi shirley no i dont think that one is right its a bit to far from edmonton and she was 79 when she died on the 26th of june 1988 so i would have thought the death was registered in june
Thanks again tracy x

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o°

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 19 Jan 2008 19:15

If you contact the local council they should be able to give you information on who is buried in that grave

Cemetery Registrar
PO Box 52
Civic Centre
Silver Street
Enfield
EN1 3XD.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Jan 2008 19:16

should we be looking for a different surname for the daughter at death , was she married or unmarried do you know?

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:17

Hio thanks claire im sure they charge you for a search now i rany enfield cemetery have been really helpful in the past and when i called them the other day they said if i wrote them a letter thay would charge me £20 I
Tracy

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:19

Shirley i dont know if she was married but surley she would have been born under the name methven i dont think violet would have been married at 15? but then again i may be wrong
Tracy

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o°

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 19 Jan 2008 19:19

Try ring the council instead of the cemetery but make sure you have the plot number.

020 8379 3767.

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:22

Hi Claire i dont have the plot number this relative gave me these notes through another relative i will try and talk to her to see if she knows the plot number
Tracy

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Jan 2008 19:28

have you the death cert .maybe her daughter reg the death.
Mar qtr 1970
Violet May Goulding dob 28.2.1894 Enfield 5b 489

Twinklestar

Twinklestar Report 19 Jan 2008 19:30

Hi Shirley no i dont have the death certificate only these dates i think maybe her dauhter may have registered the death
I will keep looking if not i may go to the cemeterey and have a look it must have the dughters name on the head stone
Thanks again Tracy