Looking for help to find the right ancestors

[Qwackers]

Hi Merry. Yes you are right I should have asked about samuel at the same time . but like you have said we know his burial so we can give the year approx of his birth . so i have asked if they could check the year , lets see if they will . If not I will have to order the death certificate . and take it from there. the gentleman who gave me the details of william was very kind but a manager of searches was pontificating with me saying how long the process took and was quite rude . so i won't be contacting him again lol

[Qwackers]

hi merry ,with regards post 140 , finding if william his mary's husband on the death certificate , the register office have confirmed that william was her husband . so i think it's good news .

[Merry]

Oh that's good. Did it say Mary was the wife of or the widow of William? Also, who registered the death?

[Qwackers]

hi , no i cheated i asked the registrar a straight yes no answer i could ask , but they are quite strict with giving you info free lol

[Qwackers]

i did ask if the husband was william in my question,

[Qwackers]

william was her husband .

[Merry]

That's a pity. You should have asked if she was the widow of William as you wanted Yes to that question and not the question you asked which is more ambiguous! The registrar probably answered yes regardless of whether it said wife of or widow of.

[Qwackers]

i will try and ask , they only can say know .

[Qwackers]

I've just had word back from pm the registrar , and the answer was mary was a widow . she can't give me anymore info , but that's good isn't it ?

[Merry]

Now you know not to be looking for her husband on the 1841 census.