| For general information see
Introduction to Civil Registration |
The Exploring Family History Tutorial
Marriage Certificate
Available for marriages after July 1st 1837
| From Gladys's birth
certificate (view) and the 1901 census
(view) it seems likely that
Thomas Horwood and Florence King married between about 1885 and 1891. Task: Get full details of the marriage, including occupations, addresses, details of fathers and witness names. |
The quickest way to search the Marriage Certificate index is by using the FreeBMD web site.
| First Name | Thomas |
| Last Name | Horwood |
| From | Mar 1885 |
| To | Dec 1891 |
| Counties | Greater London |
The search produces the following responses:
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Marriages Jun 1885 |
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| HORWOOD | Thomas | Greenwich | 1d | 1291 |
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Marriages Jun 1889 |
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| HORWOOD | Thomas William | Hackney | 1b | 797 |
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Marriages Dec 1891 |
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| HORWOOD | Thomas | Hendon | 3a | 241 |
One can check by carrying out the same search for Florence
| First Name | Florence |
| Last Name | King |
| From | Mar 1885 |
| To | Dec 1891 |
| Area | Greater London |
The search produces 10 responses, one of which matches the Thomas Horwood entries
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Marriages Jun 1889 |
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| King | Florence Maud | Hackney | 1b | 797 |
In fact, two marriages are recorded on each page of the register - and the FreeBMD web site provides a shortcut. By clicking on the page number we get:
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Marriages Jun 1889 |
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| FINCH | Charles Edward | Hackney | 1b | 797 |
| HORWOOD | Thomas William | Hackney | 1b | 797 |
| King | Florence Maud | Hackney | 1b | 797 |
| Marshall | Sarah Ellen | Hackney | 1b | 797 |
Using the above reference a copy of the marriage certificate was purchased online from the General Register Office:
| Marriage solemnized at | the Parish Church | |
| in the | Parish of Stoke Newington | |
| in the County of | Middlesex | |
| When married | April 20th 1889 | |
| Name and surname | Thomas William Horwood | Florence Maud King |
| Age | 26 | 22 |
| Condition | Bachelor | Spinster |
| Rank or Profession | Diamond Mounter | - |
| Residence at the time of Marriage | 84 Hawkesley Road | 84 Hawkesley Road |
| Father's name and surname | James Horwood | George William King |
| Rank or profession of father | Butcher | Case Maker |
| Married in the | Parish Church ... after Banns | |
| By me | R Garreth Blackmore Curate | |
| This marriage was solemnized between us | Thomas William Horwood | Florence Maud King |
| in the Presence of us | G W King
Alice Lurline King |
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[Warning: Neither of the fathers are described as "deceased" - but this does not mean that they were alive at the time of the marriage. Subsequent tutorials will discover that both had died years before.]
| Result of
Investigation
The Marriage Certificate provides more information on the happy couple, where they were married, and living at the time, and their fathers's names and occupations. The witnesses are probably relatives of the bride and, if "Lurline" is a correct transcription, a very distinctive name. [The information found agrees with, and extends, the information given in the bible (view)] |
Page created November 2005