family history

[terrys]

does anyone know where william pearce and sarah clark were born they where married in dumbarton on the 8th of july 1865 abd both were born in england but whereabouts in england they both died in innerleithan peebleshire scotland . i thought this would be worth a try ,tried everywhere else thanks bye terry

[CheekyChops]

Have you got any approximate years for their births?

[terrys]

william was born in 1839 and sarah was born in 1840 or 41

[mrspswayze]

terry if they married in Scotland in 1865 they should have a marriage certificate, I am sure Civil Registration stated in Scotland that year. If so, it will contain their parents information at least, it is a while since I taught family history and some of the info has drained from my brain, but Scottish civil registration marriage certificates contain alot more info than ours, I am just too lazy to go check this morning. Anyway, if you have the cert. or can access it on line, you will have alot more info.

Civil reg. in England and Wales only commenced July 1837 and though it was compulsory, failure to comply was not finable for a number of years, and so you may be better going for baptism.

[spudqueen]

Have you checked the census's as the place of birth is usually on there.

[terrys]

i've got the marriage certificate their parents names are richard pearce and ann nyefor william and william clark and alice edgley for sarah but it doesn't have a place of birth as for the census all the census tells me is that both of them were born in england thats it thanks anyway to both of you terrys