William John Hamilton Pote marriage help

[quiffdo]

Hiya all

William John H Pote married in 1904 in Walsall Staffordshire.
I'm not sure which lady he married. It was either Clara Mabel Stafford or Dorothy Fisher.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Danny

[susan h]

Hi Danny, he's on the 1911 with wife Clara Mabel (33) Frank Leslie (3) Arthur (4mths) William (34) Railway Shunter born Wolverhampton, all others born Walsall. The couple had 3 children born alive, 2 still living. Add: 59, Whitehall Rd, Walsall. RG14; Piece: 17179; SN: 409

[Elaine ..Spain]

1911 census shows following family

address - 59 Whitehall Road, Walsall, Staff
William John Hamilton Pote 34 - married for 7 years
Clara Mabel Pote 33
Frank Leslie Pote 3
Arthur Pote 4/12
RG14; Piece: 17179; Schedule Number: 409;

[quiffdo]

Thank you both very much.

Is there a way to determine which person married which on freebmd?

Danny

[susan h]

Not pre 1912, Danny.

[Elaine ..Spain]

No, the names on the transcription are usually in alphabetical order, rather than pairing of spouses.
You can search birth registrations on free BMD using surname and mother's maiden name - but only for births after Sept 1911 - so if you are looking at marriages just pre 1911 then you can use that to search if there were any children born - trial and error using one male surname against one female surname. BUT of course, it's not foolproof!

[quiffdo]

Right you are. I use Google a lot but it's hit and miss really.

Thank you both.

Danny

[Elaine ..Spain]

Some of the counties on the UKBMD site are producing transcriptions which show spouses - and also MMN for birth registrations - so always worth checking on those.

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/local_bmd

[quiffdo]

Cheers Elaine.

Danny