Sacre and Hykin

[ozgirl]

Eric M Sacre married Eveline Daisy Hykin in Sep quarter 1940, Croydon. Eric died in 1962 aged 46 giving an approximate birth year of 1916. Eveline was born in August 1924 in Croydon and died in 1983. According to BMD Eveline's mothers maiden name was Brice.

Can anyone find any trace of Eric prior to his marriage, or of Evelines parents marriage. I have searched everywhere I can think to no avail - at the moment sending off for certs is not possible, so if no one can find anything I will have to let this drop.

Thanks

Linda

[Uncle John]

Have you thought of using FreeBMD, which is free as it says on the tin?

[ozgirl]

Searched FreeBMD, and also the indexes themselves on Ancestry in case of mistranscriptions. They just seem to have appeared out of nowhere!

Linda

[Uncle John]

I've looked through the overseas births on familyrelatives from 1911 to 1920. It's odd that there's only the one hit on Ancestry. Perhaps he changed his name or was not born British. Sacre might possibly be a French name??

[ozgirl]

It could be - however this is not my own tree, and at the moment I cannot get any more info from anyone. It's a little frustrating, but I want to make sure that I haven't overlooked anything. Thanks for checking.

Linda

[naomiatt]

Hi - there are some with the Sacre surname in the London Gazette.
London Gazette Home Page
not sure if they are connected.
I wonder if Eric M can be found in reverse anywhere....as M E Sacre...?..as Eric M Sagar?
In WW11 records?
I don't know if this connects to the family...
Marriages Sep 1937
Brice H***y Huckin Chipping N. 3a 5417
HUCKIN L**h A Brice Chipping N 3a 5417

[ozgirl]

I'll have a look at those Naomi - the marriage looks interesting, even though it's 13 years after the birth. A thought I had regarding Eric, was that it was a war wedding, and the bride had just turned 16, so presumably he was off fighting somewhere - will see what war records I can search.

Linda

[naomiatt]

I'll have a look at those Naomi - the marriage looks interesting, even though it's 13 years after the birth. A thought I had regarding Eric, was that it was a war wedding, and the bride had just turned 16, so presumably he was off fighting somewhere - will see what war records I can search.

Linda

Hi - the surname is similiar to Eveline's and her mother was maiden name of Brice as well. Could be a relation perhaps.

[WendyP]

Hi

Your way forward maybe to order that marriage cert for a hint on fathers names at least.