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Yes - there's always a chance that a cert will contain a nugget of useful info, howeve iffy some of the actually-certified info might be.
My Gx2-g-father, Eli CHRISTMAS married his third wife, Marianne Richardson COCHRANE, in 1851. One of the witnesses was Richard BICKERTON. Knowing that there are often serial signers, I thought no more of it, until...
I obtained his death certificate (1886) and the informant was C BICKERTON, daughter.
Up until then, I had "lost" Ann(e) CHRISTMAS (b 1844) and Charlotte CHRISTMAS (b 1831). A bit of playing around with BDM records, the IGI and censuses, and they were tracked down. Without the death cert info, I'd not have made the connection.
Christine
My Gx2-g-father, Eli CHRISTMAS married his third wife, Marianne Richardson COCHRANE, in 1851. One of the witnesses was Richard BICKERTON. Knowing that there are often serial signers, I thought no more of it, until...
I obtained his death certificate (1886) and the informant was C BICKERTON, daughter.
Up until then, I had "lost" Ann(e) CHRISTMAS (b 1844) and Charlotte CHRISTMAS (b 1831). A bit of playing around with BDM records, the IGI and censuses, and they were tracked down. Without the death cert info, I'd not have made the connection.
Christine
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