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Looking for a Marriage in 1918

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ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 24 Oct 2014 17:18

Does anyone know where I can find the date of a marriage in 1918 Please?

Percy James Thorn b.1894 Cardiff m Teresa Margaret Keefe b.1889 Gibralta they m somewhere in Malta in 1918.

Teresa d.11.12.1918 at Military Hosp. Imtarfa, Malta. (Teresa parents were both b. in Ireland).
Many thanks for any help in this matter,

ShelleyRose.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Oct 2014 17:25

if the marriage was reg at the British Consulate it should be on the GRO overseas records on FMP

Edit .took a look and not seeing a marriage or death on FMP GRO armed forces records

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 24 Oct 2014 18:27

Name: Percy James Thorn
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year: 1895
Registration District: Cardiff
County: Glamorganshire
Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
Volume: 11A
Page: 289
Line Number: 77

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 24 Oct 2014 18:28

so he returned to Cardiff

Name: Percy James Thorn
Event Type: Death
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year: 1970
Registration District: Cardiff
County: Glamorganshire
Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969): 09 Dec 1894
Volume: 8B
Page: 822
Line Number: 121

Kay????

Kay???? Report 24 Oct 2014 18:40

https://secure2.gov.mt/certifikati


Malteses certificates can be ordered using the above link,costs are in Euros and is a government site.

ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 24 Oct 2014 18:43

Many thanks for looking Shirley-I'm getting the hang of it,

I'm really stuck on this as I know he got married to Teresa (I've a wedding photo of them) and it's signed with 1918 on it, just can't find the date, and really don't know where to look. Thank you for trying to find them for me.

AnnCardiff

Yes Percy was in the Army in WW! (don't know which regiment), he was my uncle he came back to Cardiff after the war he married again around 1927 to a Harriet Davies. I was interested in finding his m. record to Teresa.
Thanks for looking for me.

I did wonder if her would've m in a church in Malta or by the Army Clergy?

ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 24 Oct 2014 18:45

Kay???
Many thanks for the link will take a look, (was typing my reply to Shirley and Ann when you responded).
Thanks for helping.

alviegal

alviegal Report 24 Oct 2014 21:00

Perhaps you may want to look at this

http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/index.htm

Their names are not on it but you may like to contact the owner of the site and see if they can help.

ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 25 Oct 2014 17:59

Alviegal
Many thanks for the link, I'll take a look, Thanks for helping.

Gritty

Gritty Report 25 Oct 2014 18:44

I don't see the marriage either- FMP has this for Teresa's birth (You have 1889 in your post- perhaps a typing error?):

GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924) Transcription
irst name(s) TERESA M
Last name KEEFE
Year range 1899
Place GIBRALTAR
Country GIBRALTAR
Regiment Royal Artillery
Record source GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924)
Volume 1620
Page 41

ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 25 Oct 2014 21:48

Gritty,
Thanks for that info. yes I typed the wrong year of birth for Teresa it should have read 1899.

I'm just stuck on finding her m to my uncle Sergeant Percy James Thorn.

Many thanks for your help.

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 26 Oct 2014 07:35

Find A Grave supports the marriage....as she was born in Malta then marriage there seems likely...

Birth: unknown
Death: Dec. 11, 1918


Note: Aged 20 yr. w/o Sgt P.J. Thorn & d/o M/M J. Keefe of Sliema.

Burial:
Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery
Paola
Southern Harbour, Malta

Created by: T.V.F.T.H.
Record added: Oct 12, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 78267806

Jude

ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 26 Oct 2014 12:16

HeyJudeB4Beatles,
I did have Teresa date of death (she was b. in Gibralta) her father was in the army and both her parents were from Ireland.

But many thanks for her place of Burial I had no idea where she was buried, or where to look.
Many thanks for your help.

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 26 Oct 2014 13:39

The link - nice photo of the cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78267806&ref=acom

Jude

ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 1 Nov 2014 22:28

HeyJudeB4Beatles,

Thanks for the link, the churches are quite amazing, as are the cemetery.