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Im looking for the parents of Mabel Emily Bray b1883 in Paignton, Devon who married Thomas Lidstone in 1905 in Newton Abbot, Devon.

Looking for her marriage certificate but could only find the following


Name Mabel Emily Bray
Year of Registration 1881
Quarter of Registration Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Plympton
Registration County Devon
Mother's maiden name
Volume Number 5B
Volume Page 232



FYI

Household information
Address 69 Milton St Brixham
Parish Brixham
Town Brixham
Type of Building Cottage
Number of Rooms Three
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN12801 RG78PN736 RD273 SD2 ED1 SN65
Administrative County Devonshire
Registration District Totnes
Registration Sub District Brixham
Enumeration District 1
Householder 1
Name Thomas Lidstone
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Condition / Years Married Married
Gender M
Age 38
Estimated Year of Birth 1873
Occupation Rabbit Trapper
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Galmpton S Devon
Nationality British
Householder 2
Name Mabel Lidstone
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married Married / 8 Years
Gender F
Age 28
Estimated Year of Birth 1883
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Paignton S Devon
Nationality British
Householder 3
Name Norman John Lidstone
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender M
Age 6
Estimated Year of Birth 1905
Occupation School
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Brixham S Devon
Nationality British
Householder 4
Name Albert Charles Lidstone
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender M
Age 5
Estimated Year of Birth 1906
Occupation School
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Brixham S Devon
Nationality British




Many Thanks

As you have access to censuses, you should be able to find her in earlier ones.

Have you tried using just her first name and birth info?

Just posting 1911 in a more accessible format

1911 England Census
Name: Mabel Lidstone
Age in 1911: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Paignton, Devon
Civil parish: Brixham
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street Address: 69 Milton St, Higher Brixham
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 8
Estimated Marriage Year: 1903
Registration district: Totnes
Registration District Number: 273
Sub-registration district: Brixham
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household schedule number: 65
Piece: 12801
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Lidstone 38
Mabel Lidstone 28
Norman John Lidstone 6
Albert Charles Lidstone 5

I have searched earlier ones but cannot find her... wasn't sure if there was another place i could look??

You may have to resort to buying a cert..........

Marriages Dec 1905 (>99%)
BRAY Mabel Emily Newton A. 5b 237
LIDSTONE Thomas George Newton A. 5b 237

doesn't help much but confirms her approx birth year
Name: Mabel E Lidstone
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1914
Age at Death: 31
Registration district: Totnes
Inferred County: Devonshire
Volume: 5b
Page: 166

Baptism (Find My Past)
Forename(s):Mabel Emily
Surname:Bray
Year:1881
Month:Apr
Day:29
Father's Forename:William (Dairyman)
Mother's Forename:Betsy Ann
Mother's Surname:
Birth Day:17
Birth Month:Mar
Birth Year:1881
Dedication:St Andrew
Place:Plymouth
County:Devon
Page:178
Archive Ref:358/16
Record source:Baptism Register - Transcripts
Data provider:Plymouth & West Devon Record Office

Chris :)


1881
BRAY, William Head Married M 42 1839 Dairyman
North Tamerton, Cornwall
BRAY, Bessy A Wife Married F 39 1842
Launcels
BRAY, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 15 1866 Assistant (Ag Lab)
Launcels
BRAY, William T Son Single M 13 1868 Assistant (Ag Lab)
Launcels
BRAY, Roda Daughter Single F 6 1875 Scholar
Plymouth, Devon
BRAY, Maud Daughter Single F 4 1877 Scholar
St Budeaux, Devon
BRAY, Samuel Son Single M 2 1879
St Budeaux, Devon
BRAY, Emly Daughter Single F 0 1881
St Budeaux, Devon
REED, Susan J Servant Single F 18 1863 Servant
Egg Buckland
Piece: 2188
Folio: 97
Page: 10
Registration District: Plympton St Mary
Civil Parish: St Budeaux
Municipal Borough:
Address: Bogers Farm, St Budeaux
County: Devonshire

1891
BRAY, William Head Married M 57 1834 Agricultural Labourer
North Tamerton, Devonshire
BRAY, Betsy A Wife Married F 48 1843
Launcells, Cornwall
BRAY, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 23 1868
Launcells, Cornwall
BRAY, Samuel Son M 12 1879
St Budeaux, Cornwall
BRAY, Mabel Daughter F 8 1883
St Budeaux, Cornwall
STEPHENS, Aron Boarder Single M 46 1845 Agricultural Labourer
Widdecombe in the Moor, Devonshire
Piece: 1699
Folio: 106
Page: 14
Registration District: Exeter
Civil Parish: Ipplepen
Municipal Borough:
Address: Coombe Fishacre, Ipplepen
County: Devonshire

Thank you everyone for your info... going to have a look through it all... fingers crossed! :)

Thank you everyone for your info... going to have a look through it all... fingers crossed! :)

Thank you everyone for your info... going to have a look through it all... fingers crossed! :)