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I am trying to find out something about my maternal grandfather. His name was Alfred Adams and he married my grandmother Cicely Hedden in London in 1921. They had 2 children, Leslie and Marjorie who was my mother. As far as I know they divorced when my mother was about 8. They lived in London and I assume Alfred's parents must have lived fairly close as she saw them quite often. Unfortunately she only knew them as Grandma and Grandad so I do not know their first names. Cicely's parents were Albert John Hedden 1872-1944 and Harriet Ellen Richards 1874 -1946. Cicely's birth and death dates were 1898-1980. I know absolutely nothing else about Alfred and Alfred Adams is quite a common name. Can anyone help please? Thankyou

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005
about Alfred Adam

Alfred Adams
Spouse Surname: Hedden
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1921
Registration district: Wandsworth
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 1453

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Cicely Hedden

Adams

Jul-Aug-Sep 1921

Wandsworth

Surrey

Hi are you new to family tree?

The above is the marriage REGISTRATION of your Alfred and his wife the volume number and the page is what you need to order this marriage certificate from GRO at approx 10.00 it will give the detials of their fathers ...

you can find the above info on FREE BMD and possible births of the children

if you are able you can PAY to look at these records on ancestry.com and findmy past .....NOW SOME records on these sites are also free!!!

what sort of info would you like people to look for as finding Alfreds parents MAY take time

In 1929 they lived at 32 Acre lane SW2 next door to Louia and Ronald Hedden

Hi Kempina. Did you find the Acre Lane info from electoral rolls? I spent ages on that but got no results. If Alfred was still there in 1929 that would have been when my mother was 6. I have tried to find a record of the divorce but without success. The Ronald Hedden who lived next door would have been one of Cicely's 5 brothers. I am not new to genes or ancestry but have never needed a marriage certificate before so didn't realise it gave fathers names. I know everything about Cicely's family but nothing at all about Alfred and his background and there is no one left alive to ask.

yes I found it on the electrol roll

Yes a marriage certificate gives fathers of groom and bride on the certificate and without some of these you are never sure that the info you have is correct

I will take another look at electrol roll on ancestry to see if it gives any info later

she is at 26 Acre lane on her own in 1939

She is there alone in 1933


London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
about Cicely Adams
Name: Cicely Adams
Year: 1933
County or Borough: Lambeth
Ward or Division/Constituency: Brixton and Kennington
Street address: 16 Acre Lane

London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
about Cicely Adams
Name: Cicely Adams
Year: 1931
County or Borough: Lambeth
Ward or Division/Constituency: Brixton and Kennington

Same lady in 1931 but at number 30

I think you may need the marriage certificate for this one!! as there are to many Alfred Adams to trace !

Did he have any brothers and sisters that you know names for?

Unfortunately I know absolutely nothing about him except his name and his marriage to Cicely. It looks like I will have to send for the marriage certificate to be able to find out anything more. Do you know where one can find divorce records? Thanks so much for your help.

Divorce records on National Archives go up to 1937 but I can't see anything on there for them. Perhaps it hadn't gone through by then - they usually took a lot longer in those days.

Unfortunately, their 1921 marriage isn't on the parish records on Ancestry so it looks like the certificate is going to be the way to go.

The certificates cost £9.25 from GRO
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp

Hahahah I,ve looked many times so unless I,m mad its an almost impossible task. And I have never found any online but it does say they are there.

Not laughting at you just the fact that I,ve spent so much time looking for a set of my rellies and never had any luck

You must only get the certificate from GRO at approx 10.00 take about a week
Do come back when you have it. It will also give approx (hopefully) age of alfred and cicely then hopefully we can find the census of 1911 and 1900 ...

I also looked for the BANNs which the churches in the country hold sometimes the London ones are online but no luck.

You never know others on here later may have more luck

Thanks again. Will send for the marriage cert. asap and will post the outcome when I get it. Thanks so much for your kind efforts. :-)