Can you find the spouses name of an ancestor?

Question

If you believe you have the (UK) marriage year, vol.no. page no.of an ancestor , eg. 1887, is there anywhere on the Internet you can find the name of the surname of their spouse? am I asking the impossible? Is the only answer to buy the certificate from the GRO?

Answer 1

I would suggest posting this question on the UK Answers Board as they would know better then us.

Answer 2

You might try www.familysearch.org and see if they have any information.  Type in the name of your ancestor and see if anything comes up.

I know Ancestry.com has some UK census records, but it is a paid service.

Good luck in your search!

Answer 3

Yes you can -

If you have found your marriage on freebmd you may get from 2 - 8 other names on the page.

Copy them down (if it's a groom you have, you'll need the brides names or visa versa)

Then do a check on the 1891 and 1901 census for matching husbands and their spouses in or around the same areas.

I hope you can understand this it's really hard to explain, but it does work, I've been doing it for years when I've been researching a twig on my tree and didn't want to have to buy the certificate.