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Question: Can you find the spouses name of an ancestor!?
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!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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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!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I would suggest posting this question on the UK Answers Board as they would know better then us!.Www@QuestionHome@Com