Thread: Midlam

Mary Ann Midlam was my maternal grandmother. For about twenty five years I have searched for information about her. I have her marriage certificate. She was married on Christmas Day 1901 In Llandudno and gave her age as 23. My grandfather, Moses Jones, was 22 and I have confirmed all his details and traced his ancestors back four generations. Mary Ann's father was Frederick Midlam.
I can find no trace of Frederick or Mary Ann on any census or in BMD's. My grandmother always celebrated her birthday on 29th February, so I should have been able to limit my searching by 75%, but I've had no success. I have traced Midlams in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lancashire, but cannot find a definite link. HELP !!!


I have merged 2 threads together as they are for the same person

I have to go out for the afternoon, but I will give your problem my full attention this evening, looks like an interesting hunt.

I can't find a birth for her either, is the father deceased on the marriage certificate and what was his occupation. Also any witness names might help.

Do you know if gran had any siblings?

Sorry for all the questions.

Hi Keihaz - On the face of it the onIy find Frederick MidIim age 1871 age 30 with his famiIy - George as the father - which doesnt tie up. Do you have a definate census Iink that I can move around on that wiII give a possibIe address and county and concrete detaIis. I suspect there is a transcribing error. There are other MidIam but I have no way of knowing they are yours without a bit of IateraI info. Many thanks





ps Thanks EsabeIs

Ok I found the marriage, do you have any of their childrens names DOB etc ? was Mary Anne employed when she married, what was her Occ?
Did her father have a middle name? what was Moses fathers name?

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: Mary Anne Midlam
Year of Registration: 1901
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Conway (To 1937)
County: Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire Volume: 11b Page: 869
Spouse: Moses Jones

I too cannot find any birth or census info. Do you think she could have been born out of the Country? unlikely if he gives his occupation as Farmer though. He may not have registered her birth. Although it did become legal sometime in the 1870's some people seem to have missed it..Perhaps some pages are missing from the birth index. The same with the census. There are pages missing from some census. Some people for one reason or another never appeared on the census. some did not trust it and some simply missed it. If you knew if she was christened and where you could look at these records at local archives/records offices. Another thought - could the name have been mistranscribed?