Vital records offer a tangible link to the defining moments of our ancestors’ lives, documenting key transitions that shaped individual identity and family history. Birth, marriage, and death certificates serve not merely as administrative artefacts, but as formal acknowledgements of life’s most significant events. These records anchor personal stories within a broader historical and social context.

Second Great Grandparents

  • George William Butt (1856-1916)

    Born illegimitately in 1856 in Polebrook, Northamptonshire, UK to mother, Rebecca Butt.

    Married Charlotte Odam in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK on September 11th 1876 when he was 20 years old.

    Died in October 1916 in Oundle, Northamptonshire UK. He was 60 years old.

  • Charlotte Odam (1849-1927)

    Born on September 7th 1849 in Nassington, Northamptonshire, UK to William Odam and Mary Ann Cole.

    Married George William Butt in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK on September 11th 1876 when she was 27 years old.

    Died in March 1927 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire UK. She was 77 years old.

  • Robert Jacob (1857-1935)

    Born in 1857 in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, UK to Jesse Jacob and Eliza Edgson.

    Married Elizabeth Ann Rands in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK in October 1877 when he was 20 years old.

    Died in 1935 in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK. He was 78 years old.

  • Elizabeth Ann Rands (1857-1935)

    Born in 1857 in Northamptonshire, UK to Thomas Stapleton and Elizabeth Rands.

    Married Robert Jacob in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK in October 1877 when she was 20 years old.

    Died in 1935 in Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK. She was 78 years old.

  • Stephen Henry Pluck (1881-1962)

    Born on February 24th 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, UK to Stephen Pluck and Jane Wells Hamblin.

    Married Lizzie Edith Pendred in Forest Gate, Essex, UK on December 26th 1902 when he was 21 years old.

    Died in 1962 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. He was 81 years old.

  • Lizzie Edith Pendred (1882-1964)

    Born on May 15th 1882 in Stepney, Middlesex, UK to George Henry Pendred and Sarah Elizabeth Bowness.

    Married Stephen Henry Pluck in Forest Gate, Essex, UK on December 26th 1902 when she was 20 years old.

    Died on March 30th 1964 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. She was 81 years old.

  • Frederick Tinsley Birchall (1881-1963)

    Born on January 3rd 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, UK to Frederick Birchall and Alice Hyde.

    Married Edith Henderson in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK in 1904 when he was 23 years old.

    Died in 1963 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. He was 82 years old.

  • Edith Henderson (1882-1970)

    Born on July 20th 1882 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK to William Cunningham Henderson and Jane Steel.

    Married Frederick Tinsley Birchall in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK in 1904 when she was 21 years old.

    Died in 1970 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. She was 87 years old.

  • George Durrant (1851-1933)

    Born in 1850 in Kessingland, Suffolk, UK to Daniel Durrant and Elizabeth Holmes.

    Married Elizabeth Ramsey Tripp in Kessingland, Suffolk, UK on December 27th 1870 when he was 20 years old.

    Died in 1933 in Suffolk, UK. He was 83 years old.

  • Elizabeth Ramsey Tripp (1851-1922)

    Born in 1851 in Kessingland, Suffolk, UK to William Tripp and Elizabeth Whincup.

    Married George Durrant in Kessingland, Suffolk, UK on December 27th 1870 when she was 19 years old. 

    Died on February 2nd 1922 in Suffolk, UK. She was 70 years old.

  • Ludwig (Louis) Hilker (1838-1904)

    Born in 1838 in Stade, Hannover, Germany to unknown parents.

    Married Maria Efford Gorey in Gosport, Hampshire, UK on August 22nd 1878 when he was 40 years old.

    Died in 1904 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. He was 66 years old.

  • Maria Efford Gorey (1861-1890)

    Born on January 8th 1861 in Elson, Hampshire, UK to William John Gorey and Elizabeth Mary Smith.

    Married Ludwig (Louis) Hilker in Gosport, Hampshire, UK on August 22nd 1878 when she was 20 years old.

    Died in 1890 in Fordington, Dorset, UK. She was 29 years old.

  • James Grimshaw (1861-1938)

    Born in 1861 in Gorton, Manchester, UK to Samuel Grimshaw and Ann Worthington.

    Married Alice Fleming in Heaton Norris, Manchester, UK on April 10th 1887 when he was 25 years old.

    Died on November 9th 1938 in Portsmouth, Hampshire UK. He was 77 years old.

  • Alice Fleming (1864-1936)

    Born on June 5th 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK to Anthony Fleming and Ann Kelsey Goliker.

    Married James Grimshaw in Heaton Norris, Manchester, UK on April 10th 1887 when she was 22 years old.

    Died on May 8th 1936 in Portsmouth, Hampshire UK. She was 71 years old.

  • Charles Grant (1849-1917)

    Born on July 2nd 1849 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK to William Goodwin Grant and Hannah Phillips.

    Married Eliza Gubbs in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK in 1875 when he was 25 years old.

    Died on February 3rd 1917 in Portsmouth, Hampshire UK. He was 67 years old.

  • Eliza Gubbs (1853-1936)

    Born in 1853 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK to David Gubbs and Ann Williams.

    Married Charles Grant in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK in 1875 when she was 22 years old.

    Died on October 11th 1936 in Portsmouth, Hampshire UK. She was 83 years old.