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[coccinelle]

I'm looking for a Richard Longstaff who got married to a Margaret Collins at Richmond in 1954. Margaret Collins was born in 1925 (recently died). Any help about Richard (and family) would be very much appreciated.

[Rose Maybud]

Any other information?

Have you the marriage certificate, for the name of Richard's father? Did Richard have any siblings?

I have looked for births 1915 - 1925: there are five also in Yorkshire, one in Lincolnshire and four in Durham. Of course he may have been younger than Margaret too, which would make the haystack bigger.

[dotty.]

when did Richard die?

[Rose Maybud]

Three possibles died 1984 - 2006:
Richard Beard Langstaff b 16 Dec 1903, died Dec 1984 Dudley
Richard Norman Langstaff b 4 Dec 1911, died Mar 1990 Newcastle
Richard Longstaff b 29 Aug 1915, died Jun 1994 Ogwr, Glamorgan

[Rose Maybud]

Don't think it's any of the above now - ages are wrong - mental arithmetic not my strong point - and they married other people any way.

[dotty.]

there's one here:
Name: Richard Longstaff
Birth Date: 1 May 1924
Death Registration Month/Year: Aug 1993
Age at death (estimated): 69
Registration district: Central Cleveland
Inferred County: Cleveland
Register number: B43
District and Subdistrict: 3481B
Entry number: 196

[craft1948]

Cleveland sounds reasonable for someone marrying in Richmond.

[dotty.]

that one was born Guisboro' mother Mccue, That will be Guisborough which is up that way isn;lt it?

[dotty.]

John R Longstaff married Annie McCue Guisborough RD 1919

[coccinelle]

Sorry, been away and only just got back. Richard hasn't died. He had a brother but can't find another Longstaff male with mother as Collins. There's a Richard L. Longstaff born 1930 but don't know if it's him. Yes, I think maybe the best thing is to get a copy of the marriage cetificate but wondered if there wasn't another way to avoid paying the £23.

[dotty.]

? £23??? it;s £9.25, order here:
https://www.gro.gov.u...ertificates/Login.asp

[coccinelle]

Thanks dotty. Yes, £23 is the priority one and £9.95 the standard.

[dotty.]

the cheaper one only takes a week