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Marriages
COLBERT J W WALKER BURY ST ED 742 171
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* Marriage: "FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Marriages, , BURY ST ED Registration District, Volume 742 Page 171 [https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/Kv9SZ0lCuH9TCOKd/nT3Zw/hash Marriage of J W COLBERT : Spouse's surname WALKER ]. Viewed 7 May 2026
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<ref>"FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Marriages, , BURY ST ED Registration District, Volume 742 Page 171 [https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/Kv9SZ0lCuH9TCOKd/nT3Zw/hash Marriage of J W COLBERT : Spouse's surname WALKER ]. Viewed 7 May 2026 </ref>
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FreeBMD - "GRO Index of Marriages" database (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/Kv9SZ0lCuH9TCOKd/nT3Zw/hash : accessed 7 May 2026), entry for J W COLBERT, , BURY ST ED, Vol.742/171, citing General Register Office, Southport
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{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/Kv9SZ0lCuH9TCOKd/nT3Zw/hash|title=FreeBMD - "GRO Index of Marriages" database|accessdate= 7 May 2026|work=FreeBMD|publisher=Free UK Genealogy}}
J W COLBERT's marriage record
| Surname | COLBERT |
|---|---|
| Given Name | J W |
| Record Type | Marriage |
| Registration Date | 1996 |
| Spouse Name |
WALKER (View Marriage) |
| District | Bury St Ed [district query] potential issue with this District name |
| Volume | 742 [volume query] potential issue with this volume number |
| Page | (View other entries on this page.) |
| Entry number | 246 |
| SourceCode | RO1 |
| Registered | June 1996 |
| Transcriber | Petryn |
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