Jeffrey Fendall / St Benet Pauls Wharf London

[Bengal28]

Jeffery Fendall (speliing changes Findall etc) baptised 25 Feb 1688 in St Nicholas Deptford. All baptisms for children show him as a Butcher in King Street Deptford.

1st marriage to Mary Paine 19 Oct 1720 in St Benet Pauls Wharf London - register shows both from Deptford, so why marry there?
He had 2 daughters Eliza 1722 and Mary 1726 both in Deptford. Wife Mary Paine died in 1727 in Deptford.

Had another daughter called Mary in 1744 in Deptford - by another wife? Usually do not repeat childrens names unless one dies, but Mary of 1726 did not die - married an ancestor of mine. Cannot trace another marriage until 7 Jul 1746 when he married a widow called Amelia Ariskin (Fiskin?), again in St Benet Pauls Wharf London, both shown as from Deptford.

Does anyone know why he would have married in St Benet Pauls Wharf London although from Deptford and all his children were baptised in St Nicholas Deptford?

Any help appreciated.

[whiteout7]

Why St Benets? I though of penny marriages (cheap) but this is why ...... no banns for a speedy wedding. Makes marriage easier, less questions asked

"St Benet served as the parish church for the Doctors Commons, a peculiar legal institution which, among other things, was permitted to perform legal marriages without the usual lengthy process of reading banns. The Doctors Commons became a sort of Gretna Green of London' for hasty marriages in the London area, and between 1708-1731 over 13,000 marriages are recorded at St Benet's. Over 1300 of these marriages took place in a single year. The Doctors Commons continued until 1867, but marriages never reached the feverish heights of the early 18th century! "

http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=1588

[Bengal28]

Thank you  - that explains a lot! I didn't realise there were any churches where you could marry without banns.

His first wife died in 1727 and I traced another marriage in 1746, so now all I have to do is try to find out who he had his daughter the 'second' Mary with in 1744!

Thanks again.