Hannah BOWERS/BENSON marr 1 Nov 1806 Fulford, Stone - 3 records 1 person?

[Sarah Louise]

I have a conundrum. Many years ago I found a record of marriage between John WALTERS and Hannah BOWERS in Hilderstone 1 Nov 1806. Never saw the image or verified the record.

Lately I have returned to this to double-check and have found 3 records that might all be the same event:
1. Ancestry transcription of marriage 1 Nov 1806 between JW and Hannah BENSON in STONE
2. FindMyPast transcription of all marriage 1 Nov 1806 between JW and Hannah BENSON in FULFORD
3. FindMyPast image of marriage 1 Nov 1806 between JW and Hannah BOWERS in chapel FULFORD St. Nicholas

The matter is implicated because Hilderstone did not have separate marriage registers until 1841 - before that they were part of Stone. Fulford St. Nicholas was also a chapelry in Stone.

I am keen to know if BENSON is a mistranscription of BOWERS. I would be very grateful if anyone who has access to the Staffs. parish registers might be able to look up 1. and 2. above in the registers.

Many thanks

[..claire..]

Hi

Not sure if I'm helping or not.

I've looked through the Stone Parish registers (St Michael) and there is no marriage there of JW and HB.
Can't help with Anc* - it is just a transcription.

I've looked at the Fulford register and it is BOWERS - she signs as Bowers and a witness to the marriage is a Bowers also. - from F M P

Also noted that the couple married by Licence which can also be viewed on F M P - she is Hannah Bowers on that record also, and a John Bowers a farmer witnesses. Also noticed Hannah was of the parish of Stone and JW was a widower and a farmer of Stone.

Claire

[Sarah Louise]

Claire thank you so much - this is incredibly helpful. I think Benford is a mistranscription of Bowers as everything else points to Bowers being the correct surname. Thanks again