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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Devon => Topic started by: RMfrance on Thursday 10 September 15 22:09 BST (UK)
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I'm trying to find details of my 2nd great grandmother, named Elizabeth [surname currently unkown], who married John Legg, b St Peter Port, Guernsey c 1828.
1851 census records show them living in Guernsey, but Elizabeth is stated has having been born in 'Tottnes', Devon. I can't trace a marriage record there c1848 so I assume that the marriage might have taken place in or near Totnes - perhaps Exeter.
If I can find her family name then I can begin to race her parents, etc.
Many thanks in advance for any help with resolving this.
RM
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A John Legg married an Elizabeth Miffling 2 Jan 1848, Exeter, St John. Elizabeth's father was called John. If you have access to FindMyPast you can download the certificate from the church in which they were married.
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And easily found through FreeBMD?!
Marriages, March qtr 1848
Exeter Registration District vol 10, page 153
Legg, John
+ and on the same page +
Miffling, Elizabeth
It's the only marriage in Devon, 1847-1849 of a John Legg to an Elizabeth ;D
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Thanks for these rapid responses - I'll admit that the marriage listing threw me, but I think I now have a better grasp of how to interpret what I'm seeing (said the newbie..).
I've found a reference to her name at www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_people/exwickwoolworkers.php, but the timing is wrong (by then she would have been around 31 years of age), so I can only assume that this might be a niece. Forenames do seem run in families, or at least in mine!
The challenge now is to find her parent's names. Perhaps I'll find something by searching for the EM listed above, with the appropriate date of birth. One thing I have learnt is that family research involves quite a bit of lateral thinking.
RM