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Title: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: EeyoreBlue on Friday 10 November 17 14:11 GMT (UK)

I believe the attached says:

Robert Dixon from the Park of Haltwhistle in the County of Northumberland
Hannah Scott from the Parish XXXXXX Lanercost in teh County Cumberland they being here and declared themselves single Persons was married this twelfth day of Nov (year looks like 1856 but may be 1836 which would fit better) by me Simon XXXXX
Robert Dixon
Hannah Scott

The names I can decipher are:

Ann XXXXX
Sarah Sowerby

Any help with the bits I've missed out, I'd be very grateful for.

Thanks

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: sugarbakers on Friday 10 November 17 14:17 GMT (UK)

Abbey Lanercost.

On FindMyPast as "Abbey Lanercost, Brampton, Cumberland, England"


Maybe
Simon Lang
Ann Henderson

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 10 November 17 14:20 GMT (UK)

Abbey Lanercost for me to.

Sandra

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 10 November 17 14:22 GMT (UK)

Hmm perhaps Simon Lucas ............ ???

Sandra

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: Gadget on Friday 10 November 17 14:29 GMT (UK)

Ann Henderson



Simon Long or Lang  - this might help with him -
http://db.theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/search/index.jsp

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: Geoff-E on Friday 10 November 17 14:30 GMT (UK)

Simon LANG was a "clergyman" at Gretna Green.  He married one of my ancestors (twice).

EDIT: Censuses show him to have been a Weaver.

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: JenB on Friday 10 November 17 14:43 GMT (UK)

Quote from: EeyoreBlue on Friday 10 November 17 14:11 GMT (UK)

Robert Dixon from the Park of Haltwhistle in the County of Northumberland

...from the Parish of Haltwhistle......

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: EeyoreBlue on Friday 10 November 17 14:53 GMT (UK)

There is some writing above the name of the first witness, anyone know what that is?

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: C-A on Friday 10 November 17 14:55 GMT (UK)

This is what I get:

Robert Dixon from the parish of Haltwhistle
Hannah Scott from the parish of Abbey Lannesc???

1856

Ann Henderson

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: Gadget on Friday 10 November 17 15:00 GMT (UK)

Quote from: EeyoreBlue on Friday 10 November 17 14:53 GMT (UK)

There is some writing above the name of the first witness, anyone know what that is?

It's

      his

Ann X Henderson
    mark

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: EeyoreBlue on Friday 10 November 17 15:11 GMT (UK)

Thank you. 

I'm 90% certain this is my family, however, if the year is 1856, it's impossible, as Robert Dixon died in 1841, but all other details fit. :-\

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: Gadget on Friday 10 November 17 15:15 GMT (UK)

 I think it's more likely to be 1836

Added -where did you get it from?

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: arthurk on Friday 10 November 17 15:24 GMT (UK)

By trying to work out the direction of the pen strokes, I think it could be 1836.

This is actually confirmed by the images at Ancestry:
(a) this document is filed/filmed near others that are more clearly 1836
(b) there's also an image of a register book where there's no doubt at all about the year

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: Gadget on Friday 10 November 17 15:26 GMT (UK)

Just been looking at the Ancestry image - def 12th November 1836

Added - and, as it was Gretna, it is most likely Simon Lang, as Geoff and I suggested .

Title: Re: Confirmation of text and help with names (if possible)
Post by: EeyoreBlue on Friday 10 November 17 15:58 GMT (UK)

Thanks you all for your help. 

Yes, I got the image from Ancestry.