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Yes, it is afores(ai)d.
And strictly it's not a marriage licence but a marriage bond, which was sworn as part of the application to obtain a marriage licence.
My daughter lived in a house which had formerly been occupied by a shipwright. He had used his considerable woodworking skills to fit out the house with cupboards which made use of all kind of nooks and crannies. They were skilfully made, too. He had worked on boats and was used to making the most of awkward spaces. Whether he had worked on big ships, I don't know.
Baptism: 23 Aug 1778 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire
Matty Tarleton - Daughter of Robert Tarleton
Born: 1 Aug 1778
Abode: Mason Street
Occupation: Shipwright
Baptism: 7 May 1780 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire
William Tarleton - Son of Robert Tarleton
Born: 27 Apr 1780
Abode: Mason Street
Occupation: Shipwright
I've just checked my Liverpool directories for 1805, 1814, 1821, and 1825. No mention of any Robert Tarletons, and just one William Tarleton ( a Reverend).
Baptism: 22 Jan 1775 St Peter, Liverpool, LancashireThere will be his son William 1780 too
John Tarleton - Son of Robert Tarleton
Born: 20 Dec 1774
Occupation: Shipwright
Register: Baptisms
and another snippet - the V shaped wood around a Sailing ships side was fixed upside down - this is called THE DEVIL - and when a sailor had to walk the plank placed on the Devil when he was half way across - he was"Twixt (Between) the devil and the deep blue sea"...
