692
« on: Thursday 21 August 08 11:54 BST (UK) »
If anyone has access to the Bishops transcript of St Chad's, Rochdale or the church at Whitworth (or indeed neighbouring parishes), I would be grateful if a detail could be checked. I have the will of an ancestor, John Hoyle, who died in 1774, in which he refers to his wife as Ellin. I have been unable to find a marriage between a John Hoyle and an Ellin in the right span of years, despite the fact that most Hoyle marriages took place at St Chad's or St Bartholomew's, Whitworth. ST Chad's PR records the burial of John Hoyle's wife, Ellin ('Ellen') 17 Jan 1786
I even made a trip earlier this year to the Touchstone Centre in Rochdale, and looked at the microfilm copies of the parish register. The film containing the records for the 1700s is virtually illegible in many places.
I am interested in one record - the marriage (28 Dec 1730) of Ellin Hoyle and John Holden ... the only John/Ellin marriage in the right timeframe. I wonder whether it is possible that, in error, the surnames were transposed. If that is the case, the correct surnames just might be entered in the transcript.
I should be most grateful for any help in this matter
Ian in Cornwall