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Worksop is the area that we all seem linked to. The John/Harriet may be related to an earlier generation. Unfortunately John and Elizabeth crop up regularly. I think I have separated two John/Elizabeth couples (reverse engineering from deaths and 'which part of town') but either could potentially be the ones I'm trying to pin down - although I have  a preferred pair. Also unfortunately not all the registers exist...

I've got no guaranteed information about the travelling tinker bit, just a family story although he was certainly a tinner and his son William (my Gt times 3 Gfr) was a tinner and brazier.

John's supposed to have married an Elizabeth Grey/Grave and supposedly in Greystoke. The 'Grey' may be a mix up with the name Grave and Greystoke. I've pulled Ancestry, Findmypast and Familysearch around in all possible ways with no further detail about th 1796 date.

 Nick   

Hi, trying to confirm details about John Pilley and Elizabeth Grave who were married at Greystoke 26th June 1796. So far so good but it would be really helpful if there was any details about John being from elsewhere. Even 'of this parish' as in later register entries would help.

It's the only likely match to my Gt Gt etc etc grandfather who should really be from Worksop but was known to be a tinker and may well have made his way there. Relying on family 'legend' doesn't really help!

Theres also a Mary Pilley who married William Teasdale in 1799 there so it's probable they were related but how and why I don't know. Much searching doesn't give Pilley as a local name at all  but there is an Elizabeth Grave born in Penrith in 1774 who may be the one.

Ever hopeful, thanks Nick Pilley

Thank you both for your help. That certainly stops the Clophill one. I'll follow up those alternatives. I guess I'm relying a lot on the 'Bedfordshire' entry.  Maybe I can find out more of the history of the 89th foot - it certainly seems a long way to go to the IoW to enlist.

And also that points towards the Gurney as being likely in the baptism entry

Death reported by daughter Thurza/Thursa/Thirza but I guess the same applies. And it was January 1860 so that might also confuse.