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After many years of searching, I have finally come across a lead (Find My Past, citing the Society of Genealogists) for the marriage of my 6x great-grandparents Edward Sargeant and Elizabeth Hill. The information provided is:

License date: 29 Nov 1721
Groom: Edw'd SARGEANT
Bride: Elizabeth HILL

Unfortunately there is no other information provided, such as the location or parish.  The only other clue I have is that Edward and Elizabeth baptized their son Thomas Hill Sargent, Jan 18, 1723, in Twickenham, Middx.  They also had a second son, Edward, my 5x great-grandfather, around the same time, but his baptism has not yet come to light.

There are several variants for the SARGEANT name including: Sergeant, Sargent, Sergent, Serjeant, Sarjeant, etc.

I would greatly appreciate any help that could be provided by the experts on the board to locate the parish for the marriage.  And, of course, if any of this rings a bell with anyone reading this post, I would love to hear from you to compare notes.

Many thanks in anticipation,

rthom

I would greatly appreciate a lookup in the baptism register for Hockliffe for my G3-grandfather James Simonds (or variants) who, based on his death certificate in 1874, appears to have been born about 1791. Census records give us an estimated birth date ranging from 1792-1796, and he consistently maintains that he was born in Hockliffe, Beds.

On the IGI (Batch P003591), there is a Samuel & Ruth Simonds baptizing children in Hockliffe around this time, but no sign of James.

Thanks in anticipation, rthom

I am aware that the parish registers for Warmington St Michael do not start until 1636. My question is what would be the most likely parish or parishes for baptisms, marriages and burials for residents of Warmington before this date?

I have searched the neighbouring parishes of Mollington and Cropredy in Oxfordshire, which have registers dating to 1565 and 1538, respectively, but with no success.

Thanks, rthom

I would be interested if anyone knows whether the Epsom Workhouse (aka "Middle House") was still functioning as such in 1941 or whether it had evolved into a nursing home or similar.

Thanks, rthom

I would greatly appreciate a lookup on the Hampshire marriage index for the marriage of George IVEY and Sarah (Louisa), sometime around 1803-5. George and Sarah baptized several of their children in Farnham in the period 1805-1810, so I am hoping that their marriage would have occurred in a parish in the neighbouring county.

I posted a similar request on the Surrey board, but unfortunately drew a blank:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,416692.msg2828577.html#msg2828577

If anyone is interested, a thread on George Ivey, a coachsmith of Paddington, was originated on the London & Middlesex board:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,416454.0.html

Thanks in anticipation!

Regards, rthom