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Back on the Middleditch trail, or maybe that should be trial     

Findmypast have a marriage for a William MIDDLEDITCH to a Mary CORK taking place in St Margarets, Ipswich on 16 May 1808.  This is from the Suffolk Marriage Index.

As it will be some time before I am likely to get to SRO, would SKS have access to the original entry to double-check the details for me please - am hoping that Cork is mistranscribed and is in fact COCK or COCKS.  In which case this might one of the marriages I've been trying to track down.

It doesn't help that Mary appears to have had two sons prior to this, one by someone else entirely.  Also, this is the only time I've found them, if it is them, in Ipswich.   Does anyone know whether St Margarets was particularly used by soldiers at this time?


Thank you
Helen

Having received my great-great-great-grandmother's death certificate I now have more questions...

Sarah Brad died on 29th August 1837 at 8.p.m. Portsea Town (aged 46).
Informant was her husband John Brad, currier, 41 Britain Road, Portsea.
Cause of death was 'Decline - chronic dysentery' (poor Sarah).

Question one) 
Would anyone know whether time of death would mean she died in a hospital of some sort rather than at home?

Question two)
Does anyone know where the nearest/most likely burial place would be for someone living in the Britain Street area? I have looked around and it would appear that St Marys has burial records from then - but I don't know Portsea/Portsmouth at all and there appear to be a lot of churches so I might be wrong.

Any other comments welcome as to what other avenues I can search.

Many thanks


Helen

Some time ago a very helpful person found my ADKINS family in 1871 and transcribed the details for me.

I now have a subscription for Ancestry and thought I'd print off the census image for my files.

I can't find them - anywhere 

The reference I was given (which I am assuming isn't ancestry's) was RG10/3186 39a.

The family should be easy enough to spot - father's name was Perrin Bishop ADKINS, and amongst the children is an Archibald.  I have searched every conceivable variation of Perrin, Adkins, Archibald, Florence, Frances, etc. and they are just not there - they should either be Crick or Rugby - Crick I can't find at all, and half of Rugby appears to be missing - but it might just be me......

Does anyone know which parishes are missing from Ancestry's 1871 census before I go goggle-eyed?  I've tried looking on their site but can't find anything useful. 

Thanks

Helen

This message was posted on one of the rootsweb lists - and as yet Marion has not received any replies.  She is happy for me to post the following in case anyone fancies a little challenge:

" Hello Listers
I'm not related and this is not a request.  I have an old gardening book - "Gardener's Assistant" that my father purchased for 2/6 in Pimlico, London in 1930, on the fly leaf are details of FREDERICK GEORGE HALIS FREEMAN, born 27th October 1878, at Horliston Norfolk, schooled at Fressingfield, Suffolk 1882 for 3 1/2 years, then follow details of the gardens he was employed at, in Suffolk and Essex through to 9th July 1914 at Clacton-on-Sea.
If anyone is interested or know of a branch of the Freeman family that would like a photo copy of the fly leaf I would be happy to pass these details on.
My father has entered up our family details on the opposite page so the book will eventually be passed on to our daughter, we are all very keen gardeners.
Marion  N.Z."

Helen

p.s.  to start off here he is in 1881:

Chase's Cottages, Weybread Road, Fressingfield, Suffolk

Thomas Freeman  Head (wid) 48  Blacksmith.   b Suffolk, Metfield
Eleanor Freeman  Dau   unm   20  housekeeper b. Cratfield
William J Freeman Son   unm  18   bricklayers lab.        b. Fressingfield
John H Freeman    Son   unm   ?    scholar                    b. Nfk, Marsham
Rebecca J Freeman Dau           12  scholar                    b.        "
Fredk G Freeman  Grandson    3                                  b.  Harlesdon

Ref:  RG11, Piece 1856, Fol 18, Page 10