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I'm after a bit of help reading a marriage transcript.  Its the one on the bottom left - between William Smirthwaite and Mary Veevers.  What I'd like to know are the names of the signatures of the two people who signed as being in the presence of the marriage.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-65D1-PY

I'm hoping they might be family of the Smirthwaites (or Veevers).

Found this

https://www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker/index.htm

Charles William Furber (16 March 1818 - 1890), married twice:-
Marriage (1)     about 1842 (Age 23) Charlotte Smith – died 1862
Marriage (2)    24 November 1863 (Age 28) Emily Darrell Louisa Turner

The wives had 11 children each - this was confirmed by the autobiography of one of Emily's sons.

I have found all but one child - a son (there were only 3 daughters).

Charlotte had:-
Charles FURBER (31 January 1844-1931) --- St Andrews Holborn
William FURBER (b. 21/10/1845) -- St Andrews Holborn
Robert FURBER (b. 7/2/1847) -- St Andrews Holborn
George FURBER (25/8/1848) -- St Andrews Holborn
Arthur FURBER  (b.1850) -- St Andrews Holborn
Richard FURBER (b. 13/6/1852) - Bushey, Herts
Alfred FURBER (b. 19/2/1854) -- London
Herbert FURBER (b. 22/1/1856) -- London
Charlotte Elisabeth Priscilla P FURBER  (b. 22/5/1858) -- London
Henry Aubrey FURBER (22/5/1860) -- London

Emily's Children -
Edward Price FURBER (1865-1940)  -- Marylebone
Percy Norman FURBER (b. 1866) (Wrote an autobiography “I Took Chances”)  -- St Johns Wood, London
Emily May V FURBER (b.  1867)  -- Marylebone
Frank FURBER  (b. 1869)  -- St Johns Wood, London
Stanley FURBER (b. 31/8/1870)  -- Marylebone
Montague FURBER  (23 Apr 1872 - 08 Feb 1940)  -- Marylebone
Robert Leslie FURBER (b. 1873)  -- Marylebone
Ida Olivia Annie FURBER (b. 1876)  -- Marylebone
Lionel Gipps Hopkins FURBER  (b.10/7/1879) - my great grandfather  -- Marylebone
Harold FURBER   (twin of Leonard) (b. 4 August 1880)  -- Marylebone
Leonard Duckworth FURBER (twin of Harold) (4 August 1880 - May 27, 1912)  -- Marylebone

If you've been counting - there are only 21 children there.

But in the 1901 Census listing for Henry Aubrey FURBER at Newington Green, Middlesex, England is Cabeb Furber a “brother” aged 48 so born in 1853. Date wise this would be between Robert and Alfred.  Cabeb was a Yard Labourer. (? maybe called Caleb?)  However I can't find any a birth/marriage/death or other census for him.  Can anyone else find him?

One of my ancestors (William Parker) married a Jane (or Jan) Goforth at Holy Trinity, Hull on 25/8/1757.

I cannot find a date of birth for her.  And I am assuming she died before 21 or 23/1/1772 as William remarries a Jane Usherwood.

(the existence of the 2 Janes is confirmed by a family tree written by my grandfather pre-1970).

What I'm puzzled about is Jane Goforth's death.

There is a Jane Goforth being buried 06/10/1766 in Hull. 

There is also a Jane Parker dying at Freiston, Lincolnshire  on 02/11/1766. 

Freiston and Hull are about 75 miles apart.

If my ancestor is the one that died in Freiston, might she have been born there?  I can't find any record of Jane Goforth's birth.  Or a Goforth family I can link her to.

Any thoughts welcome.

I've been fascinated by how my (4x) great grandfather, John Cowham Parker (JCP) came by his middle name.

As far as I can tell there are no Cowhams in the family.

But on a hunch I did a FamilySearch for any "Parker" (first name) and "Cowham" as surname.  And up came "William Parker Cowham"

JCP's father and grandfather were both called William.

“William Parker Cowham” Christened on 8/1/1796 at  Sculcoates, York.  His parents are Robert & Frances Cowham.  JCP's father - a William Parker was buried on 9/12/1820 at Sulcoates York.

Now things get more complicated - Robert Cowham seemed to use the surname Cawham previously. Dates and places seem to match.

In a previous topichttps://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=765186.0 - Roberts parents are identified as..........

John Cowham (1733) and Mary Parker (1728).

What link does Mary have (if any) to the Parker family?


Here is a brief summary of that part  of the tree

William Parker (snr) (1714-1802) –m- (22/1/1737) (1) Mary Simpkin/Simpkins    (2) Mary Mann


William Parker (Jnr) 1743-1820 (WP & Mary Simpkin’s son)
William Junior had three wives, Jane Goforth, Jane Usherwood and Betty Bramston (nee Brown).  Jane Usherwood gives birth to John Cowham Parker on 15 Dec 1773 in Hull

John Cowham Parker (15 Dec 1773 – 8/1/1841) – Married twice
1) Miss Ann Goodhand (1st wife) (1777-1808) (m.1795)


Any information or general thoughts greatly appreciated.