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I am having another look at my families in the Bungay area, and I wonder if Suffolk Rootschaters can help with some brickwalls?

James Stone was baptised at Flixton on 6 August 1784, and in the 1841 and 1851 censuses he was at Beccles Road, Bungay. He died and was buried at Bungay in September 1852.

He was the son of James and Mary Stone.  James senior married Mary Mayes at Flixton on 1 Dec 1783.

But these are the only two Stone events at Flixton. This would suggest to me that this was Mary Mayes’s home parish, but the marriage is the only Mayes event!

I use Ancestry and Findmypast, plus the South Elmham & Wangford baptisms from Suffolk FHS. I cannot find any other trace of James Stone senior and Mary Mayes.

Can fresh eyes help me out?

I’ve tried to find this online, but I’m not having much success.

One of my late uncles did his National Service in the Life Guards. The story is that he was able to choose this unit because his grandfather had joined them years before.

Another uncle has heard the story but doubts there was any choice. He says his brother signed on for three years to get extra pay.

Does any Rootschatter know if National Servicemen could say which unit they wanted to serve in when called up?

(As it happens, I can find no evidence of my great-grandfather being in the Life Guards, but perhaps that’s for another topic).

Family Search have Bishops Transcripts for Sunderland, where I was hoping to see an image of the marriage of William Sneary and Mary Readmile on 5 August 1812.

I've found the 1813 marriages, but if I "scroll" back there appears to be a gap and 1812 is missing.

I don't really want to browse through 700+ images on the off chance that the 1812 pages are misfiled.

I've tried and failed to find out exactly which years are in these Bishop Transcripts.

I wonder if any Durham Rootschatter knows which BT's have survived for Sunderland.

Hello,

When George Hawkins got married to Beatrice Shepherd at the parish church at Beaufort on 10 May 1891, he gave his address as 14 Waingoch Row.

I'm trying to find this address in the 1891 census.

I've tried the census street index for Bedwelty via National Archives without much joy.

Can anyone give me a hand?

[I've tried finding George without success - it could be a transcription error, hence wanting to find the actual address in the census] 

One image shows a bastardy indemnity of 1771 from Beaconsfield, Bucks, in which William Miller is described as a victualler of Langley Marsh [sic].

The other shows four Langley Marish marriages of 1769 which William Miller witnessed. I think he was the parish clerk.

Are these signatures of the same person?