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The marriage would contravene Biblical rules on consanguinity, but isn't now illegal under the judicial system. I have relatives who married at the local cathedral because they were under 21 and the permission of the father for the marriage wasn't checked too closely. Sounds like a similar ruse.

I don't have a William born about the right time or a suitably dated Thomas in my PAF at present. This isn't to say that they aren't part of my tree; it's just that the connection (if any) remains to be proven. In terms of their location, William's birth in 1844 is a bit further from the roots of my tree to be clearly indicative of a link, but that was about the time that a lot of people were moving off the land and to more industrial areas. My mob moved to Hull and another branch moved to Tyneside in the 1840s. Let's just note one another's interests and await further information.

I know a Palmer who lives in Hasse Road. If I see him, I'll ask for the name of his grandfather. His father is still alive, well into his 90s.

For some curious reason, Hull was a hotbed of baseball in the earlier part of the last century. Don't ask me how I know that, it's just one of those strange facts that stick - perhaps the fact that my Dad was from there might have provided a little glue?

Will relate an anecdote that might be vaguely useful. Upon taking office as a churchwarden, I found a completed marriage register in our safe. The new one had been in use for several years. Actually, there were two identical registers. I took them to the local register's office who told me that 'Yes, they should be given to us when they are full', but 'We haven't received any here in donkey's years'. Rather illustrates the challenge of genealogy - those that should do things not being aware of their obligations on such matters.