William Pontin/g & Elizabeth Wyatt Marriage 1834

[rootsreader]

Can anyone help me find a copy of the marriage between William Ponten/Pontin/Ponting and Elizabeth Wyatt which took place on 17th Feb 1834 in St Peter and St Paul, Marlborough, Wiltshire?  What we are looking for are the parents of William, as there were several Williams of similar age and we would like to verify which one he was. Any help very appreciated, thanks.

[allibaker]

sorry this is all i could find .
 elizabeth wyatt married william ponten 17th feb 1834 saint peter and saint paul,marlborough,wiltshire
regards
alli

[Little Nell]

Hi rootsreader,

You need to be aware that parish records before civil registration began in 1837 do not routinely contain the parents' names.  There was no place for them in the record.  They may be witnesses to the marriage but they would not be identified as father of the bride or groom.

This makes for tricky research!

Nell

[rootsreader]

Hi Nell and Alli,
Thanks for your replies.

You are right about the tricky research, if I could find the witnesses names that might hold a clue as it could be some other relation which would help to narrow it down. Can anyone help me find them?