Doddington Cambs ?

[Dale]

Kia Ora
I am seeking help from or about the Parish Registers of Doddington please.

I have been told there is a William & Elizabeth
Fair(e)y (Farey?) who had a son James baptised  in 1788.

I would dearly love to know the date of their marriage and whether they had other children or whether there were other Fair(e)y families
 present in the area??

Any clues for online resources for Cambs gratefully received!

Thanks
Marlene
New Zealand

[Valda]

This website gives you an easy way (and access to) parish registers that have coverage on the IGI

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/

Doddington parish registers for baptisms and marriages are covered by the IGI 1681-1876

baptisms

MARY FAIRY   
Christening:  27 DEC 1789   Doddington, Cambridge
Father:  WILLIAM FAIRY 
Mother:  ELIZABETH 

ELIZABETH FAIRY 
Christening:  04 OCT 1795   Doddington, Cambridge
Father:  WILLIAM FAIRY 
Mother:  ELIZABETH 

ELIZABETH FAIREY   
Christening:  07 FEB 1796   Doddington, Cambridge
Father:  WILLIAM FAIREY
Mother:  ELIZABETH 

plus

JAMES FAISEL 
Christening:  27 JAN 1788   Doddington, Cambridge
Father:  WILLIAM FAISEL 
Mother:  ELIZABETH 

marriages

SARAH FAIRY 
HENRY NIGHTINGALE 
Marriage:  03 FEB 1789   Doddington, Cambridge

Boyds marriage index gives a possible for William and Elizabeth

1787 
FARY  WM 
BAMBRIDGE  ELZ 
MANEA  CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Regards

Valda

[Dale]

Thank you Valda! Somehow I had it in my head that Cambs parish details weren't on the IGI so didn't look!

I'll chase it up now!
Many thanks for such a prompt reply!
Cheers
Marlene

[Valda]

Manea parish registers are not covered by the IGI but they are covered by the BVRI

PHAREY, William         
Eliz BAMBRIDGE      
Marriage Date:3 Apr 1787 Manea, Cambridgeshire

Regards

Valda

[Dale]

Many thanks Valda! Every wee clue helps while I search and I don't waste others precious time!
Another variation of the spelling I see!
My Fairy/Fairey/Farey and now Pharey clan came from Riseley Beds 1788 and onto Hunts and Northamptonshire.
Are the speling variations likely to be different dialects ?? I understand their illiteracy as 'simple" folk of the time but have no idea what difference the impact of their speech/dialect might have made??
Thanks again
Marlene

[Valda]

Boyds marriage index had it indexed as Fary the BVRI as Pharey so you would have to see the actual register entry itself to know how it is written there. The BVRI may be sourced from the BTs (Bishops Transcripts) - that might explain the variation in the indexes' spellings.
They are all phonetic spellings of the name. I don't think dialect is playing much of a part. These are the spellings of the church officials and not necessarily the couple themselves and certainly not in the BTs. The church clerk if the church had one, though probably not the vicar, was likely to be a local man. Spelling was not rigid in the C18th and Samuel Johnson's dictionary (the first to have a major impact) was only published in 1756 but

'The published dictionary was a huge book: with pages nearly 1½ feet tall and 20 inches wide, it contained 42,773 words; it also sold for the huge price of £4/10s.'

You would have to look at the register to see how the couple signed their own names.
The couple may or may not be illiterate (how are you defining illiteracy?) Many people could read, at least a little, but had less need to learn to write, or little opportunity to practise any skill they had in writing, so on a big occasion instead of painstakingly writing their name might chose to put a cross.

Elizabeth's maiden name might be Bambridge or it might be Bainbridge. There were two earlier baptisms in the Manea parish register for the surname Bainbridge - nothing for Bambridge. Again you would need to check the actual marriage register. If the marriage was by licence there may be further documentation available through the marriage allegation if it has survived.

Regards

Valda

[Dale]

Many thanks Valda. Local input is invaluiable!
On with the search before New Zealand v France Rugby test!
Cheers
Marlene