James Preston (Marriage) Completed.

[MJR]

I am looking for proof of a marriage between James Preston, c1803, Leicester, and Mary, possible Davis,c1801, Monks Kirby, Warwickshire, about 1825. Details from census. I have found one 07/09/1823 at Leire(Leicester??). Please can anyone confirm these details, especially from a sight of banns/marriage certificate with names of witnesses etc. Many Thanks MIK.

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s & Welcome MJR.

From my Indexed Parish Marriage Records Disk
I can confirm the following details :~

MARRIAGE. :~

James Preston. ~ Mary DAVIS.
St. Peter’s Parish Church.
Leire. In the County of Leicestershire.
7th. September. 1823.

By Banns.

No other details given…..BUT

I can have a look at the Parish Registers at the Records Office
For you next week and get back to you here on this thread.

MIKE. 

[MJR]

Many Thanks Mike, all info greatly received. Maybe you can sort out another one for me. William Malkin married Susanna about 1814+/- 3years. He died 1838, 1851 census listed Susanna as from Smeeton, but their married life was in St. Mary, Leicester. A very long shot but I have tried all I can think of via the internet. Once again Many Thanks for your reply. MIK.

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s Again ….MJR.

There you Go.....
Borough of Leicester Marriages. :~

St. Nicolas Parish Church. Leicester.
William Malkin. ~ Susannah. ALDRIDGE.
By Banns.
1814.....No date given. ( I can check out Registers next week. )
But I would have a  guess Summer time going on the following Baptism. :~

James Malkin.
St. Nicolas Parish Church.
2nd. April. 1815.
Father:~ William.
Mother :~ Susannah.

Then St. Mary De Castro Parish Church.
ALL Baptisms with Parents William & Susannah.

Susannah,19th. March. 1820.
John. 20th.Jan.1822.
Eliz. 18th.August.1823.
Sarah. Born. 28th.Dec.1824. Bapt,7th. Feb. 1825.
Hannah. 9th. Oct.1826.
Henry. 29th.December. 1828.
William. 24th. May. 18230.
Clare.3rd.April. 1836.
Eliza. 3rd. April. 1836.

William’s Burial details :~
St. Mary De Castro Parish Church.
Names./ Dates. / Ages.
MALKIN   CLARA ANN   28   Jul   1850   Inf
MALKIN   HENRY   19   Nov   1852   24
MALKIN   JAMES   30   Jul   1845   29
MALKIN   * WILLIAM *   18   Jun   1838   42

Hope this is of help.

MIKE.

[MJR]

Mike. Once again Very Many Thanks MIK.

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s Again …..MJK.

Parish Register’s read thus :~

St. Peter’s Parish Church.
Leire. Leicestershire.

DE. 1465. / 6.

Page. No. 11.
Entry. No. 31.

James Preston. Of this Parish.
Mary Davis. Of this Parish.

Married in this Church following Banns.
And with the consent of Friends.
This Seventh day of September.
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Three.

By Me :~ Joseph Wilton Pawsey. Rector.

James singed by own Signature.
Mary by her Mark = U).

Wit’s :~
Christopher Welch.
Mary Chamberlain. ( Could be a Church Warden signed several registers )

With ref to :~ " With consent of Friends "

Have not heard this before
but the jury is still out at the Records Office
So...hope to have an explanation before too long . .....

Plus :~
11D 65 / 8.

Leicester.
St. Nicolas Parish Church.

Page, No, 18.
Entry. No. 52.

6th. December. 1814.

William MALKIN.of this Parish.

Susannah ALDRIDGE. Of this Parish.
Married in this Church following Banns.
By Me :~ Richard Davis. Vicar.

William singed by own signature.
Mary by her Mark = X

Wit’s :~
Wm. Howkins.
Elizabeth Skessington. ( this is the best interpretation )
James Lanton. ( Parish Clark.)

Hope this is of help.

MIKE.

P.S.

UPDATED

There is a Baptism
For St Wilfred Parish Church.

Kibworth Beauchamp ( which did a lot of events for Smeeton. ) 

Susanna ELDRIDGE. ( sound A Like )
9th. November. 1791.

Father :~ John Eldridge.
Mother :~ Eliz.

Which would make Susanna aged 23 when is married 1814.

[MJR]

Yet again Very Many Thanks. I might have another query soon, don't run away. MIK.

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s Again…..MJR

With reference to :~ “ With consent of friends “

Here is the results of the Liberians at the records Office :~

Occasionally, if the Bride or Groom was patently under age…..
but had had no surviving parents, then the specific consent of a Guardian would be sought…..if there was no Guardian as such
( because the person was poor or an Orphan) then the general approbation of the Parish Overseers, and of the friends of the couple was deemed sufficient……
All the Vicar or Officiating Minister had to know was that,
there was no objections to this marriage.  

 Or….. if the Parish Minister was new to the job and did  not have the services of a Parish Clark who usually makes out the Registers.
He might think this was the usual entry in the Registers for this Parish.
This is evident if... “ With the consent of friends”
appears several times within the registers.
   
I hope this clears up what was an unusual entry in the Parish Registers.

MIKE.
 

[MJR]

Many Thanks. Mary Davis was born in Monks Kirby, Warwickshire in 1801, so she was not under age, but maybe there were no parents there. This is one I was not too sure about, as she appears in 1881 as grandmother,but is the mother of the wife, possibly interpretation of meaning. Addresses and names fit the wedding certificate of her daughter Eliza,but I cannot find her birth/ christening, my guess is she had two names and used Eliza, I believe she had a sister named Elizabeth also a second name as i cannot find her. I will close this one, if you come across anything else with this family please contact me. Once again Many Thanks MIK.