Foster in Cumberland, Ehgland

[CaroleW]

The Stanwix marriage is the more accurate as it is an extracted record

[sphan214]

Hi Carole,
Thank-you. I'll post what I find out on the Foster/Bell family. I appreciate your time and assistance.

Regards,
Denise

[sphan214]

Hi,
A couple quick questions...in death, are the records recorded by a women's maiden surname or married surname? and is it unusual for a woman to be married at 14-16 yrs. of age?

Thanks,
Denise

[sillgen]

Deaths are always under the married name.  Ages at marriage have varied over the years and it was not unusual for girls to be married that young.  Also the baptism may have taken place when they were older so knowing an exact age is difficult.  The Age of Marriage Act in 1929 forbade marriage under the age of 16.  Before that it was legally possible for girls of 12 and boys of 14 to marry.   Poor kids!
Andrea

[sphan214]

Hi Andrea,
Thank-you...I was up until 2 a.m. researching England. I think I am on the right trail now! 
Your assistance is truly appreciated. Familysearch has 2 films listed for Mary Bell and John Foster's marriage, so I'll call my LDS center and find out if they are available or need to be ordered. I'll post what I find out. Thanks again.

Best Regards,
Denise

[sphan214]

Hello,
Found a bit more information on John Foster and Mary Bell. The microfiche I ordered from LDS turned out to be nothing more than what could be found on familysearch!   

Mary Bell was christened 28 June 1801 in Hesket-In-The-Forest, Cumberland, England.
Her parents were John Bell b. abt.1762 and Margaret Longrigg b.19 Feb.1767 Wreay By Carlisle, Cumberland.
John Bell and Margaret Longrigg were married 8 Jan. 1795  Hesket-In-The-Forest. Margaret Longrigg's parents were Robert Longrigg and Sarah (unk.) John Bell and Margaret Longrigg had the following children including Mary Bell. There may be other children I didn't find.

Richard Bell chr. 1 Apr. 1798 Hesket-In-The-Forest, Cumberland, England
Mary Bell chr. 28 June 1801  (same as above)
Thomas Bell chr. 6 Jan. 1806 (same) died 22 Feb. 1818 (same)
Sarah Bell chr. 21 July 1807

On familysearch I found children born to Robert Longrigg and Sarah (unk.) all born in Wreay by Carlisle, Cumberland, England.

Robert Longrigg chr. 28 Jan. 1765
Margaret Longrigg chr. 19 Feb.1767
John Longrigg chr. 5 June 1769 
Elizabeth Longrigg chr. 13 Jan. 1772
Sarah Longrigg chr. 8 May 1774
William Longrigg chr. 8 Nov. 1776
Thomas Longrigg chr. 5 Sep. 1779
James Longrigg chr. 19 May 1782
and also an Ann Longrigg chr. 21 Jan. 1789 which I am questioning as all the other christenings were stated as being born to parents Robert Longrigg and Sarah (unk.) and on Ann's christening it states her parents as Robert Longrigg and Sarah BELL. I am wondering if the above son, Robert Longrigg chr. 28 Jan. 1765 may possibly be her father and he married a Sarah Bell.

Does anyone have further information on the Longrigg family in Wreay by Carlisle, Cumberland?

Thank-you,
Best Regards,
Denise

[sphan214]

Hi,
I just found 2 entrys on familysearch for a marriage between a Robert and Sarah Bell, 20 Mar.1764 Hesket-In-The-Forest, but one entry states Robert's last name as SOURIGG and the other as LOWRIGG instead of Longrigg. Looks like a typo to me on LDS, so I assume Sarah's last name was Bell and that child Ann in my previous post is her daughter, and not son Robert's child.

Best Regards,
Denise

[emmsthheight]

Hi Denise

As far as I can see, this has to be a Stanwix marriage as opposed to Kingmoor.   Kingmoor was not an ecclesiastical parish as someone has said.

For many years, it was linked for ecclesiastical purposes with Houghton.  Eventually people wsanted their own services and I think they started in a school Hall.  The church building is very recent.

The Kingmoor area was surrounded at your date, by Stanwix and  on one corner Rockcliff parishes.  In fact the Houghton marriages started too late anyway.

In fact Grinsdale, Stanwix and Rockcliff are all quite close, and old enough, but only a marraige for Stanwix has come up.

So I also reckon as other people on here that it is likely to be Stanwix.

The only other possibility I can think of is the extremely unlikely event that there was another marriage we do not know abput in one of the old parishes, but Stanwix seems much more likely.

I hope you get to the bottom of it!

Best wishes

Emms