1743 Marriage/licence Chippenham Cambridgeshire

[Kylie B]

Hello

I am trying to trace any further info on this marriage, between William KIDMAN, and Martha WILKIN, on 30 Jan 1743.
The marriage took place in Chippenham, Cambridgeshire and was by licence.

I do not know anything more about this couple, other than I believe they are the parents of Hannah and Lydia- known to be in Cambridge in 1771.

I have contacted the Cambridge Uni Library regarding the marriage licence, and they advise that in 1743, Chippenham was part of Suffolk. So I contacted the Suffolk Record Office, who say they do not hold any licence for a marriage of this couple.....

So where else can I look?? there must surely be an actual marriage record somewhere, and the licence must exist- but how do I find them??

Alternatively, if anyone can find births for the 2 daughters that would help greatly as well- I have no idea where to look for them?

Thanks for any ehlp- really stumped on this one and not sure where to go next....
Kylie B

[trish1120]

Hi Kylieb,
I cant help with the Marriage but to me it seems to early to be the Parents of Lydia and Hannah.

Christenings from the IGI;
LYDIA KIDMAN, 18 April 1771, Downing Street or Churrch of Christ Independent, Cambridge, Cambridge, England
Parents WM and MARTHA
+ HANNAH Kidman, 10 October 1771

They may have been chrisitened at 1/2 yrs old as I don't think that they were born a few months apart?

[bedfordshire boy]

Trish, on an earlier thread we established that the baptism entries said "grown daughter" ie they were adult. So the 1743 marriage is quite feasible.

Kylie, if the marriage was at Chippenham then that's the parish register you need to look at in the probably forlorn hope that the entry contains more information. It's not been filmed by the LDS but a transcript is available from Cambs FHS. Why must the licence exist? Very few survive. You may have more luck with the allegation

David

[trish1120]

Thanks David

[Kylie B]

Hi there
Sorry Trish- I should have included that the girls were baptised as grown daughters in 1771, making the marriage plausible.

David- I just meant that if they married by licence, then there must have been a licence applied for and documented somewhere- much like the marriage itself. Whether or not the record still exists is always pot luck- but first I need to find out where to go and try looking for it!

Will try the CFHS re the transcript you mentioned and go from there...

Kylie B

[bedfordshire boy]

Chippenham was in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, so the allegations should be at Suffolk Records Office

[Kylie B]

Thanks David- will try them
Kylie

[Selina]

As posted on the previous thread - on the Chippenham P.R. transcript the only extra information was that the marriage was by licence.

Selina

[Kylie B]

Thanks Selina
I have contacted the RO to see if I can get a copy of the actual marriage- looking for witnesses or any other clue that might not be in the transcript.

Dont know where else to go, given I have no idea where William Kidman was from, and therefore where he might have applied for the licence if it wasnt local to the marriage.....

Stumped again!!
Kylie