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I have a marriage certificate for my great grandmother Agnes Ada Brown who was married to William John Richardson July 20 1884. I also have a marriage cert for her father, Thomas Cockson Brown who was married to Sophia Thomas December 25 1856, both couples married at St Philip's Church, Bethnal Green, Middlesex. Thomas and Sophias certificate is signed by James Brown (groom's father) and Elizabeth Brown. Sophia's father is called James (Thomas) also. One of William and Ada's witnesses was Ida Henrietta Brown who I know was Agnes's sister.
I am having great difficulty tracking down this couple and have been looking for James Browns possibly married to Elizabeths. I have found one census entry for a James and Elizabeth Brown (his birth place looks like Herefordshire or Hertfordshire and hers is Newport, Isle of Wight.
The trouble is, they are such common names and there are no end of James Browns married to Elizabeths in the Bethnal Green area/London area. It is all very confusing and I hope you can help
Many thanks
Jenny
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