Eccles Parish Church Marriage 1828

[merlinsgirl]

Hello
Hopefully I might be in the correct forum?

Need help to establish if I have found my elussive marraige , trouble is they are quite away from their home town of Holywell North Wales

Can somebody if they have the reisters do a look up for me please?
Groom Samuel Davies Bride Ann Leighton possibly misspelt as Leigiton, marriage Eccles Parish Church 11th February 1828, can you see if any other information available please.

Thanking you

[gortonboy]

hi,,the lancashire online parish clerk has the record,,,,just gives 2 witnesses names,,,Thomas Turner and Hugh Jones.

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

[merlinsgirl]

Thank you very much indeed.


Now can anyone direct me as to where I might find other information on both families, eg where living at time of marriage and parents names.

The surname is not what I have but is very very close so could be a missspelling or mistranscribed?

Also if these are indeed my ancestors why would they leave their home town in Holywell N Wales just to marry,  but I do have the birth of their first daughter Elizabeth 4 months later in Holywell!

[mshrmh]

Merlinsgirl - pre civil registration in July 1837 information on marriage registers is limited and what is on the LancsOPC site link that Gortonboy has given will be a complete transcription. Addresses were commonly as on this entry "of this parish" - not helpful for future researchers! Names of parents were added in 1837.This link has guides to what to expect at different dates:
http://www.british-genealogy.com/parish-registers/english-registers.html

As to whether this is them - have you searched elsewhere, eg the "new" version of FamilySearch which has many more entries than on the IGI, or FreeReg or any local sites (the resources section of the relevant county board on here will have links)?
https://www.familysearch.org/
http://www.freereg.org.uk/

Do you know that Ann Leighton is the correct wife (eg from a post 1837 birth certificate or a baptism entry that gives her maiden name as a few do)?

[merlinsgirl]

Many thanks for that information also.
Firstly I did find one of their children's baptism's and yes states maiden name as Leighton, but I have not purchased the birth certificate yet.

I also spent ages searching for any other records of a possible marriage with similar surnames and around same period within 1 year but no other record was found.

It just seem strange why would they travel all that way to get married and not stay in their home town unless of course jobs, also possibly due to the fact that she might have been expecting when she married?

[mshrmh]

merlinsgirl - from what you've added this does seem plausible. However as far as I can see Holywell marriages aren't online - have you been able to look at these at a Records Office or LDS Family History Centre? There seems to be less online for Wales than England, so the marriage could be somewhere local that just isn't online. I've seen many marriages which have been closer to the arrival of the first child than this taking place at the local church

[merlinsgirl]

Thanks for your input.

Must admit I do favour this entry, as for Welsh look ups, they have been carried out but to no avail.
So I conclude that either this could be the entry or they never married?
But I have her maiden name on a childs baptism entry.

Thank you everyone who has helped,much appreciated

[EcclesCake2003]

 Hi There

If the baby was born 4 months after the marriage they may well have left

 home  in a hurry if Anne as pregnant before marriage then returning home

 when they were married so  people wouldnt know of their situation Not  an

 uncommon thing in those days

Ecclescake

 

[merlinsgirl]

Hi There

If the baby was born 4 months after the marriage they may well have left

 home  in a hurry if Anne as pregnant before marriage then returning home

 when they were married so  people wouldnt know of their situation Not  an

 uncommon thing in those days

Ecclescake

Thank you for that, yes this is plausable and do favour this, but I don't like to just assume in this, would prefer some proof, but als can not find any so my options are open.

Thank you ]