Please help find Richard Burgess's baptism

[CambsBurgess]

I know Richard Burgess was married to Anne Matthews in Jesus College Chapel by banns on 28 Oct 1752, from the Comberton Parish Records. They're both listed as being otp, but I can only find Anne Matthews baptism record in the parish.

I know Richard was buried in Comberton on 26 Jul 1768, but I've no idea where he was baptised. His wife Anne was baptised on 6 Aug 1732, so it seems sensible to assume that he's roughly the same age.

Anybody have any ideas? And why were they getting married in a college chapel anyway?

[The Mc]

There is a pedigree resource file on Familysearch.org for this couple.....

Richard Burgess born about 1727 Comberton, Cambridge.
Anne Matthews christened 6 Aug 1732 father John Matthews and Ellen Kidman

Children...
Thomas Burgess     
Samuel Burgess     
Ann Burgess     
Ellen or Eleanor or Helen Burgess - death: Long Stanton,Cambridge,England burial: 11 APR 1840 Long Stanton,Cambridge,England

Here is the link.....   
https://familysearch.org/search/treeDetails/show?uri=https://api.familysearch.org/lls/pal:/MM9.2.1/9HB3-SGM
 

[suffolk*sue]

There is this one in Lolworth in 1717, but no parents listed.

Richard Burgess
7th November, 1717.

[CambsBurgess]

Thanks Mc, I'd found the children. I'm related to Thomas Burgess.

Suffolk Sue, that is interesting. I've no idea how I can prove if it was him, but many thanks for looking. I'll have to see if he left a will or something, I'd forgotten to check them earlier.

[suffolk*sue]

Ah might have to scrap that, there was a Richard Burgess, infant, buried in Lolworth in 1718.

[CambsBurgess]

Many thanks for the look up anyway Suffolk Sue.

[Selina]

I also have a marriage conducted in Jesus College Chapel of two ordinary people from parishes in Cambridge Town.  Mine took place in 1750.

I found the marriage in the transcript of Cambridge College Chapel Registers, Marriages and Burials from the 18th and 19th Centuries transcribed by Eve Logarn, a copy of which is in the Cambridgeshire Collection

It was lucky for me as the marriage was by licence and there was no reference to it in either of the parish registers, so worth checking there if anyone has a missing marriage in Cambridge.

Looking at Comberton marriages I see that there was one in Christ's chapel in 1751, two in Jesus in 1753 and one in Jesus in 1754. 

I think, but don't know for sure, that sometimes vicars of various parishes served in college chapels, in addition to their own parish, and it is possible that it was more convenient for them to carry out marriage services there on certain dates.

The bride in my case came from St. Clements parish and in that parish register several marriages were conducted in the 1740's in Pembroke chapel so suggests the vicar did 'do' colleges as well!

Selina