St Giles Oxford Marriage 1807

[eborfamilyhistory]

Hi,

Found this on IGI and wondered if anyone could look up and transcribe the detail for me please:

02 Nov 1807 St Giles, Oxford - Marriage between James Terry and Mary Jones

Thanks
Paul

[casram]

all it says is

2 Nov 1807 James Terry & Mary Jones, sojourners
 both made mark (rather than signed their names), after banns,  witnesses Martha and Terry and Thomas Horn
Carolyn

[eborfamilyhistory]

Thanks very much, much appreciated.

By sojourners that presumably means that neither of them was from the parish?

Also, is the first witness Martha Terry?

Cheers
Paul

[casram]

Yes sorry witnesses Martha Terry and Thomas Horn

Carolyn

[PETE7215]

I have just joined Rootschat after following up on an exchange from Paul Ebor to you in October 2011.

Paul was acting on my behalf to track down ancestors in Berkshire in 1807.

My research has led me to believe that the marriage of James Terry shown as to Mary Jones was in fact to Mary Horn.

Can you help on this? I don't seem to be getting anywhere.

My gut feel is given some credibility to my noting that one witness to the banns was a Thomas Horn.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

[casram]

Hi
welcome to Rootschat. My information came from a transcription of the St Giles parish register supplied by Oxfordshire Family History Society which gives Mary's surname as Jones. At that time the parish registers only recorded the date, the names of both couples and of the witnesses, whether they signed or made a mark and the parishes they lived in at the time. Could she have been married before to a Mr Jones?

It might be worth contacting Oxfordshire FHS to see if they can look at the original register for you. Or if you have a subscription to Ancestry.co.uk the Oxfordshire registers will be on their site from next month and you will be able to see the original entry.

Carolyn

[PETE7215]

Carolyn,

Thanks. I've now become a paid up member of the Oxfordshire FHS.

The info. you sent was helpful.

Do you know of anybody who may be able to help me further in "digging right down" into the possibility of the Jones or Horn spouse challenge?

This is the area that Paul Thomas - Peter (Ebor?)was helping me with. Unfortunately he didn't appear to be interested in carrying on the research.

I'm happy to pay someone  to assist me to complete this research.

Regards

Peter



I am happy somebody

[casram]

Hi Peter
I have had a look at the Oxfordshire marriages on Ancestry and there are several for a Mary Horn but none to a James Terry. Do you know when or where she was born or who her parents were ?You say you were looking for ancestors in Berkshire in 1807 so why do you think she was married in Oxfordshire rather than Berkshire?
If you have any info on Mary I will try and track her.

Carolyn

[PETE7215]

Carolyn,

Thanks.

This is the dilemma that I have.

On the face of it Jones is the accepted surname of the person that James Terry married.

However, Paul had sent some info. back in 2011 that seemed to agree with my research. Unfortunately that is contained in a copy of one of his E-Mails to me back then ,and which I cannot send as an attachment  for some reason. I've tried and read through other RootsChat FAQ's with no success. Any thoughts ? The other bit of information is that Mary Horn shows up on one of her son's  William's Terry death certificate in Australia.

Carolyn, I appreciate your interest. As I commented earlier I wasn't looking for a freebie here, I'm happy to pay for any research that is needed .

Regards

Peter