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Offline brushbroomstick

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Which marriage date is correct?
« on: Monday 25 February 13 15:03 GMT (UK) »
While searching on Family Search for the marriage of my 3x gr grandfather James Lowther in Cumberland I came accross two very differing marriage dates - to the same woman.
19 May 1804 and 11 Aug 1816 both to Mary Rigg in Crosthwaite.
As one of the children was born in Aug 1804 I think the first one is likely to be correct.
BUT where did Family Search get the second date from? I suspect it could be the baptism date of their son also James.
Irene
Broom(e) - Staffs/Shropshire/ Durham
Burnett - Northumberland & Scottish Borders
Dickson - Scottish Borders/ Northumberland
Henry - Londonderry/ Durham
Morrell - Shropshire
Neale - Norfolk/Northumberland
Powell - Shropshire
Robson - Northumberland/Durham
Stott - Northumberland/Durham
Taylor- Holy Island/Bedlington
Vass- Inverness/ Newcastle/ Durham
Vickers- Cumberland/ Durham

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Re: Which marriage date is correct?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 25 February 13 15:32 GMT (UK) »
The 1816 one is a baptism - it says it is https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J7FC-CK9

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Re: Which marriage date is correct?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 25 February 13 15:42 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Geoff.
I must have read it wrong, althought there is a Family Tree an A----try wich also gives the 1816 date as a date of marriage.
Broom(e) - Staffs/Shropshire/ Durham
Burnett - Northumberland & Scottish Borders
Dickson - Scottish Borders/ Northumberland
Henry - Londonderry/ Durham
Morrell - Shropshire
Neale - Norfolk/Northumberland
Powell - Shropshire
Robson - Northumberland/Durham
Stott - Northumberland/Durham
Taylor- Holy Island/Bedlington
Vass- Inverness/ Newcastle/ Durham
Vickers- Cumberland/ Durham