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Re: William Sykes & Family
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 06 April 13 23:00 BST (UK) »
Okay. So we've got them nailed down then. Not as far as I know. Her name is given as "Betty" on familysearch but she could of been known as Elizabeth. I think that is her. That's what I was thinking, William could of married again. I don't know a lot about William and Betty.

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« Reply #10 on: Saturday 06 April 13 23:17 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Almondbury and West Bretton are about 8.5 miles from each other regards the burial, its quite possible William could have remarried, there are a few marriages in that area after 1794-1800.

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« Reply #11 on: Sunday 07 April 13 11:55 BST (UK) »
I think William could have married again. Found a possible marriage:

William Sykes:
b.1757
m. 1796 - Parish Church of Sandal
Spouse: Ann Aston (b.1761).

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« Reply #12 on: Sunday 07 April 13 14:21 BST (UK) »
Hi

Could definitely be the right marriage, have checked his marriage to Betty, he signed the marriage cert. then and it's a very similar signature!  on his marriage to Betty one of the witnesses was a William LINDLEY, on his marriage to Ann one of the witnesses was a Jemima LINDLEY.

Marriage detaills:  7 Jan 1796, William of the parish, Ann of the parish of Silkstone.
Winesses: Jemima Lindley and Thos. Ashton???

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Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday 07 April 13 15:55 BST (UK) »
Brilliant, so I think we have our second marriage. Would you be able to send me the marriage cert? Would love to have a copy of his signature and cert. Next step is to find their children. Searched on FamilySearch and their are loads of children born to a William Sykes and Ann. Their births are scattered all over the place, so I'm not sure how we could narrow it down.

So William was of the parish "Sandal Magna", would that mean that William was born in this parish? Or he could of just been residing there. Are there any records that we could obtain to find out what his occupation was and who his parents were? I've always noted his parents as being; Samuel Sykes and Mary Rhodes. Someone previously searched for him a year back. However, the DOB's aren't correct.

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« Reply #14 on: Sunday 07 April 13 17:44 BST (UK) »
Not sure of the situation in the Channel Islands, but UK libraries have access to Ancestry.co.uk.  If so, you could look for the marriage entry and download the image to a memory stick.

Also I see that the marriage was by Licence, and so perhaps the Borthwick Institute in York might have the original Marriage Bond and Allegation (if it has survived) - and again you could ask them for a copy - it costs £5.00.

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« Reply #15 on: Sunday 07 April 13 18:04 BST (UK) »
No need to worry about that now. Just be on the chat room and people with Ancestry have emailed me both the records. What's our next step?

Betty had the following siblings: Julia, Thomas, Ann, Mary, William, William, Sarah, John, and Richard. There is a pattern with the names. William and Betty's children in my opinion were named after Betty's siblings. You have Julia, William, Ann, and John (John being the father of Betty). You also have Samuel (Samuel is noted down as being the father to William - could of been named after him) and Matthew may be an anomaly. I wonder if the other children born to WILLIAM SYKES in West Bretton were those of his second marriage? It fits the date range.

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« Reply #16 on: Sunday 07 April 13 18:20 BST (UK) »
Hi

Think these are Williams children with Ann

Christenings at Bretton Chapel

Charles bap. 21 June 1803 son of William Sykes and Ann his wife, Bretton
Sarah, daughter of William Sykes, privately bapt. 21 Sept. 1805, received into the church 5 April 1806 Sandal.

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« Reply #17 on: Sunday 07 April 13 18:40 BST (UK) »
Looks correct to me. Charles and Sarah should be on the 1841 Census.
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