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Mar Licence Thomas Ward & Sarah Umphrey Mansfield St Peter 1735
« on: Monday 21 October 13 17:46 BST (UK) »
Hi

Is anyone able to help with the full details of the marriage licence of Thomas Ward and Sarah Umphrey 23/1/1735 both of the parish of Sutton in Ashfield, at Mansfield St Peter please?

Very many thanks
Valerie
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Re: Mar Licence Thomas Ward & Sarah Umphrey Mansfield St Peter 1735
« Reply #1 on: Monday 21 October 13 18:23 BST (UK) »
Hi Valerie  :)

Nottinghamshire Marriage Licences

23rd January 1736
Thomas WARD, of Sutton in Ashfield, servantman, bach, 19.
& Sarah UMPHREY, of same, spr, 29½ ; at Mansfield.
[ Bond by John Umphrey¹ of Pleasley, co. Derby, taylor]

note = ¹ signed Humphrey
~ ~ ~

Date is the same as on the Notts FHS cd index - place: MANSFIELD St Peter and St Paul

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Re: Mar Licence Thomas Ward & Sarah Umphrey Mansfield St Peter 1735
« Reply #2 on: Monday 21 October 13 18:48 BST (UK) »
Gosh, that was quick, thank you.

Oh no, not 19!!  To fit my hypothesis he needed to be at least 26 ...

Why so many Wards in this part of the world, and why so many of them called Thomas?

Valerie
Derbys: Ward, Hopkinson, Bradley, Birds, Clarke, Taylor, Daykin, Gent, Vardy, Cotterill, Stocks, Godber, Dronfield, Charlesworth, Bonsall, Purseglove
Notts: Clarke, Freeman, Kitchen, Allcock, Housley, Swanwick, Berrisford, Farnsworth, Antcliffe
Staffs: Nutt, Bowring
Yorks: Holling, Fish, Kay, Hardy
Lincs: Plummer, Broughton, Wellbourne

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Re: Mar Licence Thomas Ward & Sarah Umphrey Mansfield St Peter 1735
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 22 October 13 16:20 BST (UK) »
Could he be lying about his age or could this be a mistake for 29?
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