Castle Donnington Marriages

[diddymiller]

Marriage found:
3/5/1780 CD
Richard Neal otp = Dorothy Wood otp
Both signed
witnesses: Henry Watkin; Hannah Wood; Joseph Ballard

no baptisms found for children of Richard & Dorothy in CD or Leics IGI

Bap: Richard Neal s/o Cornelius Neal & Hannah 1756 (no date) Morley
       Constantine Neal s/o Cornelius & Hannah 14/5/1758 Morley
Marr: Cornelius Neal = Hannah Shipley  22/6/1755 Morley
source: Derbyshire IGI

I took a photo of the marriage entry gor Richard & Dorothy. if you would like a copy please PM me your email.

Diddy

[ctrunfree]

Thanks Diddy.  No mention of occupation then, and no identifiable witnesses.   Although the fact there are no baptisms in the area is encouraging.  There are also no apparent branches of the NEAL tree still living in the Castle Donington area in the 1841 Census.

I guess the next step is to see whether there are any deaths for Richard and Dorothy Neal in the Castle Donington area between 1780 and say 1840.  Would anyone have access to those burials?

Would it be possible also to check the names of the witnesses to see if there are baptisms for them in the Castle Donington area?  I'll ask on the Derbyshire board if someone could have a look around the Heanor area also.

One possibility is that Richard, a Cordwainer according to his death Certificate, moved to Castle Donington to learn his trade, met Dorothy, married, and returned to Derbyshire for his children to be born shortly thereafter in Morley.  How does that sound?

Diddy I'll PM you with my email.