Surname Pretty in Halstead

[TPret]

Oh, that's a juicy bit.  The plot thickens.

Thanks so much for all of your help!!

[suffolk*sue]

This looks like the marriage on the Suffolk Marriage Index

Robert Pritty
Lydia Bridges
12th October, 1810
Great Bealings.

[TPret]

Oh wow!  That's wonderful, thank you!  I was wondering if I'd ever find a maiden name for Lydia!
You've gone above and beyond, thanks so much!

[TPret]

I'm back.
I can't seem to find John Kemp as a baker in 1841 or the town crier in 1851 in Halstead. Did you find him as John Kemp or John Kemp Pretty?
Also, I haven't been able to find anything on Robert Pretty, Mary Ann's father.  Do you happen to see anything about where he comes from?
Thanks,
Terri

[TPret]

Oh my.  I found John Kemp on the '41 and '51 census'.  The reason I couldn't find him before was because i had put in an approximate date of birth for him.  I was way off!  He was 30 years older than Mary Ann?  Yikes!

[nannyj]

Lydia is also living with mary Ann in 1851 aged 68 and 1861 in halstead, aged 80. Says she was born in wandsworth, Suffolk.
On the 1851, henry has the surname hawkes. He's down as the son in law, aged 15. I'm guessing they really meant step son.

[TPret]

Thanks NannyJ!

I think I've found Lydia's baptism, it lists her parents as Samuel Bridges and Anne Mills. So nice to be able to trace her back another generation.

I'm still having some trouble finding Lydia's husband, Robert Pretty.  There are quite a few Robert Pretty's (Pritty) and I just can't pin point which one he might be!

[nannyj]

Any idea if he died in Suffolk or halstead?

[TPret]

Unfortunately, no idea at all!