William Parks & Mary Reed marriage St. Nicholas Brighton Sussex

[fofofo1966]

Hello [new here!],
I am looking for the marriage of William Parks & Mary Reed 04-12-1828 St. Nicholas Brighton Sussex in order to find their parents. Any help would be great.
The couple had a son George Reed Parks bap. 26-07-1829 St. Nicholas Brighton & a daughter Emma Elizabeth bap. 1103-1832 St. Nicholas Brighton Sussex. They then moved to Middlesex after the death of George Reed 02-11-1834. They had three other children St. John in Middlesex Finsbury; Henry Thomas bap 02-04-1857 being my direct ancestor.
I am trying to trace this branch of my family.
Kind regards from The Netherlands.

[groom]

Welcome to Rootschat

I am looking for the marriage of William Parks & Mary Reed 04-12-1828 St. Nicholas Brighton Sussex in order to find their parents. Any help would be great.

Unfortunately this is before marriage registration started in 1837. Parish records before that rarely give parents names ( and certainly not mother's names) - just the bride, groom and witnesses.

Do you have them in the 1851 census which would give places and dates of birth as a starting point?

[rosie99]

1851 Mary is a widow
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFW-3GD

Original does not give towns of birth

[jonwarrn]

Hi
Welcome to Rootschat

They seem to be in Islington in 1841, with William a bit older than Mary. Did William die in Islington in 1846, age 54? I'm not sure!
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQJS-V21

Marriage witnesses in Brighton - one I can't make out what the name is, the other was R Newman
Outside possibility it might be Robert Newman who married Betsey Read in Brighton in 1823.
John

[jonwarrn]

one I can't make out what the name is

The BT says B Napthin !

[fofofo1966]

Hello John,
Thank you for your reply;

Marriage witnesses in Brighton - one I can't make out what the name is, the other was R Newman
Outside possibility it might be Robert Newman who married Betsey Read in Brighton in 1823.
John

Did you find the marriage?

[jonwarrn]

Hi
You can see the image of the marriage at St Nicholas on FamilySearch here
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DR6Q-YP7?i=15&cat=214220

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John

[fofofo1966]

Hello John,

Thank you, I did not have it yet, I can now indeed see what you mean with the witnesses. Any idea how to proceed?

[jonwarrn]

Any idea how to proceed?

I've put my thinking cap on. It's looking a bit of a tricky one.
John