Hello there, first time on the Yorkshire boards for me. I have found a marriage for my ancestor WILLIAM JENKINS who, from Census records, was born in approximately 1801. He was married to an ELIZABETH JENKINS and they lived and had their family in and around the Birmingham/Walsall area and were heavily involved in the Saddlery industry. The only record I have of William Jenkins on the census is in the 1841 one where the family are living in Aston and he has said 'No' as to 'whether born in same county'. So he wasn't born in Warwickshire but no clue as to where he was born. He is dead by the 1851 Census. I've found a burial for a William Jenkins in 1849 in St Bartholemew's in Birmingham and am going to do some digging around that date
I have found a marriage between a WILLIAM JENKINS and an ELIZABETH YARDLEY that took place on 20 Jun 1831 at ST MARGARET'S, YORK. This was gleaned from familysearch.org.
My question is this. If I were to get access to the parish record itself would it give me any other information such as the names of both sets of parents? I'm confused as to how the York connection has come about (if, indeed, this is my ancestor's marriage). William's occupation was that of a railway porter and the family mythology was that he hailed from Wales which may be the case.
ELIZABETH YARDLEY definitely hails from Birmingham.
Any advice will be gratefully received!