william offer alford

[BumbleB]

Both the Banns and the Marriage entry state William Offer and Elizabeth Browne.  Neither of them signed the register. 

ADDED:  And it was you who suggested Alford - now I'm even more confused 

[philrmoon]

Hi yes I did

A Allen Alford told me that his direct line Thomas offer Halfords dad was William offer Alford who married betty Brown but could not Williams birth place or parents

Regards Phil

[BumbleB]

My apologies, I don't  quite understand your dilemma?  Are you just following a "tree", or have you done any research om your own research.

[philrmoon]

Hi

my own research where the offer and Alford families came from

My wife is connected to one

Regards Phil

[Little Nell]

Try saying both 'offer' and 'alford' in a country accent - then you might understand where the two different ways of writing it come from. 

From the snippet of the marriage entry, neither William nor Elizabeth seem to be literate so the parish clerk wrote what he heard.

I have similar problems in Wiltshire with Orchard, Archard, Archer.

Marriage registers at this date do not record parents' names or the ages of the couple involved.

Nell

[philrmoon]

Thanks for your reply

Regards Phil