Author Topic: Somerset Marriage Registers/Bonds/Allegations/Banns Taunton help please  (Read 296 times)

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Somerset Marriage Registers/Bonds/Allegations/Banns Taunton help please
« on: Sunday 20 February 22 18:28 GMT (UK) »
I'm from up north and disappointed to have discovered a Somerset marriage  ;)

Not really. But I am used to having wonderful resources like Yorkshire Burials https://yorkshireburials.uk/ and Sheffield Indexers http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/ - invaluable indexes, transcriptions and other resources - and the volunteers and go above and beyond to help everyone and everyone.

I can't for the life of me find a similar organisation for Somerset. That's probably my failure to find them.

I'm specifically looking for the marriage in 1877 between
Fanshaw, John b. 1855 in Sheffield
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North, Jane Ellen, b. 1852 in Cannington

I absolutely "know" my gut feelings to be correct, but I'd be really grateful if someone could prove them please. Any info from the parish register, such as father's name and occupation, witnesses etc would be wonderful.

Thank you in advance.

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Re: Somerset Marriage Registers/Bonds/Allegations/Banns Taunton help please
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 20 February 22 18:35 GMT (UK) »
iamoran -- there is a 'Somerset On Line Parish Clerk' free website actually containing parish registers -- but unfortunately it's down at the moment for maintenance.

If you don't subscribe to any genealogy sites - free general sites are;

https://www.familysearch.org/
https://www.freereg.org.uk/

which you could try.
Places of interest;
Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Southern Ireland, Scotland.

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Re: Somerset Marriage Registers/Bonds/Allegations/Banns Taunton help please
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 20 February 22 18:36 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Pennines, I've tried the usual free ones, but thank you.

If 'Somerset On Line Parish Clerk' is temporarily down, then I'll try that later - no rush. Thanks again.

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Re: Somerset Marriage Registers/Bonds/Allegations/Banns Taunton help please
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 20 February 22 18:46 GMT (UK) »
the transcript of the marriage is on Find My Past.

5/4/1877 - St Mary Magdelene, Taunton. Married by Banns
Groom's address - St Judes, Moorfield, Sheffield
Occupation - Engraver Lithographer
Father's name - Alfred Blacker Fanshaw
Father's occupation - Relieving Officer.
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Bride - Jane Ellen North
Residence - Paul St.
Father's name - William North
Father's occupation - Corn Merchant

Witnesses - Louisa North and Thomas North

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Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Southern Ireland, Scotland.


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Re: Somerset Marriage Registers/Bonds/Allegations/Banns Taunton help please
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 20 February 22 19:08 GMT (UK) »
Pennines, thank you.
The third-party research was also correct, but I never trust anyone until it's confirmed.
Thank you once again.

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Re: Somerset Marriage Registers/Bonds/Allegations/Banns Taunton help please
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 20 February 22 19:16 GMT (UK) »
You are very welcome - from another 'Northener'!!
Places of interest;
Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Southern Ireland, Scotland.