Hi,
I have found my ancestors marriage - Elizabeth James, Marriage, 27 Aug 1769, Gloucester, St Mary De Crypt, Gloucestershire, England. Parish as it appears Nortonin. Spouse Daniel Coates
Based on that I try to search for Daniel Coates birth, by searching on 1748 +/- 10 years (my best guess at the "right" year range) then I get TWO entries that may be him.
In the 1700 all we have on a marriage entry on the parish records is the groom name and bride name, and the Parish. We do not have the parent's names, so how do I work out which of these two are "my" Daniel Coates?
Daniel Coates, Baptism Date: 20 Sep 1747, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Daniel Coates, Baptism Date: 17 Jan 1742 Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England
It is not obvious which are closer to the marriage location of Gloucester, St Mary De Crypt.
I am sorry if this is a stupid question but would much appreciate some pointers in how to work this out.
Huge thanks in advance