Marriage of Henry King before 1644 around Skipton, Yorkshire

[jonwicken]

Hello for about a decade I have been trying to find the marriage of Henry King around the Skipton in Craven area of Yorkshire.

He had a daughter Jane King baptised in Marton in Craven in 1644, then three sons baptised in Skipton; John King in 1647, Henry King in 1649 and William King in 1650. The latter baptisms show he lived at Embsay.

I wonder if anyone could please have a look with fresh eyes for a marriage, which I guess could have also taken place in Lancashire.

He joined the Quakers and died in 1680, but I am specifically interested in his life prior to joining the Quakers.

Thank you,
Jon

[bertflo]

Hi  Jon     re henry king 1649,     there is lots of info on him on the    wharfegen.org.         Family History,   if you explore the web site.     all around Embasay  Skipton   there are henry, william, and john family trees.. there is a henry king 1606-1626 too if that helps...   wharfgen.org is free to join with donation if desired.. Good luck with your search         Bert

[jonwicken]

Thanks very much Bert. I started digging on the Kings ten years ago and much of what is out there came from my research! I have unfortunately never been able to work out who Henry married though. He may have had two wives, but I am hoping one day a marriage for him before 1644 turns up somewhere! Good luck with your own research and thank you again for looking. Best wishes, Jon

[dobfarm]

 Hi Jon,

As the start of the English civil war started 1642, if Henry King, father of these sibling baptisms was some how part of the forces :- either the round heads or Charles 1 royal army. Then he could have been moving about the country. - Like many marriages of WW2 came about with married brides & grooms from different parts of the country only meeting by chance because of the war. Thus maybe widen your search for Henry's marriage

Just a thought.

[jonwicken]

It is definitely a good point you make for sure. I think maybe having had another look today that the marriage might be in the damaged Marton registers but need to check them out further. I don't know much about the civil war if I am honest. I know he was a farmer so wonder if farmers moved around less in those turbulent times?

[Brie]

Just a thought and I expect you already know this but there are gaps in some parish registers during the Civil War and Commonwealth periods (1642-1660) so the marriage might not have been recorded.

Brie

[jonwicken]

Thanks Brie. Yes a good point. I could be looking for something that doesn't exist!

[dobfarm]

Thanks Brie. Yes a good point. I could be looking for something that doesn't exist!

With what Brie said and your last post could be right!

Quote from web page link below
 
" 1643 - Ejection of clergy refusing covenant of Protestation.

( from) 1644 - More parents names appear in baptism register. and each parish or chapelry in the country should provide a fair Register Book of Vellum wherein were to be recorded
the dates of baptisms as before, plus the dates of births and parents names. The regulation as to marriage entries remained unchanged.

1642-60 - During the Civil War registers were neglected and Bishop Transcripts were not required

.https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/History_of_Parish_Registers_in_England

[jonwicken]

Thanks Brie. Yes a good point. I could be looking for something that doesn't exist!

With what Brie said and your last post could be right!

Quote from web page link below
 
" 1643 - Ejection of clergy refusing covenant of Protestation.

1644 - More parents names appear in baptism register. and each parish or chapelry in the country should provide a fair Register Book of Vellum wherein were to be recorded
the dates of baptisms as before, plus the dates of births and parents names. The regulation as to marriage entries remained unchanged.

1642-60 - During the Civil War registers were neglected and Bishop Transcripts were not required

.https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/History_of_Parish_Registers_in_England

Thanks for this. I hadn't really thought of registers during this period being defective all the way up to the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, so that was interesting.