Genealogy Chat

thanks Joy i haven't been in contact yet but i will do Sandy

Sandra, have you tried contacting the person doing look ups for Beccles?

thanks dee i will phone suffolk records offices but the 2 oldest children are Beaumont b abt 1830 Ann b abt 1832 Sandy

Thanks Jill

I was just looking at this.

Sandra

Unfortunately, Beccles is not one of the 25 parishes covered on my CD. I did take a quick look at both surnames. Obviously, Wright is a very popular name and there are hundreds listed. There are not so many Darbys, but too many to mention, so without specific names, I can't really help. When you do go back further, come back and I will take another look.

Or if your have Robert and Harriett's first children's names, they may have been named after their grandparents and I could start there.

I suggest you telephone one of the Suffolk records offices. They may look up the marriage (even post out a photocopy) or give you the details on it. This may give you a guide for moving on....father's name, abode etc.

Sorry I can't be of any more help.
Dee

Try here - there is a volunteer doing look ups for Beccles.

http://www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/
Parish Lookups

thanks sue thats a lot of info sandy

In the marriage register it would often say if someone was of this parish (otp) or, if not, where they lived. They might be described as a soujourner so just staying in the parish.

If described as otp that might not mean they had always lived in the parish but if you find the baptism of someone of the same name and the right age (especially if it's an unusual name) then it might be the right person.

You can look at the naming patterns of the couple's children for clues about who the grandparents might be. There also might be wills or land documents surviving to help.

I once found proof that one of my ancestors was who I thought he was when I found a bill sent to him in the 1790s. It's a slip of paper hiding in a bundle in the National Archives but the bill was sent by a (rather cross sounding) person who complains of being cheated by my ancestor's brother. This brother is named and I had already found his parentage.

Clues are all over the place but most are not online and may take a lot of finding plus a lot of luck in coming across them.

Sue

thanks jill will do

There is another thread on here - can't remember which board - where Dee (I think that's her name) is offering Norfolk marriage lookups 1800 - 1837.

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=704401

Found the thread. Worth a try.

Also, if you have Norfolk relatives check out Norfolk Council's on line site - NOAH - I've found wills for some of mine on there that are free to download.

Jill

thanks island will have a look

thanks lynn the marriage was of
robert darby b 1806 and harriet wright b 1811 in norfolk/suffolk
married 16th nov 1829 beccles suffolk and what i need is roberts parents names sandy

thanks athena

Sandy, I have not come across any parish record for marriages that gives anything other than the date, bride and groom's names and which parish they were from and the names of the witnesses.

If there was a marriage licence bond then that often gives a little more information, such as occupations, ages, relationship to the bondsman etc - but for a normal marriage without this licence the info is very scanty, unfortunately.

Regards

Athena

thanks deb so would the parish records have the parents names sandy

Hi Sandra

www.familysearch.org

You will find the IGI on that site. It's free to join.

Dianne xx

thanks claire sandy

Hi Sandra,

The Births/Marriages/Death indexes were introduced in 1837 and certificates were issued. before 1837, the only evidence of these events are in parish records.


Deb:)

You can't get a cert but you could look on the IGI, instructions are on the stickie thread at the top of board

hi, please can anyone help i have date, place, and names of ancesters wedding but is there any way i can get wed cert 1829 as no vol or page or do i have to go to parish thanks sandy