This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jocelyn1411 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10935.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: found a bit more for Ben Marriages Mar 1862 Arnold Benjamin Shoreditch 1c 357 Skinner Harriet Shoreditch 1c 357 Name: Benjamin Arnold-widower - bootmaker Age: Full Age Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Spouse Name: Harriet Skinner-widow Record Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Feb 1862 Parish: Shoreditch St Mark Borough: Hackney Father Name: John Arnold - Farmer Spouse Father Name: John Clayton - Bricklayer Register Type: Parish Register this time Benjamin signed his name as did Harriet wit: William & Maria Mortimer 1871 ARNOLD, Benjamin M 52 1819 Charlwood Surrey ARNOLD, Harriett Wife F 48 1823 Lincolnshire ARNOLD, Thomas Son M 19 1852 Surrey SKNNER, Frederick Step-Son M 15 1856 Surrey WEBBER, Henry Boarder M 23 Surrey Address: Clement's Road, Bermondsey, Southwark By 1880 he is in the USA, a widow have just found your Tree ( after all this very slow computer work !) and see you have Mary nee CAPON - the Bishops Transcript you got your info from states John was a widower, and Mary a spinster... her name is hard to read but I am fairly sure it has 2 's's which can look like a 'p' because of the way double s'ss were written back then Wit: John GASSON and what looks like Mille? RIDLEY all parties could only make their mark X just checked out earlier marriages for john ATNOLD and believe the one to amm WRIGHT is the correct as neither could sign their names ( the other JA's signed their names) Name: John Arnold Spouse Name: Ann Wright Record Type: Marriage Event Date: 13 Aug 1815 Parish: Horley County: Surrey Register Type: Bishop's Transcript wit: John WRIGHT and Sarah Susannah HAND ( it looks like HAND but is hard to read) the names Sarah Susannah could mean she is a relative the daughter Mary b abt 1829 in Portslade Sussex, is a servant in Hove Sussex..so the folk who have this Mary marrying Joseph BRAY aged 15 in 1845 has picked the wrong Mary... Ok thats it for me for now! Cheers Jocelyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.