Hi Maurreen, Thanks for the update of your Barraclough family. Below might be the GRO index number for the marriage of Joseph to Martha, but you would have to check under the surname Snowden to make sure it corresponds, but hopefully your cousin will send you a copy of the cert. to save you having to apply for it. Marriages Sept Qtr 1837 Joseph Barraclough District-Leeds District Number 23 Page Number 260 I will let you know if I come across any additional info on your Barraclough's. -- Best Wishes Kim Pasquill Victoria-AUST Email: [email protected] Barraclough Surname Study: http://users.net2000.com.au/~football/index.html ICQ Number: 30110913 Researching: Worldwide - BARRACLOUGH and variant's WRY - TAYLOR,BATEMAN,POLLARD Maurreen Clissold wrote: > Update on my Barracloughs! > > This morning received an email from a cousin in England which said, in part, > > Also delved into the Barraclough family and remembered > I hadn't told you that Snowden's mother was Martha > Jane Snowden - Joseph Barraclough married her at Leeds > Parish Church 6 Sept 1837 (I have the marriage > certificate and of course it explains where the name > Snowden came from - did I tell you my Dad was John > Snowden Barraclough Lee? ) They had Snowden in 1842 > and Ruth in 1843. She died 11 April 1846 of > consumption and he married Charlotte in 1847 and they > had Martin and Mary Agn. So Charlotte isn't our > ancestor. All interesting stuff eh!! > > I'm sure you're correct about Ruth Porrit but I have > not really tried to confirm this yet. Again it would > explain where the Ruths have come from. > > So, if any of the list have a Joseph Barraclough marrying a Martha Jane > SNOWDEN in 1837 or a Charlotte in 1847, I'd love to hear from you <g>. > > I've turned her on to the mystery of the non-appearance of Snowden > Barraclough in the 1881 census. I have found a Fanny (name of his wife) > and a daughter Ruth of the correct age, but the father's name is wrong > <sigh>. I can't find a Snowden Barraclough and family in the whole of > England - I doubt that they'd be out of the country, but I suppose it is > possible. Any suggestions, anyone? > > ... Maurreen > > ==== BARRACLOUGH Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to check the Barraclough GenConnect Board at http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/barraclough/ every now and then.