Hi Everyone, Below is the transcript from St. Mary's The Virgin, Parish Church Gomersal, that I transcribed awhile ago. Baptisms, Marriages & Burials and Banns Registers 1851-1909 LDS film # 1542238 Baptisms There were not Baptisms of any Barraclough's or variant spellings. Marriages Ref: Page 56 10th July 1859, Samuel Barraclough, 25 years, Batchelor, Railway Plate-Layer of Gomersal Father - Joseph Barraclough, Clothier, Sarah Ann Bentley, 22 years, Spinster, of Gomersal Father - George Bentley Both signed register - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ref: page 100 6th Jul 1873 Charles Barraclough, 21 years, Batchlor, ?, of Gomersal Father - David Barraclough, Woolsorter Elizabeth Ann Hall, 25 years, Spinster, of Gomersal Father - John Hall, Grocer Married by Banns - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ref: Page 98 27th Jul 1889 George Barraclough, 21 years, Batchelor, Firer of Gomersal Father - Henry Barraclough, Green Grocer Aunice Pape, 20 years, Spinster of Cleckheaton Father - James Pape, Woolsorter Married by Banns - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ref: Page 188-189 9th Jul 1898 Ernest Barraclough, 24 years, Batchelor, Stoker, of Gomersal Father - Charles Barraclough, Grinder Violet Blaber, 24 years, Spinster, of Batley FAther - Edwin Blaber, Card Fetler Married By Banns - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burials Ethel Barraclough of Gomersal 10th Mar 1883, Infant William Barraclough of Gomersal 10th Nov 1886, 31 years Elizabeth Ann Barraclough of Gomersal 17th Feb 1899, 50 years - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Banns Just because the Banns were read at this chuch does not mean that they married in this church. The Banns may have been read in both the brides and gromes parishes. Charles Barraclough and Elizabeth Ann Hall both of Gomersale, Banns read the 1st, 8th and 15th June 1873 Samuel Haggas of Gomersal and Harriet Barraclough of Birstall, Banns read 4th, 11th, and 18th Dec 1887 George Barraclough of Gomersal and Annis Pape of Cleckheaton, Banns read 16th 23rd and 30th June 1889 Sarah Barraclough of Cleckheaton and Herbert Hearfield of Gomersal, Banns read 26th July, 2nd and 9th Aug 1891 John George Barraclough of Birstall and Maria Downey? of Gomersal, Banns read 26th July, 2nd and 9th Aug 1891 John William Barraclough of Birstall and hannah Ashton of Gomersal, Banns read 30th Aug, 6th and 13th Sept 1896 Mathew Taft of Birstall and Mary Barraclough of Gomersal, Banns read 4th, 11th and 18th Oct 1896 Ernest Barraclough of Gomersal and Viotlet Blaber of Batley, Banns read 29th May, 5th and 12th June 1898 Herbert Armitage Barraclough of Dudley Hill and Mary Annie Cowburn of Gomersal, Banns read 3rd, 10th and 17th Dec 1899 Willie Gill of Birstall and Emma Barraclough of Gomersal, Banns read 18th, 25th Feb and 4th Mar 1900 Charles Barraclough and Charlotte Conway both of Gomersal, Banns read 26th Aug, 2nd and 9th Sept 1900 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