Hi Bill Mary Goodman did marry Joseph Shearwood on the 3.9.1804 at Millbrook. Joseph was buried on 13.5.1818 at Millbrook leaving Mary with at least one child. Mary does not appear in any census as Shearwood and I presumed that she had died. The marriage with Joseph gives no indication of her birthplace but there is a Mary Goodman c 1.10.1775 at Rothley so it appears that she may well have remarried to Thomas Hollis. In 1841 they are still in Steppingley & Thomas is an Ag Lab. Can't help with the Bunkers. Kind Regards Norina > From: billandjenny@wdeverell.orangehome.co.uk > To: bedford@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:44:09 +0100 > Subject: [BDF] Thomas HOLLIS marriages at Steppingley > > Has anybody out there got access to the post 1812 registers for Steppingley? > > I can see on IGI 3 possible marriages for Thomas HOLLIS born Toddington 1783 > 1 01 AUG 1803 Mary BUNKER > 2 14 FEB 1813 Mary BUNKER !! > 3 08 FEB 1820 Mary SHEARWOOD > > The last appears from 1851 census to have been born Rothley, Leics around > 1777 > I strongly suspect she's a widow and that her maiden name might be GOODMAN. > (There is an 1804 marriage Joseph SHEARWOOD and Mary GOODMAN at Millbrook.) > > Children were bapt Ruth 1809, Richard 1813 and Ann 1815 > At marriage in 1803 Thomas was parish clerk and again in 1851 census. > > My queries are - > Are all 3 marriages the same Thomas? > Who was Richard's mother? > When did the first 2 Marys die? > > Bill Deverell > > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us now

Thanks to David Peter and Norina for their Help. Bill