Actually I think there was something in the water at Riseley for about a decade as this is not the first mystery I've had! I have done every trick I know with the IGI Peter but can find no answer! Thomas Smith indeed! With a father John and a wife Mary! It has to be a nightmare in the making! I thought/hoped someone might have had NBI info for burials in Riseley which could help. Sarah, I wondered if the marriage might have taken place in one of the few places NOT recorded on the IGI in Beds or perhaps they found a Dissenting Church which allowed them to marry if there were restrictions? Thank you both for looking - at least I know it's not just my eyesight and aging brain! Cheers Marlene Peter Booth wrote: > Sarah, > > You're probably right, although I'm no expert. > > And two deaths in quick succession. I wasn't going to mention anything > about strange mushrooms?? > > Peter > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Marlene The NBI only goes up to 1851 for Riseley (and for many other Beds parishes). There's a Mary Smith age 20 buried on 26 Sept 1850. Whilst virtually all of Beds pre 1812 has been extracted onto the IGI, coverage is not so good post 1812. But it wasn't so much that the church frowned on marrying a deceased wife's sister, it was actually prohibited by the Marriage Act 1835. But that didn't stop it happening of course! If the marriage wasn't in Riseley it could have been a civil marriage, or in a parish where their relationship wasn't known. David Marlene Shipman <[email protected]> a écrit : Actually I think there was something in the water at Riseley for about a decade as this is not the first mystery I've had! I have done every trick I know with the IGI Peter but can find no answer! Thomas Smith indeed! With a father John and a wife Mary! It has to be a nightmare in the making! I thought/hoped someone might have had NBI info for burials in Riseley which could help. Sarah, I wondered if the marriage might have taken place in one of the few places NOT recorded on the IGI in Beds or perhaps they found a Dissenting Church which allowed them to marry if there were restrictions? Thank you both for looking - at least I know it's not just my eyesight and aging brain! Cheers Marlene Peter Booth wrote: > Sarah, > > You're probably right, although I'm no expert. > > And two deaths in quick succession. I wasn't going to mention anything > about strange mushrooms?? > > Peter > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > The List Guidelines http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Envoyé avec Yahoo! Mail. Une boite mail plus intelligente.