On 16 Apr 2008 at 1:01, [email protected] wrote: > > I wonder if anyone can check whether this scenario is > correct for me > > please? I have: Mary COOPER baptised 1829 Riseley marrying Thomas > > SMITH on 29 July 1850 Riseley (IGI). Sept Q 1850 6/59 Father John > > Cooper. A witness at the wedding was Phoebe Cooper ( Mary's sister) > > I think: Mary SMITH died Sept Q 1850. (Free BMD) Probably buried > > Riseley. I think Thomas SMITH might then have married Phoebe COOPER > > (Mary's sister) June Q 1851.Bedford 6/85 (Free BMD) I think: Phoebe > > SMITH also died June Q 1856 3b/197.Bedford > > Legally, Thomas who married Mary could not have > married her sister then. True, this sometimes happened, > but mostly the couple would have to go well away from > where they were known. > Thomas Smith is such a common name that this is (unfinished at the time) quite probably a marriage of an entirely different man, not even necessarily related. I think someone found you the likely death of Mary in late 1850, so a remarriage in the same place in the next year looks more like your ancestral man. Of course, the actual marriage entry would settle the question - the father of Thomas Smith in each case will be shown > > > > The problem with this scenario is that a Thomas SMITH married Agnes > > Peasnall at Riseley in June Q 1851
Hi Eve I have a marriage Cert in my hand where the fathers of both parties are not entered and I got the Cert because I wanted to find out who the mans father was regards Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [BDF] COOPER Mystery... > On 16 Apr 2008 at 1:01, [email protected] wrote: > >> > I wonder if anyone can check whether this scenario is >> correct for me >> > please? I have: Mary COOPER baptised 1829 Riseley marrying Thomas >> > SMITH on 29 July 1850 Riseley (IGI). Sept Q 1850 6/59 Father John >> > Cooper. A witness at the wedding was Phoebe Cooper ( Mary's sister) >> > I think: Mary SMITH died Sept Q 1850. (Free BMD) Probably buried >> > Riseley. I think Thomas SMITH might then have married Phoebe COOPER >> > (Mary's sister) June Q 1851.Bedford 6/85 (Free BMD) I think: Phoebe >> > SMITH also died June Q 1856 3b/197.Bedford >> >> Legally, Thomas who married Mary could not have >> married her sister then. True, this sometimes happened, >> but mostly the couple would have to go well away from >> where they were known. >> Thomas Smith is such a common name that this is > > (unfinished at the time) quite probably a marriage of an entirely > different man, not even necessarily related. > I think someone found you the likely death of Mary in late 1850, so a > remarriage in the same place in the next year looks more like your > ancestral man. > Of course, the actual marriage entry would settle the question - the > father of Thomas Smith in each case will be shown >> > >> > The problem with this scenario is that a Thomas SMITH married Agnes >> > Peasnall at Riseley in June Q 1851 > > > > > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.0/1379 - Release Date: 4/15/2008 > 6:10 PM > >