<<The quoted one fits the bill as it is primarily the correct period, and interestingly the spelling (though it could be sheer co incidence) In the Oakley PR his name is Oakely, In the Upper Winch PR for the banns his name is also Oakely, but the marriage is recorded as Oakley. Do you know if the village of Oakley was ever spelt as Oakely, especially in the 1734 period?>> Hello Reg, I only have data for pre-1607 spellings of the name (in the 16C it was most commonly spelled Okeley, but Ockley, Ocley, Okley, Ocle were also found, and spellings in A-, such as Akeley, Ackeley, Acle were common until about 1500). However I'd certainly expect the name to appear in 18C records in a variety of spellings, including both Oakely and Oakley. At that time the precise spelling of a name wasn't regarded as significant, providing it produced the right sound. Regards, Matt Tompkins