I really should have replied to the list .. .. .. What looks very much like Marys parents are in the 1851 census in Padbury, with matching christenings on the IGI for those children still living with them (Joseph was a cordwainer, & had two sons in the trade living with him). There's a christening for a Mary on the IGI in 1818. But no sign of William & Mary in Bucks in 1851. I told Alan that, in more detail, & explained about "at least 21". What I didn't say was that I speculated that a cordwainer might have moved to Northampton, which is very close, & where the shoe industry was growing at the time, putting small shoemakers out of business. So what if William was in the same trade? Might be worth looking in the 1841 Padbury census, & I'd look in the 1851 Northamptonshire census, if I had it. Paul Toni Skidmore wrote: >Hi Alan, > >Padbury is just southeast of Buckingham town in northwestern Bucks - there is more information about it here: > >http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/Padbury/Index.html > >And from the pinpoint location on the map on that page, you will be able to see it on a Parish map of Buckinghamshire here: > >http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/hundreds/ahunmap.html > >BUTCHER is a very prevalent surname in the area; FLETCHER somewhat less so. I don't see either of the two you are looking for in Tingewick, which is on the other side of Buckingham. Do you have William's father's name? > >Do you have the family in the 1851 census, or any later census for that matter? This should give you Mary's place and (approximate) year of birth. It will be easier to try to find her baptism once we know this. I'd not hold out a lot of hope for finding an exact date of birth in this time period, though. > >Cheers, > >Toni Skidmore >Tingewick list Co-Admin >Chicago, USA >Researching: CLIFFORD/CLIFTON, DEAN, HOLLAND, NEAL(E), and NOQUET in Bucks >-------------- Original message -------------- > > > >>Hi Everybody, >> >>I recently purchased a Marriage Certificate of William Butcher and Mary >>Fletcher who were married in the Church in Padbury in Buckinghamshire on 24 >>February 1842. >> >>Mary's age was shown as 21. Could some kind person please be able to find >>out for me, if possible, her date of birth. Her fathers name was Joseph and >>if possible i would like to know her mothers name. >> >>Where in Buckinghamshire is Padbury please? >> >>Many thanks >> >>Alan >>Australia >> >> > > >==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== >To view recent downloadable photos of Bucks churches and village scenes, courtesy of Peter and Kevin Quick, visit: >http://www.countyviews.com > > > >