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