Hi Eric, Here's your man on FMP: First name(s) JAMES Last name LEIGH Marriage year 1807 Marriage date 16 Jun 1807 Marriage place - Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Spouse's last name Johnson County Cheshire Country England Reference Page: 94 Record number: 134 Record set Cheshire Diocese of Chester parish marriages 1538-1910 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Record collection Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain I'll send you the image off list. You were correct - the James Leigh who married Sarah Townsend was a Printer. Regards Lesley Baxendale Colwyn Bay On 20/08/2014 09:35, Eric Millward via wrote: > Adrian, > > Thanks for your input. > > My interest in the BM index is that I am faced with a choice of > marriages for James LEIGH of Stockport to a Sarah in the period > 1800-1818. I know that James came from a hatting family and on the FHSC > CD of North & East Cheshire Marriages (which complements the BM index) > one possible James is quoted as being a printer which suggests > that he is not my man. That detail is omitted from the Family Search > record and I was wondering if any similar details for the other > contenders were on the BM index to help me to focus future research into > the original records. > > Eric > > > > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4745 / Virus Database: 4007/8068 - Release Date: 08/20/14 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >