Hi Sue Many thanks for that information. It seems to solve the issue of when and where John Higton and Ann Handby married, but, as always in family history, it raises another set of questions regarding Ann Mather. Option 1. Was she the first wife of the John Higton who subsequently married Ann Handby? There isn't a possible burial for her at Wirksworth (1822 - 1825), but she may be elsewhere, maybe Ashover? Option 2. Are the two marriages to different John Higton's? I only have one possibility for this, from the Wirksworth PRs. That is the John Higton born 15 Dec 1779 at Wirksworth, and who Ince describes as a Lace Manufacturer (or Maker) in Nottingham. If it is him, I'm surprised Ince doesn't name a wife. I also can't find him in the 1841 or 1851 census. Onwards! Nick ------ Original Message ------ From: "Sue Brown" <[email protected]> To: "Nick Higton" <[email protected]>; "Derbyshire genealogy" <[email protected]> Sent: 22/03/2017 08:26:57 Subject: Re: [DBY] John Higton married Ann Hanby/Mather >Hello Nick, > >The marriage to Ann Hanby took place at Ashover, 1825 May 18, John >Higton >of this parish and Ann Handby of this parish, by banns. >The marriage at Wirksworth on the 11th of November 1822 just has John >Higton of this parish and Ann Mather of this parish, banns, witnesses >Thomas Mather and Thomas Pickard. > >Hope that helps, > >Sue > > > >On 21 March 2017 at 22:53, Nick Higton via DERBYSGEN ><[email protected] >> wrote: > >> Could I please ask if some kind soul would lookup one, maybe two, >> marriages on the microfilms in the Derbyshire Record Office relating >>to >> John Higton, born 09 Jan 1784 at Wirksworth? >> >> I am reasonably confident that the maiden name of John's wife was >>Hanby or >> Handby, and that she was born in Lea DBY in about 1800. I have a >>possible >> marriage at Wirksworth on 11 Nov 1822, for John Higton to Ann Mather >>but, >> if this is the correct marriage, she must have been a widow. Could >>someone >> please check if the PR records her marital status and, if so , was >>she a >> widow or a spinster? >> >> If she was a spinster, then this marriage is not the correct one, so >>a >> marriage at Dethick was appear to be the most likely, and with a >>probable >> date range 1820 - 1826. Could sks please search for this too? >> >> This date range is because I have baptisms for two children on John >>and >> Ann: Mary Ellen born on 21 Sep 1823 at Wirksworth, and George >>baptised on >> 07 May 1826 at Dethick (Ince records George as their only child). >>These >> may, or may not, be children of the same parents, of course. >> >> Thanks, Nick >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >