Hi Hilary Thanks for the detail - I was aware of Peak Forest's peculiar status. I've a couple of Micklethwaites married there. As it's so cheap (!) and might have some location info, I'll give it a go. Best Wishes, Andy. At 04:54 03/06/2013, you wrote: >Hi Andy > >I located the marriage in the Peak Forest Chapel in Familysearch. Peak >Forest Chapel is a peculiar and was not subject to or diregarded the >marriage act, and therefore people came from all over >to get married. A local Gretna Green! I sent for the Photocopy. > >It gave me:- >Jacob Hadfield & Hannah Oxley Dec er ye 18th > Underneath the name of Hannah Oxley it said Stockport > >The page was ruled for the date, all the months seemed to be abreviated, >and it did not state where Jacob Hadfield came from. Most of the Brides >birthplaces seemed to be listed, and fewer of the >Grooms Some of the areas were Yorkshire,Youlgreave, Leek, Sheffield, >Stockport,Glossop, Youlgreave again in just the eight records that were on >my phootcopy. this was part of a page for the year of 1750. > >I have had a previous case of a marriage in 1738 William Gould and Ellen >Bagot - where he was of Elkstone Alstonfield, Staffs and she of >Idridgehay, Derbyshire. That one had taken a long time to find, and when I >did find it I wondered how those two could have met...until I looked at a >map and saw both had direct roads, well almost, to Ashbourne - an active >market andbarracks town. > >The photocopy did not cost me. Hope this is helpful > >Hilary > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message