Hello I know this village is in Leicestershire now but I thought I would ask here first because it was in Derbyshire at this period. I'm looking for a GRETTON family in Stretton en le Field for the period 1688-1727, in particular Ann Gretton, her father Rev. Gretton and there is probably also a sister. The story is as follows: Ann Gretton and her father the Rev. Gretton went up to London prob. 1707 (?maybe to stay with a son who had a shop there - just a guess) and while there she met up with a young man Mr John Stroubridge, heir to a small estate in Dorset. They fell in love and on 8th June 1707 (probably on his 19th birthday) married clandestinely in the Fleet Registry in London. Sadly this story does not have a happy ending. John's father was furious and there is a small collection of angry letters exchanged between the two families. He refused to acknowledge the wedding sending his son back to Dorset and persuading Ann's father to take her "into the country" which I assume means back to Derbyshire. John eventually acceded to his father's wishes,and walked away from their marriage. He bought a commission in the Army where he seems to have stayed until about 1718 and it looks like the two of them did not meet again. In Oct 1713 Ann raised a legal claim against John claiming her matrimonial rights or at least an alimony payment but I don't know what the result of this was. John married again in 1727 or 1729 and though a divorce is possible it's more likely that Ann, poor lass, died prior to that date. I don't think John's 2nd marrige was bigamous - he had a civil service job by that date and it would have been much too great a risk. I would very much like to find out more about Ann if possible and in particular whether she did die in Stretton. The letters written in 1707 are addressed: "To the Reverd Mr Gretton at Stretton: Le: Field near Ashby de la zouch, Darbyshire - by [the] Loughborrough bag" so I guess he was minister of St Michael's church. Does anyone know where these church records are or whether they have been transcribed so that I can have a look through them? I'd be grateful for any information! Best wishes Jill Strobridge