Hi Sue Very thanks for your information - that marriage certainly looks possible and gives me hope that Ann and John were able to arrange some kind of legal annulment of their marriage after all, leaving them both free to remarry legitimately. I shall certainly try to find the marriage bond and see if it gives any more detailed info. When John married again it was also by licence (this puzzled me at the time but now it's quite clear why!) and I'm relieved at the possibility Ann also had a chance to have her own marriage and perhaps a family. The 1834 burial might be Ann's mother, perhaps, but now that I know where to look I shall explore further. Thank you so much for your help - maybe the story has a happier ending than I feared. Best wishes Jill On 17 April 2013 11:38, Sue Brown <suegorickbrown@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > >________________________________ > > > > > >Hello Jill, > > > >There is a marriage at Stretton, 1720 November 3rd, Charles Sibley, clerk > and Anne Gretton 'were then married by licence' > > > >Presumably the marriage bond, if it still exists will be at Lichfield RO > as Stretton was in Derbyshire at that time. > >Trust that helps, > > > >Sue Brown > >http://www.derbysmarriages1538-1837.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >