On Sun, 6 May 2007 14:38:53 +0100 "Beverley Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > Good Afternoon > I have a marriage (from the IGI I am interested in) it is Sophia > Bates B 31st Mar 1779 at Kingsclere married to Joseph Smith 26th actually 31 Mar 1780 to James and Mary Bates, farmer of Frobury > Aug 1802 the IGI does not state where marriage was. Sophia's > parents appear to be James Bates Father, Mother Mary Green. If any > one has any of these names I would love to know. thankyou Beverley > Smith ---------------------------------------- I have the mother as Mary Gallant married 14 Feb 1755 at St. Mary Kingsclere. Marriage register entry no 9. Both were of Kingsclere Parish married by Licence by George Bell. Witnesses: Joseph Bate and John Humphreys All parties signed the register. Witness 'Joseph' may be wrong as the fiche is indistinct in parts. I don't have parents for this James However there was another marriage of a James Bates on 28 July 1766 where the wife was Mary Green. James was recorded as a bachelor so not a second marriage. Mary was a minor married with consent of her Father. Witnesses were John (unreadable) and Eliz Everard Again all parties signed the register. I have his parents as James Bates & Mary Hack . It is quite possible Sophia was a daughter of James & Mary Green but I'll have to check baptism dates and see if there is anything to link her to one or other (occupation of abode) but there may be nothing. As for Sophia's marriage: St. Mary Kingsclere, Marriage Register entry 362 Joseph Smith of the parish of Stone in the County of Bucks and Sophia Bates of this Parish were married in this Church by Licence. this 26th day of August in the year One Thousand eight Hundred and two by me John Hewer Curate This marriage was solemnized between Us { Joseph Smith Sophia Bates. In the Presence of Charles Bates Hannah Bagen All signed the register, I'm not sure of the surname of second witness -- John Lewis Debian Linux with Geneweb genealogy application