>From: IanGDurham@aol.com > >I haven't been following this thread so I apologise if this irrelevant. > >While going through the PRs for Barnsley, Gloucestershire, I came upon the >following entry for a marriage : > >Matthew MILES of Chedworth & Anna TOWNSEND of Barnsley married by banns 19 >June 1797. Both made their marks. > >Please let me know if this is of use as I am going through all of the fiche >at the moment, some of which are unreadable. > >Regards, Ian in France Hello Ian Yes that sounds interesting - it looks like the youngest son of the family. At the moment we're trying to make the link between William, the son of the Chedworth MILES family and William MILES m Mary WITHERS at Thatcham, Berkshire 30 October 1783. Regards Jenny Beaumont Aberdeenshire, Scotland Researching in Berkshire PEARCE - Kintbury & Hungerford; STEVENS - Sunninghill & Windsor; Hampshire & Oxfordshire: WATTERS/WALTERS - Abingdon, Drayton, Wallingford, Cholsey & Henley areas; MILES - Midgham & Hampstead Norreys, Kingsclere; WARD - Brightwell NEWMAN - Netley & Hound