Hello to all on the list; this is my first post. My 3xG.Grandparents were William Perks and Elizabeth Godsall who lived in Wellington from the mid 1850's. They had at least 4 children, Edward (my 2xG.Grandfather), William, Elizabeth & Fanny. I have been struggling big-time to trace William & Elizabeth's origins partly because I can find no reference to their marriage in the GRO indices and therefore no idea who their fathers were. Based on early census records, there were 2 possible Elizabeth Godsalls, both born in Wellington; Elizabeth Godsall, daughter of Richard & Mary Ann, baptised in Wellington on 23/2/1837 and Elizabeth Godsall daughter of Edward Godsall born ca. 1835. I subsequently realised that this second Elizabeth had in fact been baptised the illegitimate daughter of Frances Powell in 1834 and that 4 years later Frances had married Edward Godsall; Elizabeth then took Edward's surname. I believe this is 'my' Elizabeth, partly because the age matches better and also 2 of her children (Edward & Fanny) were probabl! y named after her parents. The remaining thorn in my side is therefore tracing William Perks; I understand that it was possible for entries to be missed from the GRO indices and that I could try asking Hereford Registry Office to search for the marriage. I have tried searching for Elizabeth Powell marrying William Perks just in case she reverted to her baptismal name at marriage but to no avail. To search in the Registry Office I need to have some idea of which church they married in; can anyone on the list confirm that marriages still took place in Wellington after 1838 as the IGI and other sources seem to only indicate banns being read after this year. William Perks gives his birthplace as Severn Stoke in Worcestershire in the 1861 & 71 censuses but I can find no one of this name in the 1851 census born in Severn Stoke. Any help or advice anyone can give would be very much appreciated! Richard