[In reply to your post: "Hi everyone, I have just returned to this list after an extended break. I am researching many ancestors in the Manchester area, but at this moment concentrating on my MURRAY and HEWITT surnames."] ----------------------------- Please, by any chance, might this incorporate:- Marriage no.112: When Married : 9th June 1857 Name and Surname: Alfred Hewitt : Mary Elizabeth Entwisle Age: 27 years : 21 years Condition: Bachelor : Spinster Rank or Profession: Grocer (Master) Residence at Time of Marriage: West Cowes : East Street, Southampton Father's Name and Surname: John Hewitt : Rev. Joseph Entwisle Rank or Profession of Father: Grocer : Wesleyan Minister Married in the Wesleyan Chapel, East Street, Southampton district, according to the rites and ceremonies of the Wesleyans ...... by me, Joseph Entwisle,.." and their subsequent descendants. initially in the Isle of Wight? Thanking you in anticipation, with kind regards from Winifred Johns