Hello Ruth, These Are The Only W illiam Hartley Marriages For Scarborough I Found. 3 Emails To Follow ; Kind Regards Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: <RUTHLOWDEN@aol.com> To: <ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 7:26 PM Subject: [N'Yorks] Offer of help from Lee Henderson > Thanks Lee for your kind offer. This is what I know. My G.Grandfather > WILLIAM HARTLEY married my G.Grandmother RUTH MARIA BAMBURY (nee Smith) in > Scarborough in 1871. On their marriage certificate both are listed as being > widowed. > Curiosity prompts me to try and find out who was the first wife. Various > newspaper cuttings (Scarborough Mercury and Gazette) mention (a) the death of > Sarah Ann Hartley on 1 November 1868 aged 4 weeks and (b) an inquest report > of Ann Hartley who died on 24 November 1868 in very ignominious circumstances > - she collapsed and died whilst drunk! No mention of the infant death is > made but William did say she had been "lately addicted to drink" The > reasons I feel she could be his first wife are > 1. William described as a "Fancy Dealer" > 2. His address on the marriage certificate is Princess Street - the same as > the inquest. > 3. Sarah Ann is a family name from way back. > > Although Andy gives us reports from the Malton Messenger I notice that many > events occur in Scarborough and I feel that if they are "mine" they will > eventually show up. If you can locate them that would be just great. > Regards, > Ruth Lowden > > > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > NO Virus warnings, seasonal greetings or private 'chit-chat' on this > list, okay! Other than that, anything pertaining to the lives and times > of those we seek goes, but MUST be kept within the *List's Golden Rule*. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >