I'm resending this as I didn't receive it in my mailbox - sorry if it appears twice: Searching the microfilm for a marriage in 1789 for the parish of Sheffield for my 3 x Great Grandparents it only gave their names and their marriage status ie Bachelor and Spinster. They are only one line entries. Baptisms though do give the occupations, but they are also only one line entries. Hilary -----Original Message----- From: eng-sheffield-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-sheffield-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Erich Schraer Sent: 22 April 2010 17:16 To: Sheffield Mailing List Subject: [SHEFF] Sheffield Parish Registers? I have access to most to the registers of the later, smaller parishes in the Sheffield area through microfilm and microfiche at my local Family History Center, but for the parish of Sheffield I only have access to microfilm of the bishop's transcripts, IGI extracts of the bishop's transcripts, and the indexes (and transcripts) on CDROM published by the Sheffield & District FHS. My question is about the marriage records of the parish of Sheffield in the 1780s. The bishop's transcripts for that period only have the names of the bride and groom, whether they are of the parish, and the date (and maybe the celebrant's name also, I don't remember for sure). There is no indication of anything else (such as groom's occupation or abode). I'd like to know from anyone who has used the original marriage registers from about that time-frame (or microfiche of same) as to whether or not there is any more information given. The specific issue I'm working on is to determine whether the marriage of Thomas Wilson/Willson (my 5x great-grandfather), a tailor who dwelt in Ecclesall Bierlow, was to Mary Pinder on 17 Apr 1787 (F/2362/7921), or to Mary Castle on 14 Dec 1781 (E/1758/5853). I'm hoping that more information than what I have exists to help me narrow it down. Thanks. --Erich -- Erich Schraer, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA erich@wubios.wustl.edu ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SHEFFIELD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message