Hi Erich, As you have looked up the marriage references for both possible marriages it should be NO problem for SKS to do a look up for you at the Archives when they next visit or even ask at the Archives if they will do it. Fingers crossed that his occupation is listed as his father might not be. I have just checked "Sheffield Indexers" site and he doesn't appear to be listed. But will re check it. the URL for you to check it yourself is. http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/ When was the first child born? we might be able to help with that as well. You will also see the baptisms we have transcribed as well. Fingers crossed. Elaine Pickard Sheffield Indexers Site Admin. www.SheffieldIndexers.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erich Schraer" <erich@wubios.wustl.edu> To: "Sheffield Mailing List" <eng-sheffield-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: April 22, 2010 12:16 PM 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
On 04/22/2010 03:43 PM, Elaine Pickard wrote: > Hi Erich, > > As you have looked up the marriage references for both possible > marriages it should be NO problem for SKS to do a look up for you at the > Archives when they next visit or even ask at the Archives if they will > do it. Fingers crossed that his occupation is listed as his father might > not be. > > I have just checked "Sheffield Indexers" site and he doesn't appear to > be listed. But will re check it. > > the URL for you to check it yourself is. > http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/ > > When was the first child born? we might be able to help with that as well. > You will also see the baptisms we have transcribed as well. > > Fingers crossed. > Elaine Pickard > Sheffield Indexers Site Admin. > www.SheffieldIndexers.com Thanks to Elaine, Hilary and Liz (who emailed me off-list)! I may check into seeing about a lookup at the archives. I'm actually going to be in Sheffield briefly while on vacation in June, and I've been considering visiting the Sheffield Archives, so I may just wait until then. The family of Thomas and Mary WILSON falls into a timespan (1787-1797) that has not yet been indexed at the "Sheffield Indexers" site. (That site has been immensely useful for other timespans and other records however.) The baptisms of their four sons (Joshua, 8 Jul 1787, my 4x great-grandfather; Robert, 24 Jan 1790; Samuel, 23 Nov 1794; & John, 19 May 1797), besides being in the Sheffield bishop's transcripts, are also in the Ecclesall Bierlow registers. Thomas and Mary's burials (2 Jul 1837 and 1 May 1817 respectively) also are in the Ecclesall Bierlow registers. Mary's birthdate (based on age at death) of about 1759-1760 doesn't help distinguish which Mary it is. In the records I find Mary PINDER's baptism at 26 May 1760 and Mary CASTLE's at 2 Nov 1760. Actually at this point I think I incline towards Mary PINDER being my Thomas WILSON's wife, despite the fact that that marriage (17 Apr 1787) was less than three months before the baptism of their first son (8 Jul 1787). I find another Thomas WILSON, a cutler, married to another Mary, who has children baptised in the range 3 Nov 1782 to 25 May 1797 who fits the marriage to Mary CASTLE (14 Dec 1781) much better. Additional evidence would of course be nice. Thanks. --Erich -- Erich Schraer, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA erich@wubios.wustl.edu