Ann It sounds like you are going by the IGI record which might not be accurate. I suggest you write to the record office for a photocopy of the original entry (assuming that is where the book is held) and judge the writing for yourself. Could be something like SELLARS. Judy ---------- >From: "M.A.Reynolds" <anouska.reynolds@ntlworld.com> >To: ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ENG-SHROP] Re: Daker/Lellah marriage >Date: 13, Thu Apr, 2006, 10:45 pm > > Perhaps they never married, or it was never recorded. > Or they did marry but the records have been lost, as it is a very long way > back. > IGI don't have all the records, only those they have been allowed to have, > and there are a lot still kept private, or destroyed. > > I seem to remember hearing that marriage was not always recorded, and it was > just a verbal promise to each other so long ago. > Have you tried just searching for William Daker to see what appears. > Good luck with it anyway. > > Anouska > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Czerniawska" <ann@czerniawska.co.uk> > To: <ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:53 PM > Subject: [ENG-SHROP] Daker/Lellah marriage > > >>I have traced my family back to William Daker who married Elizabeth Lellah >>in 1728. The marriage is on the IGI but I can find no trace of Lellah as a >>surname although it seems to have been quite commonly used as a Christian >>name, a diminutive of Ellen. >> Could the clerk have been interrupted and left off the bride's surname? >> >> I suspect William was either the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Daker, born >> in Cardington in 1688, or of Samuel and Joice Daker, born in Condover in >> 1703. If only I could prove which, I could get back another 100 years. >> >> Can anyone throw any light on this, please? >> >> Thanks, >> Ann. >> >> >> ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== >> WHY not visit the Shropshire Genuki site. >> It really is a mine of information. >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/ >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT send virus/worm/hoax warnings to the list. If you receive a > suspicious e-mail with an attachment, delete it. > Virus discussions are a no-no. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >