Hi Ian, I have also wondered if they may have been married along the canals. I have been hoping, as Elizabeth has always stated she was born St Martins, all the children were born there also and she lived her married life in the area that she had not moved away prior to marriage. I have located William Humphreys in 1871 on his boat at Whitchurch where he states he was born St Martins and also in 1901 he lists St Martins. If he is the William born Selattyn then St Martins may have been where he thought he was born as his mother remarried when he was 7 and the family lived at St Martins Moors. Thanks for the suggestion. Daff. > -----Original Message----- > H Whitwell wrote: > > I have a William HUMPHREYS and Elizabeth JONES who were supposedly > married > > prior to August 1866 when their first daughter was born. A search of the St > > Martins Parish Register and a search by the Shropshire Register Office have > > failed to locate a marriage for this couple. In the 71- 91 censuses > > Elizabeth is always shown as born St Martins about 1847 although William > > HUMPHREYS has various birth places although I suspect it may have been > > Selattyn. > > > > > I can see the family in St Martin's parish in 1871, 1881 and 1891 > censuses but William only appears on the 1891 where he claims to have > been born on Nantwich in Cheshire? > As William was a canal boatman is it possible that the marriage could > have taken place anywhere along the canal network? > > Ian >

H Whitwell wrote: > I have also wondered if they may have been married along the canals. I have > been hoping, as Elizabeth has always stated she was born St Martins, all the > children were born there also and she lived her married life in the area > that she had not moved away prior to marriage. I have located William > Humphreys in 1871 on his boat at Whitchurch where he states he was born St > Martins and also in 1901 he lists St Martins. > If he is the William born Selattyn then St Martins may have been where he > thought he was born as his mother remarried when he was 7 and the family > lived at St Martins Moors. > Hi Daff, I'd missed him because of the spelling of Humphreys/Humphries! Are you familiar with the St Martin's area? There are some excellent images on the Geograph site. Take a look at: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/51920 (the canal at St Martins Moor where the family were living in 1881) http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/51956 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/51921 but there are also a lot more, thanks to John Haynes. They will give you a good idea of the area you are dealing with. Ian