Hello Listers, Could someone help us with the conundrum please We have two marriages which we believe to be the same people. The date matches but Ann has a different surname, Any thoughts please or do we have to pay someone to look up the marriage on the original documents :- Marriage 25 June 1792 at Chorley Lancashire between Edward GENT and Ann DAWSON - extracted (Batch No M005701) Marriage: 25 Jun 1792 St. Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England Edward Gent - Tailor of Chorley Ann Adamson - (X), Spinster of Chorley Witness: William Gent; Alice Gent, (X); Thomas Adamson; Ann Pilkington, (X) Married by Banns by: Oliver Cooper Curate Register: Marriages 1783 - 1795, Page 63, Entry 249 Source: LDS Film 93705 We think this is the husbands birth details - Baptisms: 23 Sep 1770 St Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England, Neddy Gent - Son of William Gent & Mary, Register: Baptisms 1769 - 1797, Page 2, Entry 41, Source: LDS Film 93703. Neddy being short for Edward? Many thanks Bronwen and David

David If you can bear with me I will pop to the record office and check for you, but it wont be today. I'll try tomorrow. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hughlock" <David@hughlock.co.uk> To: "0-WESTMORLAND mailing LIST" <eng-westmorland@rootsweb.com>; "LANCASHIRE Gen" <lancsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 12:43 PM Subject: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Conundrum - ADAMSON or DAWSON to GENT > Hello Listers, > > Could someone help us with the conundrum please > > We have two marriages which we believe to be the same people. The date > matches but Ann has a different surname, Any thoughts please or do we have > to pay someone to look up the marriage on the original documents :- > > Marriage 25 June 1792 at Chorley Lancashire between Edward GENT and Ann > DAWSON - extracted (Batch No M005701) > > Marriage: 25 Jun 1792 St. Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England > Edward Gent - Tailor of Chorley > Ann Adamson - (X), Spinster of Chorley > Witness: William Gent; Alice Gent, (X); Thomas Adamson; Ann Pilkington, > (X) > Married by Banns by: Oliver Cooper Curate > Register: Marriages 1783 - 1795, Page 63, Entry 249 > Source: LDS Film 93705 > > We think this is the husbands birth details - Baptisms: 23 Sep 1770 St > Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England, Neddy Gent - Son of William Gent & > Mary, Register: Baptisms 1769 - 1797, Page 2, Entry 41, Source: LDS Film > 93703. Neddy being short for Edward? > > Many thanks > > Bronwen and David > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WESTMORLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello David I have obtained a copy of the marriage for you (sent off list). My opinion is that the name is ADAMSON, not Dawson. See what you think. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hughlock" <David@hughlock.co.uk> To: "0-WESTMORLAND mailing LIST" <eng-westmorland@rootsweb.com>; "LANCASHIRE Gen" <lancsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 12:43 PM Subject: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Conundrum - ADAMSON or DAWSON to GENT > Hello Listers, > > Could someone help us with the conundrum please > > We have two marriages which we believe to be the same people. The date > matches but Ann has a different surname, Any thoughts please or do we have > to pay someone to look up the marriage on the original documents :- > > Marriage 25 June 1792 at Chorley Lancashire between Edward GENT and Ann > DAWSON - extracted (Batch No M005701) > > Marriage: 25 Jun 1792 St. Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England > Edward Gent - Tailor of Chorley > Ann Adamson - (X), Spinster of Chorley > Witness: William Gent; Alice Gent, (X); Thomas Adamson; Ann Pilkington, > (X) > Married by Banns by: Oliver Cooper Curate > Register: Marriages 1783 - 1795, Page 63, Entry 249 > Source: LDS Film 93705 > > We think this is the husbands birth details - Baptisms: 23 Sep 1770 St > Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England, Neddy Gent - Son of William Gent & > Mary, Register: Baptisms 1769 - 1797, Page 2, Entry 41, Source: LDS Film > 93703. Neddy being short for Edward? > > Many thanks > > Bronwen and David > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WESTMORLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >