Thanks to Gus, Katherine, Roy and Peter who responded. The Thomas HANDS born around 1849 is my 3rd cousin 4 times removed. Buying certificates for a common descendant back to 1731 needs a bottomless wallet. All the HANDS in baptised, married and buried in Tardebigge from 1700-1800 are now mine, and probably Bromsgrove pre 1850. But probably isn't good enough. Although I do think it's likely this fellow is mine. Thank you for it not being a St. Clement marriage. Joseph and Ann clearly had their difficulties as they ended up in The Workhouse, where Thomas was born and his mother died. This explains Ann missing from the later censuses. I'll keep digging for now, unless I get down to Worcester Record Office first. Thanks again Mike Mike Yegwart ******************************** HANDS research site: http://yourhands.awardspace.com/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike YEGWART" > <mike.yegwart@btinternet.com> > To: "Worcester" <ENG-WORCESTER@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 11:33 AM > Subject: [WOR] Marriage details for Worcester, please > > >> Hi Folks, >> >> In several censuses a Thomas HANDS appears with his wife Sarah in >> Worcester. (FreeBMD June quarter 1879 to Sarah Ann BALL.) In the >> 1881,1891 and 1901 his birth is suggested as 1852/53. In the 1871 in >> Claines there was a single Thomas, in the Militia, birth suggested as >> 1850. All the census data says he was born in Bromsgrove. >> >> But there was no birth of a Thomas between 1851/53 - FreeBMD & Ancestry. >> >> I think he was Thomas HANDS, born to Joseph HANDS and Ann BROWN in the >> September quarter of 1849. > >> Please does anyone have Worcester Church Records of the marriage for >> 1879? I'm after Thomas father, so I can evidentially link him in to my >> 700 years of HANDS'. >> >> >> Kind regards >> >> Mike > >

On 12 Jan 2011 at 14:49, Mike YEGWART wrote: > The Thomas HANDS born around 1849 is my 3rd cousin 4 times removed. > Buying certificates for a common descendant back to 1731 needs a > bottomless wallet. All the HANDS in baptised, married and buried in > Tardebigge from 1700-1800 are now mine, and probably Bromsgrove pre > 1850. But probably isn't good enough. Although I do think it's > likely this fellow is mine. > You couldn't buy certificates back to 1731 even if you wanted to, since they only exist from July 1 1837 when civil registration was introduced ! -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE