Thanks Alan, I will keep searching the parishes, Regards, Kim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Nelson" <[email protected]> To: "Kim Jones" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [Ess] PITTUCK > Always worth checking if banns were read in the weeks prior to te wedding > in adjoining parishes ie parishes of residence > Birthplaces can be obtained by checking census declarations > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerry Newnham" <[email protected]> > To: "Kim Jones" <[email protected]>; "Rootsweb Essex" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 11:36 AM > Subject: Re: [Ess] PITTUCK > > >> Kim, >> >> "Of this parish" just meant that the they had lived in the parish for the >> required period before the marriage - can't remember how long it was but >> it might have been for just a few weeks. It is no clue as to where they >> were actually born. You will need to check all the adjoining parishes >> spreading outwards in every bigger circles - tedious but unless you have >> any other information that is really all you can do. If you can find them >> the books or lists of contiguous parishes are very useful for this >> purpose. >> >> Another line of enquiry is to see where the nearest market town was and >> look at the parishes between the parish where they met and the market >> town. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Gerry >> >> >> On 14 Apr 2011, at 08:36, Geo. wrote: >> >>> The marriage records say he was 'of this parish' but there is no >>> recording of any PITTUCK / ICK / OCK before John's first marriage. >>> >>> Happy hunting all, >>> Kim. >>> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > >