Hi I wondered if anyone has access to the marriage records of Nutfield in Sussex for 1809? I am referring to a marriage between Francis Stray & Ann Wells which took place on 15th August 1809. I have found the marriage in Ancestry amongst "Selected marriage records but this doesn't give me enough information. Likewise with IGI (Family search) Anne was born in 1785. I particularly need to know who Ann's parents were or at least her father. There were several Ann Wells born in and around that time & place and I can't prove which one she is. Records for Nuthurst seem rather rare unfortunately Any help would be much appreciated. Geoff

On 10/01/2015 18:08, Geoff wrote: > Hi > > I wondered if anyone has access to the marriage records of Nutfield in > Sussex for 1809? > > I am referring to a marriage between Francis Stray & Ann Wells which > took place on 15th August 1809. I have found the marriage in Ancestry > amongst "Selected marriage records but this doesn't give me enough > information. Likewise with IGI (Family search) Anne was born in 1785. > > I particularly need to know who Ann's parents were or at least her > father. There were several Ann Wells born in and around that time & > place and I can't prove which one she is. Records for Nuthurst seem > rather rare unfortunately > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Geoff You mention both Nutfield and Nuthurst. Are these two separate places, or is one a typo? -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked.

> I wondered if anyone has access to the marriage records of Nutfield in > Sussex for 1809? > > I am referring to a marriage between Francis Stray & Ann Wells which took > place on 15th August 1809. I have found the marriage in Ancestry amongst > "Selected marriage records but this doesn't give me enough information. > Likewise with IGI (Family search) Anne was born in 1785. It isn't that simple. You do not get any information about parents of the couple in a marriage register before 1837 (unless if was an offspring of the vicar or the local squaire, and not always even then.) One of the witnesses may be a recognisable relative, or if the couple happen to have been married by licence instead of banns, the Allegation & Bond might give a clue in the name of the second bondsman. You need to check ALL marriages involoving an Ann Wells to see if you can eliminate one. Or, alternatiovely, hope that in the 1851 census, one of her kinsmen is with the couple. EVE Author of The McLaughlin Guides for Family Historians Secretary, Bucks Genealogical Society

Geoff wrote: > Hi > > I wondered if anyone has access to the marriage records of Nutfield in Sussex for 1809? > > I am referring to a marriage between Francis Stray & Ann Wells which took place on 15th August 1809. I > have found the marriage in Ancestry amongst "Selected marriage records but this doesn't give me enough > information. Likewise with IGI (Family search) Anne was born in 1785. > > I particularly need to know who Ann's parents were or at least her father. There were several Ann Wells born > in and around that time & place and I can't prove which one she is. Records for Nuthurst seem rather rare > unfortunately > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Geoff Seeing the original probably wouldn't help either - before 1837, marriage entries in the parish register usually only gave the name of the bride and the groom. -- Anne Chambers South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com