Anne Chambers wrote: > 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. > And I've just realised that that was wrong - depending on the church, you could get the names of witnesses as well but fathers' names were not given. -- Anne Chambers South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com

On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:51:50 +1030, Anne Chambers <[email protected]> wrote: >Anne Chambers wrote: >> 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. >> >And I've just realised that that was wrong - depending on the church, you could get the names of witnesses as >well but fathers' names were not given. > If they do appear then IME it is usually a sign that someone else in the parish/place has the same name.