brightside S9 <[email protected]_is_not.invalid> wrote: > On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:52:13 +0000, John P Gibson > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 20/12/2014 11:39, brightside S9 wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >>> I now have the marriage cert from GRO. I can understand the >>> mistranscription into GRO index. The handwriting is awful. >>> >>> The mariage took place on July 9th 1866. John's father's name is >>> William Lenton. >>> >>> I can scan the cert if anyone wants / needs to try to deciper the >>> rest. >>> >> >> Ooh, yes please! That would be very nice. >> >> I really must try to remember to fire up my newsreader, such as it is, >> more frequently. > > > This link should (I hope it works) bring up the scan. I'll leave it > available for a few days. It would be nice if someone can decpher the > church at which the marriage was solemnised, and the grooms age. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/mmad1tdybeb0a8f/johnlenton_estherlance.jpg?dl=0 I'd say 28 for his age too but no idea about the church name as I am on holiday with a very intermittent net connection so can't poke around to investigate possibilities. I am very pleased that my long shot turned out helpful though :-)