On 24-12-2014 12:01, brightside S9 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 His age is 28 Richard -- Richard van Schaik [email protected] http://www.fmavanschaik.nl/ The world is one big madhouse and this is main office.

e > > church at which the marriage was solemnised, and the grooms age. > > > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/mmad1tdybeb0a8f/johnlenton_estherlance.jpg?dl=0 > > His age is 28 > ] agreed, 28 - the style of the figure is typical opf the period. EVE Author of The McLaughlin Guides for Family Historians Secretary, Bucks Genealogical Society