Hi List I have a brick wall which I am tiring to breakdown. William HIGGS married Lettice GREENWOOD in 1789 at Aldershot. The following children were baptismed at Aldershot John 1794, James 1796, George 1797. Another child Sar baptismed 1789 at Ash and William 1791, Farnham. My question is how do I know from parish records that I have the right information in regard to who the children married. I am assuming that the children would have started getting married from the 1820's. Carlene Gapper No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2801 - Release Date: 04/10/10 06:32:00

Carlene, As somebody said, the simple answer is that you can't be sure that you have the right person in a marriage. That is unless you can find a clue in the PR's like age, birthplace, parents or witnesses. When you look at you Higgs family there aren't a lot of choices. So you have to decide if it's likely to be them or if the records have been destroyed or not captured by IGI For Sarah ch 1789, the possibilities are 1803 or 1829. If 1789 is her correct birth year, then she's either 14 or 40 for the marriage dates. To me both seem improbable. For William ch 1791, there is only one possibility in 1818 at Crondall. That would make him 27. I'd check the proximity of Crondall to Aldershot and also see what it says for his birthplace if he was still alive in 1851. For John ch 1794, there is only one marriage in 1811. That makes him only 17. Again I'd look at birthplace if he was still alive in 1851. There are no suggested marriages in Hampshire for James 1796 or George 1797. That suggests four possible alternatives. They died, they didn't marry, they married elsewhere or the records haven't been transcribed. Once more, another to try and find in 1851. I'd also be doing a check of how many William Higgs etc were born in Hampshire around 1791. But don't forget, the available records are probably incomplete. Peter