And further if correct, there is this posting on Curious Fox site; "Looking for a Sarah Ann Billows c.1830 Marylebone, married Edwin Webster b.1830 Lambeth, 1851 Marylebone, died 1865 in Lambeth. We found the three girls, Ada, Kate and Clara, and youngest son Sydney, all boarders in 1871. The two older boys, Edwin and Henry/Harry Herbert staying as cousins with members of the Pawson and Windle family. The Stokes family is also connected somehow. Presume relationship with Billows." HTH That poster also seems to have posted on RootsChat.com so may be worth looking at that site. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Hedgcock" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [Isle-of-Thanet] Weird marriage certificate. Can anyone check the original for Holy Trinity Margate for me please? > Hi Jackie > If my sleuthing is correct I think the parents are Edwin WEBSTER > (Barristers clerk) and Sarah Ann BILLOWS ( married 1851 Marylebone > District), as on the 1861 census. Ref follows - RG9; Piece: 15; Folio: > 107; Page: 72 > They have a Kate of the same age. > Could Emily on the father's occupation actually be Edwin? I'll keep > searching to check this family out. > Cheers > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jackie Phillips" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:08 PM > Subject: [Isle-of-Thanet] Weird marriage certificate. Can anyone check the > original for Holy Trinity Margate for me please? > > >>I applied for and received today from the GRO a very odd marriage >> certificate. >> 20th August 1887 Holy Trinity Parish Church Margate. After Banns >> Thomas Pearson, age 27, bachelor, occupation Traveller, residence 7 >> Lion Place, father John Pearson Gentleman - that's all ok so far but >> wife's details are >> Kate Emily Webster, age 26, spinster, no occupation, residence, 60 >> Trinity Square, Fathers name Emily Webster, occupation Barrister!!! >> Now I have heard of women's lib but...! I have seen marriage >> certificates with the mothers name on instead of the fathers but in this >> case coupled with the occupation I am rather confused. >> I am wondering if there is a mistranscription somewhere in the records >> that the GRO have and wonder if the original PRs have something >> different. Can anyone who has the transcripts assist in double checking >> the fathers details please >> >> Many thanks from a confused Jackie >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >