On 06/02/2015 9:15 PM, Shirley Brown via wrote: > Could someone please explain the following . > > Daniel James BUNNING of the Parish of Saint George , Bloomsbury in the County of Middlesex, Surveyor . > > “ are holden and firmly bound to the Right reverend Father in God WILLIAM by Divine Permission Bishop of London , in the sum of Two Hundred Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain , to be paid to the said Right Reverend Father , or his certain Attorney, Executors . Administrators, or Assigns : to which payment , well and truly to be made , we bind ourselves , and each of us by himself , for the whole , our Heirs , Executors and Administrators , firmly by these Presents , Sealed our Seals . Dated 21st Day of April in the year of our Lord 1814 . > > The condition of this Obligation is such, That if hereafter there shall not appear any lawful Let or Impediment, by Reason of any Pre contract , Consanguinty , Affinity, or any other lawful Means whatsoever, but that the above bounden . ‘ Daniel James BUNNING , a Widower . “ > > > He married Elizabeth Martha BUNSTONE . 21 yrs mar 31/8/1818 > > A surname strangely given to his son James Bunstone BUNNING , born 1802 , an Architect , parents Daniel James BUNNING and Salome ???? . She was an Italian . mar abt 1798. She died 2/2/ 1813 , 34 yrs . buried 6.2.1813 , St George , Bloomsbury . > > All the above taken from the LMA records . Why this payment to the Church after Salome had died , was this because she was Italian ?????? I have never found the first marriage . Also why was her son given the middle name of his father’s second wife’s maiden surname . There has to be a connection not yet found , James Bunstone was b 1802 , the 2nd marriage 1818 . > > Interesting family of Architects , builders . Trying to connect this branch of the family to mine in New Zealand also older half brothers of my grgrand father moved to Australia , all descended from William and Mary COOPER 1st wife and , Henreitta SALTHOUSE 2nd wife . My line . > > Shirley NZ > Is this the full transcript? Kind regards, John Henley