Jane, Tower Hamlets online BMD index shows a marriage of John KNOWLES and *Elizabeth* WEST at Stepney Register Office in 1849. http://www.thbmd.co.uk/index.php The GRO index, and FreeBMD's transcription of it, have the bride as Esther WEST. So it would appear that there has been an indexing error by one office or the other. As this was a civil ceremony at a register office, I'm afraid no-one will have access to the details, and you would have to order the certificate. HTH Judy London, UK -----Original Message----- From: middlesex_county_uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:middlesex_county_uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane Moelwyn-Hughes Has anyone access to a marriage record registered in Stepney Mar Q 1849 between a JOHN KNOWLES and an ESTHER WEST. I would love to know their father's names Sadly it is not yet on Ancestry Many thanks Jane