Jenny De Angelis wrote: 8>< To add to what Jenny's said. > In the 1871 census I found what I think must be your Frederick > Grant with wife Emma living at Rochester Kent. Frederick's > occupation is as a Mate born Middlesex London. His wife Emma was > born in Kent so why would they marry in Yorkshire? 8>< A Mate living in Rochester would make sense since a neighbouring Medway town, Chatham, had (and still has) a large dockyard. Rochester also fronts onto the River Medway. > On FreeBMD I did find a more suitable marriage Dec. Qtr. 1869 > Medway registration district volume 2a page 684 where an Emma Tull > is shown on the same page. Medway is an area of Kent so this > really does fit with Emma's home county and where they were in > 1871. The Medway CMBs are available online, free of charge, at http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ These are NOT indexed so it can take a bit of hunting to find the parish, then the church. www.cardinalpoints.org.uk/ may help identify which church you want. It is a work in progress though. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, Greinton and Clutton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk