Thank you for your research and suggestions, Bonnie and Jean. The idea of a second marriage had not occurred to me - if so must have been very short-lived I think, as first known child b.1837-8 when Mary Ann was 22-23yrs old. Bonnie, does your source cover RC marriages please? Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Ostler" <bjrgen@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [NFK] Brooks - Potter missing marriage " there is no marriage of John Brooks (Brookes, Brooke, Brook) to Mary Ann/Mary Potter or Mary Ann Potter (Porter) to Brooks variants. Is there any possibility this was a second marriage for the bride?" Bonnie