Apologies ... I should have copied my reply to the Suffolk list earlier. ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: David Gobbitt <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: ""Peter J Richardson"" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, 17 June 2012, 20:02 > Subject: Re: Norfolk (and Suffolk) marriage licence records - new guide > > Hello Peter > > I'd be interested to learn more about the index you found. The MLB > references are the box numbers (not bond numbers) allocated by the Norfolk > Record Office. The online catalogue (NROCAT - > http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/DServe/public/searches/nroadvanced.htm) has these > dates for the MLB CatalogueRef numbers you noted: > > 1760 - MLB 64 (and MLB 63) > 1764 - MLB 71 (and MLB 70) > 1770 - MLB 82 (and MLB 83) > 1772 - MLB 86 (and MLB 87) > 1773 - MLB 89 (and MLB 88) > 1789 - MLB 114 > > That may not be a great help to you. Fortunately, there is a shortcut. The > Suffolk Family History Society recently published an index on CD for marriages > in Hartismere, Hoxne, South Elmham and Wangford Deaneries 1754-1812, including > this one: > > 4 Jan. 1769 William SHARMAN [not SHERMAN] of Occold m. Mary MAYHEW at Wilby > > It's also in the FamilySearch database > (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFK2-ZZN) where the film number (1595682) > confirms that the source is an NCC bond or allegation from 1768-1769, sadly with > very little else to narrow down the search for the original. There is a similar > entry for the Jan. 1770 marriage of George SHERMAN and Sarah CHASTON from the > next film (1595683), which is dated 1770-1772 in the list at > https://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=437050&disp=Marriage+licence+bonds%2C+1557-1902. > > If you're still keen to find the 1769 documents, I'd recommend starting > at the end of the 457 images in 1768-1769, working backwards through that bundle > before trying others if necessary. > > Best of luck! > > David > >     From: "Peter J Richardson" <[email protected]> >     Subject: Re: [NFK] Norfolk (and Suffolk) marriage licence records - new > guide >     Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:49:18 +0100 > >     Hello David, > >     Coincidently I was in Norwich today and I came across a computer index >     "Suffolk people in NCC bonds 1754-1802" so I thought this might > halp me find >     the marriage of William and Mary SHERMAN of Occold (known children Mary chr >     1773 and Maria chr 1780 so marriage likely to be just prior to these dates) > >     I found reference to six licence bonds > >     SHERMAN - ARNOLD ref MLB 64 >     SHERMAN - CHASTON ref MLB 82 >     SHERMAN - CHENERY ref MLB 114 >     SHERMAN - DOWSON ref MLB 86 >     SHERMAN - ORLIBAR ref MLB 71 >     SHERMAN - SPOONER ref MLB 89 > >     I assume that the second marriage refers to that of George SHERMAN and Sarah >     CHASTON at Rickinghall Inferior on 22nd January 1770, and the third marriage >     relates either to John Cheston SHERMAN to Mary CHENERY at Brandeston on 10th >     November 1788 or to that of Sarah SHERMAN to Thomas CHENERY at Occold on >     26th October 1795 (I assume more likely the former as I'd assume it is > the >     groom's name that comes first, but I am at a loss to understand the >     reference. I believe George who married in 1770 was William's brother > and >     the 1788 and 1795 marriages were those of his nephews and nieces, so it >     seems a good bet that the one of the other marriage could be the one that I >     am looking for if only I can identify the relevant marriages. > >     No year is given in the print out so I wondered whether the higher the >     number the closer to 1802. As I knew about the 1770 marriage already I >     looked up Licence 82 in the fiche for 1770 was it was not that of George and >     Sarah. > >     Any ideas? > >     Thanks in advance >     Peter >