It looks as though Thomas was previously married and by Licence on both occasions. Here are some entries from the SMI: Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Archdeaconry of Chichester Marriage Licence, Date: 10 Apr 1802: Subject: Thomas STURT, Slinfold shopkeeper bach 23 Spouse: Sarah PATCHING, otsp minor 18 wcom Mary Slinfold Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Slinfold, West Sussex, Date: 12 Apr 1802: Subject: Thomas STURT, bach otp Spouse: Sarah PATCHING, sp otp (lic) Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Archdeaconry of Chichester Marriage Licence, Date: 6 Feb 1808: Subject: Thomas STURT, Slinfold shopkeeper widr 27 Spouse: Mary STANFORD, otsp sp 21 Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Slinfold, West Sussex, Date: 10 Feb 1808: Subject: Thomas STURT, widr otp Spouse: Mary STANFORD, sp otp (lic) Could there be an error, either on the IGI or when the Vicar wrote in his Register and the mother of the child baptised in 1802 was Sarah and not Mary? You will need to check the Parish Register to be sure. If you live at a distance from WSRO, I could check this baptism entry for you. However, you will need to be patient for a short while as my next intended visit there is not until 15th March. Best wishes Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex