Thanks Celia, Will give it a try Marilyn http://www.familyhistorynorthants.co.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: warwick-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:warwick-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Celia Renshaw > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 2:22 PM > To: warwick@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WAR] FRENCH in Napton and Stretton on Dunsmore > and Marriage Bonds, > > > Hi Marilyn, it's good to see you again. > > BTs for Napton on the Hill are held at Lichfield RO for 1662 > to 1837 for marriages and to 1847 for baps/burials, so I > would judge there's a good chance a 1784 marriage bond will > be held there. The staff are brill but will probably charge > you to do the lookup or a photocopy. Let me know if you need > help getting info or a copy. Sadly FRENCH is not one of the > names I'm chasing in Warwicks. > > Regards, Celia Renshaw > in Chesterfield UK > > > On 6 January 2013 21:20, Marilyn Ponting <lookups@dccnet.com> wrote: > > Robert SPENCER of Hellidon, Northamptonshire and Alice FRENCH of > > Napton married 1784 31-Aug at Napton on the Hill by Licence > > > > The marriage bond is not at the Northamptonshire Record > Office, where > > they have a large collection. > > > > If Robert applied for the licence in Warwickshire where > would the bond > > be held (supposing that it survives) Google tells me it would be > > Worcester or Litchfield - which is most likely? > > > > There is a baptism for an Alice FRENCH 5th July 1757 in Stretton on > > Dunsmore daughter of George and Mary. This fits fairly well > with her > > age at death - 78 - buried 26th Oct 1837 in Weedon Bec, Northants. > > > > Is anyone researching the FRENCH family in this area? > > > > Marilyn Ponting > > > >