Happy New Year, listers! A friend has sent me a transcription she made long ago for a marriage in Almondbury for Emma HARPIN: >mar. Alm. 7.10.77 age 50 sp. of >Northorp dau of Joseph farmer to James Chapman 49wid. Moulder son of Ab. >Chapman lab. This I believe is the 2nd marr. for James CLAPHAM (mistranscribed) - age and occupation fit well, I have them on censuses from 1881 to 1901, and I thought I had James from 1841! James is from Cleckheaton pretty consistently in the censuses. But I'm bothered by "Ab." as father (Abraham?) - I had his father as William. I've never been able to find a marriage for James and his 1st wife Ellen BLACKBURN (also of Cleckheaton) so have no evidence there. There's no obvious contender for James son of Abraham in Cleckheaton (there is for James son of William - I have a baptism in Bradford but that's another story!). So if someone has access to the PRs for Almondbury and is able and willing to do a lookup, I could really do with knowing whether it is Ab or Wm! (Then the problems will really begin!) If someone can do this for me I'd be very grateful. Best Wishes, Andy.

Hallo Andy, I only have baptisms for Almondbury, 1823-1834 and there are no Chapmans included. Have just looked on Ancestry - the only James Chapman married in the December quarter of 1877 (which is when I presume you mean) is one in Hull, ref. 9d 535, but I have found Emma Harpin marrried in Huddersfield Reg.District, ref. 9a 455, and on looking at the image of the page in Free BMD it give a groom of James Clapham - maybe this explains the different fathers. Are you sure this has been mistranscribed, have you seen the certificate? Joan in South Yorkshire On 06/01/2008, Andy Micklethwaite <jna74m@dsl.pipex.com> wrote: > > Happy New Year, listers! > > A friend has sent me a transcription she made long ago for a marriage in > Almondbury for Emma HARPIN: > > >mar. Alm. 7.10.77 age 50 sp. of > >Northorp dau of Joseph farmer to James Chapman 49wid. Moulder son of Ab. > >Chapman lab. > > This I believe is the 2nd marr. for James CLAPHAM (mistranscribed) - age > and occupation fit well, I have them on censuses from 1881 to 1901, and I > thought I had James from 1841! James is from Cleckheaton pretty consistently > in the censuses. But I'm bothered by "Ab." as father (Abraham?) - I had his > father as William. I've never been able to find a marriage for James and his > 1st wife Ellen BLACKBURN (also of Cleckheaton) so have no evidence there. > There's no obvious contender for James son of Abraham in Cleckheaton (there > is for James son of William - I have a baptism in Bradford but that's > another story!). > > So if someone has access to the PRs for Almondbury and is able and willing > to do a lookup, I could really do with knowing whether it is Ab or Wm! (Then > the problems will really begin!) If someone can do this for me I'd be very > grateful. > > Best Wishes, Andy. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >