'ello, Elaine, Of course Lesley is correct, there just MAY be further info. on the actual Marriage fiche. I am 95% certain that we (Calderdale FHS) have the fiche for 1813 at our Research Room at Brigouse Library, but I will not be going there again until Tuesday Jan. 8th 2008 when I will look for you. However, I have found that in many cases, the witnesses are Church Wardens, and of no use in your researches. Do you have Samuel (age 58) and Mary, 62, in the 1851 census ? if not, I can send you details. Regards, Gordon. ======================================== Message Received: Dec 20 2007, 01:40 AM From: Lesleyabernethy@aol.com To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Cc: elaine.sykes@sympatico.ca Subject: Re: [WRY] Bottomley - again Elaine wrote: > Thanks Gordon that's great - but I was hoping for so much > more!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Back to the drawing board. > > Elaine > > 'ello, Elaine, > Can't help with Hartshead, but the Halifax Marriage (20 Sep 1813) just > states .... Samuel BOTTOMLEY, Cardmaker, of Dewsbury, to Mary DRAKE > of Brighouse, by Banns. Nothing else. Regards, Gordon.> Hi Elaine I suspect that the information Gordon kindly supplied is from a transcript of St John's registers. If anyone has access to fiche/film of the actual registers they may be able to help you with details such as witnesses, whether either party was widowed, and whether bride or groom, or both, was able to sign the marriage register. I have a collection of St John's fiche, (purchased from West Yorkshire Archive Services), but sadly I have marriages only up to 1801, so cannot help you further. The WYAS reference for fiche for St John's marriages 1813-1814 is D53/1/46. This is a packet of 6 fiche which would cost £7.20 to purchase. Best wishes, Lesley ------------------------------- 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