I am trying to find information on "R. MILNES" who was Curate at St Peter's, Bradford in 1836. This is before the time of Crockfords, and none of the ecclesiastical yearbooks available online have him. I have tried the 1841 census, and Googling "Incumbents" etc.without success. The reason for the enquiry is that he performed the marriage of Thomas FOSTER and Mary MILNES on 14th September 1836, and I wonder whether "R" and Mary are related The Milneses were rich and renowned in the fabric business at the time, but Mary was marrying a Wool Comber, which would appear to be beneath her status _IF_ she is part of the wealthy family. Any ideas welcomed! Ruth

Hi Ruth - The likelihood of Mary Milnes being from a "wealthy family" is pretty low, since both she and the bridegroom, together with the two witnesses, were unable to sign their names. Incidentally, I'm sure that the curate's initial was R not B; look at the following marriage for confirmation. Rod Moulding -----Original Message----- From: Ruth via Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 1:58 PM To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [YORKSGEN] Bradford St Peter I am trying to find information on "R. MILNES" who was Curate at St Peter's, Bradford in 1836. This is before the time of Crockfords, and none of the ecclesiastical yearbooks available online have him. I have tried the 1841 census, and Googling "Incumbents" etc.without success. The reason for the enquiry is that he performed the marriage of Thomas FOSTER and Mary MILNES on 14th September 1836, and I wonder whether "R" and Mary are related The Milneses were rich and renowned in the fabric business at the time, but Mary was marrying a Wool Comber, which would appear to be beneath her status _IF_ she is part of the wealthy family. Any ideas welcomed! Ruth ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Clergy Database (http://theclergydatabase.org.uk/) records the appointment of Benjamin Milnes as Curate of Bradford St Peter in 1835. There's very little about him, and the page about his education records him as "lit.". On checking this, it appears to mean that he was reckoned to be well-enough educated ("literate"), but did not possess a degree - so alumni records won't help. But it perhaps makes a connection to a local wealthy family a possibility. With a full name it should be possible to find him in censuses, and determine his origins. And you might find a marriage (and thus a father) as well... Arthur On 04/04/2016 13:58, Ruth via wrote: > I am trying to find information on "R. MILNES" who was Curate at St > Peter's, Bradford in 1836. This is before the time of Crockfords, and > none of the ecclesiastical yearbooks available online have him. I have > tried the 1841 census, and Googling "Incumbents" etc.without success. > > The reason for the enquiry is that he performed the marriage of Thomas > FOSTER and Mary MILNES on 14th September 1836, and I wonder whether "R" > and Mary are related The Milneses were rich and renowned in the fabric > business at the time, but Mary was marrying a Wool Comber, which would > appear to be beneath her status _IF_ she is part of the wealthy family. > > Any ideas welcomed! > > Ruth >