Nivard and list Regarding my email where I stated Thomas Briggs marriage certificate listed only his father's name (Thomas Briggs - gardener) but both parents of his wife Maria Richards. Her parents Thomas and Maria "are" both listed on the marriage certificate (I have it here with me). I have followed her parents backward s to their marriage in Devon and forwards through the birth of all their children, 2 born in Devon and the rest born in Kent. I didn't realize my first email came across looking so mixed up; this was the result of being busy and trying to send off an email in a hurry. Have a nice day. Ann Perth WA -----Original Message----- From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of roy.stockdill@btinternet.com Sent: Wednesday, 20 June 2012 7:41 PM To: yORKSGEN@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] YORKSGEN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 289 From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> > I suspect Ann meant *she* if she is looking for Thomas in 1861 > > How there came to be both parents on a marriage certificate would be > interesting to know though > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)> I have seen an equally interesting and unusual one! A few years ago I researched the ancestry of the Bradford-born actor Duncan Preston (well known for his roles with Victoria Wood and in Emmerdale) for my series on celebrity family trees in the former Pratical Family History magazine. Two of his grandparents were both illegitimate and their marriage certificate was the only one I've ever seen on which the names of the mothers are shown instead of the fathers (who were of course unknown). Has anyone else seen one like this? -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- 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