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Jane Ann /Barber/
Marriage
22 November 1881
Earsham, Norfolk, England

married
Frederick /King/
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Sex
Male
Birth
about 1854
Earsham, Norfolk, England

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William /Barber/
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Sex
Male
Birth
1834
St. Cross, South Elmham, Suffolk 4
Residence
1851
South Elmham St Cross, Suffolk, England 1
Residence
1871
South Elmham St Peter and St Michael, Suffolk, England 1
Residence
1861
Homersfield, Suffolk, England 1
Residence
1841
St Cross, Suffolk, England 1
PARENTS
Father
Amos /Barber/
Mother
/Elizabeth/
MARRIAGES (1)
Marriage
1855
Hoxne, Suffolk

Record Transcription:
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Street, Homersfield, Wangford, Suffolk, England

Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Barton Head Married Male 27 1834 Carpenter Journeyman St Cross, Suffolk, England
Kezia Barton Wife Married Female 27 1834 - Mendham, Suffolk, England
Maria Barton Daughter - Female 6 1855 Scholar Homersfield, Suffolk, England
Jane A Barton Daughter - Female 3 1858 - Homersfield, Suffolk, England
Georgiana Barton Daughter - Female 1 1860 - Homersfield, Suffolk, England

Deaths Mar 1865 (>99%)
BARBER Keziah Wangford 4a 505

their marriage

Marriages Mar 1855 (>99%)

Barber William Hoxne 4a 630 Scan available - click to view

SMITH Kezia Hoxne 4a 630

John Barber
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:
John Barber
Gender:
Male
Christening Date:
19 May 1857
Christening Date (Original):
19 MAY 1857
Christening Place:
SUFFOLK COUNTY BTS, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
Father's Name:
William Barber
Mother's Name:
Kezia

Name:
Georgianna Barber
Gender:
Female
Christening Date:
22 Apr 1860
Christening Date (Original):
22 APR 1860
Christening Place:
SUFFOLK COUNTY BTS, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
Birthplace:
HOMERSFIELD, SUFFOLK, ENG
Father's Name:
William Barber
Mother's Name:
Keziah

Jane Anne Barber
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975





Name:
Jane Anne Barber
Gender:
Female
Christening Date:
29 Aug 1858
Christening Date (Original):
29 AUG 1858
Christening Place:
SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
Birthplace:
HOMERSFIELD
Father's Name:
William Barber
Mother's Name:
Keziah

daughter eliza from 1881 census

Marianne Eliza
Last name Smith
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1868
Baptism date 11 Oct 1868
Place South Elmham Saint Michael
County Suffolk
Country England
Father's first name(s) William
Father's last name Barber
Mother's first name(s) Eliza
Mother's last name Smith

Kezzia May
Last name Smith
Baptism year 1880
County Suffolk
Country England
Place Bungay
Mother's first name(s) Eliza
Father's first name(s) -
Baptism date 24 Feb 1880
Parish Holy Trinity
Residence Bungay
Notes
sw
Entry No 753

Fascinated to see Robert Cooper as witness 1, on the marriage info.

On the 1891 census William Barber was living two addresses away from my 2x gr grandparents Mary Ann Nobbs nee Brock and William Nobbs. Their daughter Georgiana Elizabeth Nobbs b1865 married William George Cooper b1868 Bungay. He had an uncle called Robert Cooper born 1871. I wonder was this the same Robert Cooper who was the witness? It really is a small world isn't it?!

That could explain a lot! Many thanks for everyone's help.

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Marriage entry While we have made all efforts to correctly record the information in the original document there may be different interpretations of the written words. If you have access to the original document and believe we have made a mistake you are encouraged to report this to us. Report an Error in this Data Field
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County Suffolk
Place Mendham
Church name All Saints
Register type Parish Register
Marriage date 03 Feb 1855
Groom forename William
Groom surname BARBER
Groom age 20
Groom parish Mendham
Groom condition single
Groom occupation labourer
Bride forename Eliza
Bride surname SMITH
Bride age 21
Bride parish Mendham
Bride condition single
Groom father forename James
Groom father surname BARBER
Groom father occupation labourer
Bride father forename Jonathan
Bride father surname SMITH
Bride father occupation labourer
Witness1 Robert COOPER
Witness2 Sarah SMITH
Notes banns; he signed;she signed
Transcribed by Julie Harold
Credit Melanie Andersen
File line number 892

Yes, it was

The Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 (7 Edw.7 c.47) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, allowing a man to marry his dead wife's sister, which had previously been forbidden. This prohibition had derived from a doctrine of canon law whereby those who were connected by marriage were regarded as being related to each other in a way which made marriage between them improper.

Until 1907, it was illegal in England for a man to marry the sister of his dead wife. That kind of marriage had been made explicitly illegal in 1835 when Parliament passed a bill designed to protect the inheritance of the son of a Duke who had married his dead wife's sister. In-laws had been marrying each other for a long time, but those marriages were considered "voidable," if anyone wanted to challenge them. The 1835 bill said that that the marriages that had already happened could no longer be voided (the Duke's son would get his due!), but from then on, no more marrying your dead wife's sister.

I wonder was it illegal during this period for a man to marry his dead wife's sister?

1841 for eliza

Jonathan Smith Male 50 1791 Suffolk, England
Mary Smith Female 40 1801 -
Mary Smith Female 20 1821 Suffolk, England
John Smith Male 15 1826 Suffolk, England
Phoebe Smith Female 11 1830 Suffolk, England
Patience Smith Female 9 1832 Suffolk, England
Keziah Smith Female 8 1833 Suffolk, England
Sarah Smith Female 6 1835 Suffolk, England
George Smith Male 4 1837 Suffolk, England
Eliza Smith Female 2 1839 Suffolk, EnglandPark Yard, Mendham, Hoxne, Suffolk, England

Eliza
Last name Smith
Birth year 1839
Baptism year 1839
Baptism date 10 Jul 1839
Parish Mendham, All Saints
Place Mendham
Father's first name(s) Jonathan
Mothers first name(s) Mary
Father's occupation Labourer
County Suffolk
Country England
Source Suffolk Baptism Index (Part 3)

Possible for Kezia and Eliza? EDIT but more likely to be the one posted by Maddie :-)

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Cock Street, Stoke by Nayland, Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Henry Smith Male 35 1806 Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Smith Female 35 1806 Suffolk, England
Henry Smith Male 18 1823 Suffolk, England
Benjamin Smith Male 14 1827 Suffolk, England
Kezia Smith Female 12 1829 Suffolk, England
William Smith Male 9 1832 Suffolk, England
John Smith Male 7 1834 Suffolk, England
Thomas Smith Male 4 1837 Suffolk, England
Eliza Smith Female 2 1839 Suffolk, England

BARBER, KEZIAH 31
GRO Reference: 1865 M Quarter in WANGFORD Volume 04A Page 505


First name(s) KEZIAH
Last name BARBER
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year -
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 1865
District Wangford
County Suffolk
Volume 4A
Page 505

First child BARBER, MARIA SMITH
GRO Reference: 1855 J Quarter in WANGFORD Volume 04A Page 635


Source Suffolk Baptism Index (Part 4)
Record set Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911
First name(s) Maria
Last name Barber
Baptism year 1855
Relationship Dau
County Suffolk
Country England
Place Homersfield
Mother's first name(s) Kezia
Father's first name(s) William
Baptism date 18 Nov 1855
Parish St Mary
Father's occupation Labourer
Residence Homersfield
Entry No 285
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain

1911 for INFO

Arthur James Nobbs Head Married Male 48 1863 General Labourer Redenhall Norfolk
May Nobbs Wife Married Female 33 1878 - Bungay Suffolk
Arthur William Nobbs Son - Male 11 1900 - Pallion Durham
Rosa Maud Nobbs Daughter - Female 6 1905 - Deptfort Durham


NOBBS, ROSA MAUD BARBER
GRO Reference: 1905 M Quarter in SUNDERLAND Volume 10A Page 641

I would think Eliza's children were fathered by Barber, but not acknowledged as such, due to the absence of a marriage cert