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This couple had two children baptised in Eynsford, Kent, in 1803 William and in 1805 Mary Ann. On the day of Mary Ann's baptism another couple Richard Rivers and Sarah Rivers had their son Thomas baptised. There were the only two baptisms on that day. In 1807 in Shoreham, Kent, about three miles from Eynsford, Hannah Boakes had her daughter Sophia baptised, no father was named. James didn't have a sister named Hannah.

From research I believe that Richard Rivers was Sophia's father. Hannah and Richard went on to have six more children including my gt. grandfather Richard Rivers, born 1821 in Greenwich.

What I need is the marriage of James and Hannah to find her maiden name. Cannot find the marriage of Ancestry, Find my Past, Familysearch, or FreeReg.

Hope someone has more resources or better eye sight!

The sites you have accessed are the ones we would use

Only as things come up

Richard River
[Richard Rivers]
Gender: Male
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 9 Aug 1821
Baptism Place: Greenwich St Alphege, Greenwich, England
Father: Richard River
Mother: Hannah River
Register Type: Parish Registers


Know the area well as I come from that area

St alphege church is a beautiful church

Hannah Rivers
Registration Year: 1860
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Greenwich
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1d
Page: 373


Name: Age at Death (in years):
RIVERS, HANNAH 83
GRO Reference: 1860 J Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 373


So gives an idea of her birth year

Sooo

William Boakes
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 8 May 1803
Baptism Place: Eynsford,Kent,England
Father: James Boakes
Mother: Hannah
FHL Film Number: 0992518, 0992519


Name: Mary Ann Bokes
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 17 Feb 1805
Baptism Place: Eynsford,Kent,England
Father: James Bokes
Mother: Hannah
FHL Film Number: 0992518, 0992519

James Boaks
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 15 Sep 1776
Baptism Place: Eynsford,Kent,England
Father: Miles Boaks
Mother: Ann
FHL Film Number: 0992518, 0992519

His mum and dad

Miles Bookes
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1770
Marriage Place: Eynsford,Kent,England
Spouse: Ann Cumber
FHL Film Number: 0992518, 0992519

Just not seeing any marriage for him to a Hannah

Hi Shirley - its just the marriage of James and Hannah that I am stuck on. However when Richard Rivers married Sarah Wood in Deptford, 1801, they claimed to be widower and widow. There is also no trace of a previous marriage for Richard so probably lots of the Kent records are not yet transcibed or are lost. James Boakes seems to have re-married in about 1813.

What has been useful in my research is that in the records of St. Mary's, Lewisham, at about that time, the place of birth is sometimes recorded. If only the Dade index system had been more widely adopted how much easier it would be been.

yes i saw that other marriage

But on find my past James boakes is described as batchelor when he married

Perhaps James and Hannah didn't actually marry