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A quick FMP marriage lookup required

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Kayak

Kayak Report 8 Mar 2021 17:44

Ok, many thanks :-) :-)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Mar 2021 17:08

Name: Eleanor Coward
Gender: Female
Marriage or Bann Date: 31 Oct 1819
Marriage Place: Walcot St Swithin, Somerset, England
Spouse: Joseph Poole

Name: Joseph Poole
Baptism Date: 2 Jul 1826
Baptism Place: Bathford, Somerset, England
Father: Joseph Poole
Mother: Eleanor Poole

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Mar 2021 17:06

Ancestry links the above baptism to Caroline Godding

Name: Caroline Godding
Registration Year: 1853
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District: Newbury
Inferred County: Berkshire
Volume: 2c
Page: 134

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Mar 2021 17:04

????????

Name: Caroline Coward
Baptism Date: 16 Jan 1814
Baptism Place: Walcot St Swithin, Somerset, England
Parish as it Appears: Church of Walcot
Mother: Eleanor Coward

Illegitimate, which fits with no father's name on marriage record

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Mar 2021 17:02

No, I C&P'd direct from the transcription. Original image not online

She was apparently born c1814 in Somerset

Kayak

Kayak Report 8 Mar 2021 15:43

Erika, was Caroline's father recorded on the marriage record?

Kayak

Kayak Report 8 Mar 2021 12:28

Thanks Erika that's great!

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Mar 2021 12:19

In case you don't have it................

First name(s) Francis
Last name Godding
Age 74
Birth year 1796
Residence Newbury
Death year 1870
Burial year 1870
Burial date 07 Feb 1870
Church St Nicolas
Place Newbury
County Berkshire

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Mar 2021 12:17

First name(s) Francis
Last name Godding
Age full age
Birth year -
Marital status Widower
Occupation Shoemaker
Residence Speen
Marriage year 1838
Marriage date 25 Aug 1838
Church St Mary
Place Speen
County Berkshire
Country England
Spouse's first name(s) Caroline
Spouse's last name Coward
Spouse's age full age
Spouse's marital status Spinster
Spouse's occupation Paper Maker
Spouse's residence Speen
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Godding
Signed Francis GODING
Spouse signed (X)
Licence or banns Banns
Witnesses John S[unreadable]; Rachel GODING
Additional information [Officiating Minister] H MAJENDIE, Vicar

Kayak

Kayak Report 8 Mar 2021 12:10

Hi,

Please can SKS with access to FMP post the full details for the following marriage:

Speen Berkshire 1838 Francis Godding + Caroline Coward

TIA
Tiggit